HYALURONATE SYNTHASE - CLONING AND SEQUENCING OF THE GENE FROM STREPTOCOCCUS SP

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作者
LANSING, M
LELLIG, S
MAUSOLF, A
MARTINI, I
CRESCENZI, F
OREGAN, M
PREHM, P
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[1] INST PHYSIOL CHEM & PATHOBIOCHEM, WALDEYERSTR 15, W-4400 MUNSTER, GERMANY
[2] FIDIA RES LABS, DIV ADV TECHNOL, I-35031 ABANO TERME, ITALY
[3] MAX PLANCK INST BIOCHEM, W-8033 MARTINSRIED, GERMANY
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10.1042/bj2890179
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The complete nucleotide sequence of hyaluronate synthase from Streptococcus sp. and its flanking regions is presented. The gene locus was designated has. Southern-blotting results suggested that the gene was conserved in hyaluronate-producing streptococci. A putative translation-initiation codon was identified and the open reading frame consists of 1566 bp, specifying a protein of 56 kDa. Sequences resembling the promoter and ribosome-binding site of Gram-positive organisms are found upstream of the synthase. The predicted amino-acid sequence reveals the presence of a 35-residue signal peptide. The sequence has some similarity to bacterial peptide-binding proteins.
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