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Although the role of biotin in metabolic reactions has long been recognized, its influence on transcription has only recently been discovered. A key protein in biotin-mediated transcription regulation is the biotin protein ligase, the enzyme responsible for catalyzing covalent linkage of the vitamin to biotin-dependent carboxylases. In the biotin regulatory system of Escherichia coli, the best characterized of the biotin-sensing systems, the biotin protein ligase functions both as the biotinylating enzyme and as a transcription repressor. Detailed mechanistic studies of this system are reviewed. In addition, recent studies have revealed other biotin-sensing systems in organisms ranging from bacteria to humans. These systems and the central role of the biotin protein ligase in each are also reviewed.
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