Isolation and characterization of a Vibrio cholerae gene (tagA) that encodes a ToxR-regulated lipoprotein.

Abstract

The Vibrio cholerae (Vc) gene (tagA) coding for the TagA lipoprotein has been isolated. Sequencing of tagA revealed the presence of an open reading frame (ORF) of 568 amino acids with a characteristic signal peptidase II cleavage site at the N terminus. Electrophoretic analysis of proteins synthesized by Escherichia coli (Ec) cells following T7 promoter/RNA polymerase-directed expression of tagA, revealed a closely migrating doublet of proteins corresponding to two species of TagA. Computer-generated alignment algorithms predict that a homology exists between Vc TagA and Ec K99 fimbriae biogenesis determinant FanD.

• Authors: C W Harkey, K D Everiss, K M Peterson
• Journal: Gene (Gene) Vol. 153 Issue 1 Pg. 81-4 (Feb 03 1995) ISSN: 0378-1119 [Print] Netherlands
• PMID: 7883190 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)

Chemical References

• Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
• Bacterial Proteins
• DNA-Binding Proteins
• Escherichia coli Proteins
• FanD protein, E coli
• Lipoproteins
• Recombinant Fusion Proteins
• TagA protein, bacteria
• Transcription Factors
• toxR protein, Vibrio cholerae
• toxR protein, bacteria

Topics

• Algorithms
• Amino Acid Sequence
• Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins (genetics)
• Bacterial Proteins
• Bacteriophage T7 (genetics)
• Base Sequence
• Cloning, Molecular
• DNA-Binding Proteins (physiology)
• Escherichia coli (genetics)
• Escherichia coli Proteins
• Fimbriae, Bacterial (metabolism)
• Genes, Bacterial
• Lipoproteins (genetics)
• Molecular Sequence Data
• Promoter Regions, Genetic
• Recombinant Fusion Proteins (biosynthesis)
• Sequence Alignment
• Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
• Transcription Factors (physiology)
• Vibrio cholerae (genetics)