Nitrogen fixation specific regulatory genes ofKlebsiella pneumoniaeandRhizobium melilotishare homology with the general nitrogen regulatory genentrCofK. pneumoniae
| Autor: | William J. Buikema, Frederick M. Ausubel, P.V. Lemley, W.H. Orme-Johnson, W. W. Szeto |
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| Rok vydání: | 1985 |
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Biology Homology (biology) Conserved sequence Bacterial Proteins Species Specificity Nitrogen Fixation Genes Regulator Escherichia coli Genetics Consensus sequence Amino Acid Sequence Gene Peptide sequence Regulator gene Regulation of gene expression Base Sequence Promoter DNA Restriction Enzymes biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition Klebsiella pneumoniae Phenotype Genes Genes Bacterial bacteria Plasmids Rhizobium |
| Zdroj: | Nucleic Acids Research. 13:4539-4555 |
| ISSN: | 1362-4962 0305-1048 |
| Popis: | We have determined the complete nucleotide sequences of three functionally related nitrogen assimilation regulatory genes from Klebsiella pneumoniae and Rhizobium meliloti. These genes are: 1) The K. pneumoniae general nitrogen assimilation regulatory gene ntrC (formerly called glnG), 2) the K. pneumoniae nif-specific regulatory gene nifA, and 3) an R. meliloti nif-specific regulatory gene that appears to be functionally analogous to the K. pneumoniae nifA gene. In addition to the DNA sequence data, gel-purified K. pneumoniae nifA protein was used to determine the amino acid composition of the nifA protein. The K. pneumoniae ntrC and nifA genes code for proteins of 52,259 and 53,319 d respectively. The R. meliloti nifA gene codes for a 59,968 d protein. A central region within each polypeptide, consisting of approximately 200 amino acids, is between 52% and 58% conserved among the three proteins. Neither the amino termini nor the carboxy termini show any conserved sequences. Together with data that shows that the three regulatory proteins activate promoters that share a common consensus sequence in the -10 (5'-TTGCA-3') and -23 (5'-CTGG-3') regions, the sequence data presented here suggest a common evolutionary origin for the three regulatory genes. |
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