Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 fusB gene, located outside of the str operon, encodes a polypeptide related to protein synthesis factor EF-G.

Autor: Welcsh, Piri, Johnson, Douglas, Zhang, Yangsheng, Breitenberger, Caroline
Zdroj: Plant Molecular Biology; Jul1994, Vol. 25 Issue 4, p735-738, 4p
Abstrakt: Synechocystis sp. PCC6803, a cyanobacterium, possesses an unusual gene ( fusB) which encodes a protein with strong homology to protein synthesis elongation factor G (EF-G), although it is not linked to the classical str operon. The fusB gene is redundant, since a Synechocystis gene similar to str operon-encoded fusA genes of other bacteria is also present (based on PCR and hybridization results). There is no evidence for the presence of a fusB homologue in other bacteria. The Synechocystis fusB gene encodes unusual amino acids at some positions that are highly conserved in fusA genes of other prokaryotes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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