Identification, sequencing, and enzymatic activity of the erythrose-4-phosphate dehydrogenase gene of Vibrio cholerae

被引:8
作者
Carroll, PA
Zhao, GS
Boyko, SA
Winkler, ME
Calderwood, SB
机构
[1] MASSACHUSETTS GEN HOSP,INFECT DIS UNIT,BOSTON,MA 02114
[2] UNIV TEXAS,SCH MED,DEPT MICROBIOL & MOL GENET,HOUSTON,TX 77030
[3] HARVARD UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT MICROBIOL & MOL GENET,BOSTON,MA 02115
关键词
ESCHERICHIA-COLI; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION; GLYCERALDEHYDE-3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; NUCLEOTIDE-SEQUENCE; SUICIDE VECTOR; VIRULENCE GENE; CLONING; CONSTRUCTION; IRON; PROTEINS;
D O I
10.1128/jb.179.1.293-296.1997
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
We have identified a gene in vibrio choler ne (epd) which encodes an erythrose-4-phosphate dehydrogenase activity and is located immediately downstream of an iron-regulated virulence gene, irgA, and immediately upstream of a gene encoding phosphoglycerate kinase (pgk). Expression of epd in V. cholerae is not regulated by iron, nor is it required for virulence in an infant mouse model.
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页码:293 / 296
页数:4
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