A PROTEIN REQUIRED FOR SECRETION OF CHOLERA-TOXIN THROUGH THE OUTER-MEMBRANE OF VIBRIO-CHOLERAE

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作者
SANDKVIST, M
MORALES, V
BAGDASARIAN, M
机构
[1] MICHIGAN STATE UNIV, DEPT MICROBIOL, S110 PLANT BIOL BLDG, E LANSING, MI 48824 USA
[2] UMEA UNIV, APPL CELL & MOLEC BIOL UNIT, S-90187 UMEA, SWEDEN
关键词
EXTRACELLULAR SECRETION; SECRETION GENES; RECOMBINANT DNA; ENTEROTOXIN;
D O I
10.1016/0378-1119(93)90543-C
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
A gene essential for the secretion of cholera toxin from the periplasm of Vibrio cholerae into the extracellular medium has been isolated and its nucleotide sequence determined. It encodes a cytoplasmic protein of 56 kDa that exhibits a high degree of similarity to gene products required for extracellular protein secretion in several other Gram - organisms. Sequence similarities in its potential ATP-binding site suggest that the protein may act as an energy provider or signal transducer in the process of extracellular secretion.
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