Abstract |
We report the cloning, expression and nucleotide (nt) sequence of a beta-hemolysin-encoding gene, termed hlyA, from Pseudomonas paucimobilis. A genomic DNA library of the pseudomonad was constructed in Escherichia coli using the plasmid vector, pUC19. The hlyA gene was cloned by screening for a beta-hemolytic phenotype in E. coli transformants and was mapped to a 1100-bp PstI-SmaI fragment. The nt sequence analysis of the 1100-bp insert revealed a 789-bp open reading frame which is preceded by a 10-nt purine-rich sequence with a possible ribosome-binding site of GGA. The ORF terminates with a single UGA stop codon and is immediately followed by a large inverted repeat with 27-bp arms which may serve as a Rho-factor-independent transcriptional terminator. The hlyA gene codes for a protein of 263 amino acids (aa) residues with a deduced relative molecular mass (M(r)) of 29,695 and a predicted pI value of 11.5. Expression of hlyA from recombinant DNA in E. coli occurred regardless of insert orientation in the vector and produced a 29-kDa protein. Confirmation of P. paucimobilis as the source of the cloned hlyA gene was determined by DNA hybridization. A search of various nt and aa sequence databases revealed no homologues to hlyA or its encoded protein.
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Authors | M F Minnick, D C Scherer |
Journal | Gene
(Gene)
Vol. 130
Issue 1
Pg. 57-63
(Aug 16 1993)
ISSN: 0378-1119 [Print] Netherlands |
PMID | 8344528
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Bacterial Proteins
- DNA, Bacterial
- Escherichia coli Proteins
- Hemolysin Proteins
- Hlya protein, E coli
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Topics |
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Bacterial Proteins
(chemistry, genetics)
- Base Sequence
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA, Bacterial
(analysis)
- Escherichia coli Proteins
- Genes, Bacterial
- Hemolysin Proteins
(chemistry, genetics)
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Open Reading Frames
- Pseudomonas
(genetics)
- Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
- Restriction Mapping
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
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