Cloning and sequence analysis of the fimbriae associated protein (fap) gene from Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans

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作者
Ishihara, K [1 ]
Honma, K [1 ]
Miura, T [1 ]
Kato, T [1 ]
Okuda, K [1 ]
机构
[1] TOKYO DENT COLL,DEPT MICROBIOL,MIHAMA KU,CHIBA 261,JAPAN
关键词
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; fimbriae associated protein; adherence; fimbriae expression;
D O I
10.1006/mpat.1997.0137
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Fimbrial-associated protein, an attachment factor of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, was genetically analysed by cloning. The plasmid obtained was found to harbor a 1.7kb fragment which contained a 228bp open reading frame encoding 76 amino acids (7.970kDa). The fimbriae associated protein gene (fap) was strongly expressed in fimbriated A. actinomycetemcomitans 310a but not in non-fimbriated strains. (C) 1997 Academic Press Limited.
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