CLONING OF TRICHOSANTHIN CDNA AND ITS EXPRESSION IN ESCHERICHIA-COLI

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作者
SHAW, PC [1 ]
YUNG, MH [1 ]
ZHU, RH [1 ]
HO, WKK [1 ]
NG, TB [1 ]
YEUNG, HW [1 ]
机构
[1] CHINESE UNIV HONG KONG,BIOTECHNOL LAB,SHA TIN,HONG KONG
关键词
RECOMBINANT DNA; ROOT TUBER; SIGNAL SEQUENCE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; EXPRESSION;
D O I
10.1016/0378-1119(91)90061-F
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Several cDNA clones coding for trichosanthin (TCS) have been isolated from a cDNA library prepared from the poly(A)+RNA of the root tuber of Trichosanthes kirilowii Maximowicz. The nucleotide sequence codes for a protein of 289 amino acids (aa) including a putative signal peptide of 23 aa and an extra 19 aa at the C terminus; the latter two have not been found in TCS obtained from the natural product [Collins et al., J. Biol. Chem. 265 (1990) 8665-8669]. Recombinant TCS (reTCS) was synthesized in Escherichia coli, in which the cDNA without the signal sequence was expressed under the control of the trc promoter; reTCS was detected by a rabbit anti-TCS antiserum.
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