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Characterization of an open reading frame involved in site-specific integration of filamentous phage Cf1t from Xanthomonas campestris pv. citri.

Cf1t is a single-stranded DNA filamentous phage; a 1.9-kb segment of DNA from Cf1t was found to be responsible for site-specific integration into Xanthomonas campestris pv. citri (XW47), in the absence of any Xanthomonas origin of replication. Deletion analysis and introduction of amber stop codons into this fragment from Cf1t revealed an open reading frame (ORF344) which was involved in the integration function. The predicted amino-acid sequence of ORF344 bears no homology with conserved sequences of the integrase family.

Amino Acid Sequence

A superantigen encoded in the open reading frame of the 3' long terminal repeat of mouse mammary tumour virus.

Mice express a collection of superantigens, which bind to class II major histocompatibility proteins and interact with T cells bearing particular V beta chains as part of their alpha beta receptors. These superantigens have been suggested to be encoded by exogenous or endogenous mouse mammary tumour viruses. One such superantigen is now shown to be encoded in the open reading frame of the long terminal repeat of a mammary tumour virus, a gene of previously unknown function.

Amino Acid Sequence

Stress responses in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) 11. Molecular cloning and expression of alfalfa isoflavone reductase, a key enzyme of isoflavonoid phytoalexin biosynthesis.

The major phytoalexin in alfalfa is the isoflavonoid (-)-medicarpin (or 6aR, 11aR)-medicarpin. Isoflavone reductase (IFR), the penultimate enzyme in medicarpin biosynthesis, is responsible for introducing one of two chiral centers in (-)-medicarpin. We have isolated a 1.18 kb alfalfa cDNA (pIFRalf1) which, when expressed in Escherichia coli, converts 2'-hydroxyformononetin stereospecifically to (3R)-vestitone, as would be predicted for IFR from alfalfa. The calculated molecular weight of the polypeptide (35,400) derived from the 954 bp open reading frame compares favorably to estimated Mrs determined for IFR proteins purified from other legumes. The transcript (1.4 kb) is highly induced in elicited alfalfa cell cultures. The kinetics of induction are consistent with the appearance of IFR activity, the accumulation of medicarpin, and the observed induction of other enzymes in the pathway. Low levels of IFR transcripts were found in healthy plant parts (roots and nodules) which accumulate low levels of a medicarpin glucoside. IFR appears to be encoded by a single gene in alfalfa. The cloning of IFR opens up the possibility of genetic manipulation of phytoalexin biosynthesis in alfalfa by altering isoflavonoid stereochemistry.

Amino Acid Sequence

Identification, DNA sequence, and distribution of IS981, a new, high-copy-number insertion sequence in lactococci.

An insertion in the lactococcal plasmid pGBK17, which inactivated the gene(s) encoding resistance to the prolate-headed phage c2, was cloned, sequenced, and identified as a new lactococcal insertion sequence (IS). IS981 was 1,222 bp in size and contained two open reading frames, one large enough to encode a transposase. IS981 ended in imperfect inverted repeats of 26 of 40 bp and generated a 5-bp direct repeat of target DNA at the site of insertion. IS981 was present on the chromosome of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis LM0230 from where it transposed to pGBK17 during transformation. Twenty-three strains of lactococci examined for the presence of IS981 by Southern hybridization showed 4 to 26 copies per genome, with L. lactis subsp. cremoris strains containing the highest number of copies. Comparison of the DNA sequence and the amino acid sequence of the long open reading frame to other known sequences showed that IS981 is related to a family of IS elements that includes IS2, IS3, IS51, IS150, IS600, IS629, IS861, IS904, and ISL1.

Amino Acid Sequence

Nucleotide sequence and organization of the upstream region of the Corynebacterium glutamicum lysA gene.

Maximum expression of the Corynebacterium glutamicum lysA gene is dependent upon the presence of a 2.3 kb region immediately 5' of the lysA reading frame. Subcloning and functional analysis of the upstream region implied that this region contained the lysA promoter. Sequence determination of the upstream region revealed a single open reading frame, orfX, in the same orientation as lysA. The orfX coding sequence exhibited all the sequence characteristics of a gene with the potential for a 550-amino-acid polypeptide product. Expression of lysA is coupled to that of orfX via a common promoter located immediately 5' of orfX. The RNA start site has been determined by S1 nuclease mapping. Both the orfX and the lysA gene are expressed as a single 3.0 kb RNA transcript. These data indicate that orfX and lysA are genes within a two-gene operon. Expression of the lysA gene is not subject to regulation by lysine. The orfX gene product was shown not to be directly linked to the lysine biosynthetic pathway, nor is it the enzyme incorporating DAP into the peptidoglycan precursor.

Amino Acid Sequence

Distribution of RNA editing sites in Oenothera mitochondrial mRNAs and rRNAs.

To investigate whether RNA editing in plant mitochondria modifies structural RNAs as well as protein-coding RNAs we compared the genomic-encoded information with the respective transcripts of several genes in Oenothera. The genes analysed are the 5S, 18S and 26 S rRNAs, the alpha-subunit of ATPase (atpA), cytochrome b (cytb), orfB, which is located upstream of cytochrome oxidase subunit III, and the respective leader, trailer and spacer sequences. All open reading frames were found to be edited to some degree. The atpA coding region has the least edited mRNA in Oenothera mitochondria, with only four nucleotides altered in the 1533 nucleotide open reading frame. From this analysis we conclude that frequent RNA editing is indicative of functional protein coding regions in plant mitochondria. The extensive editing in orfB, for example, suggests that this orf codes for a mitochondrial protein. No RNA editing event was found in the 5S rRNA or in the 1824 nucleotides analysed of the 18S rRNA, but two nucleotides were found to be altered in the 1970 nucleotides compared for the 26S rRNA. One nucleotide alteration has changed C to U, the other in reverse U to C. However, only one of five cDNA clones covering this region shows the modifications, similar to many silent editing events in open reading frames. RNA editing in the structural RNAs thus does not seem to be essential for their function in the mitochondrial ribosome.

Adenosine Triphosphatases

Nucleotide sequence of cDNA encoding the coat protein of beet yellows virus.

A cDNA clone of beet yellows viral RNA expressed the viral coat protein gene in E. coli. The sequence of the 2724 nucleotide insert revealed three open reading frames, the 3' of which was shown to be the coat protein cistron. This cistron is expressed in E. coli, in spite of there being no obvious ribosome binding site upstream.

Amino Acid Sequence

Nucleotide sequence of a small plasmid isolated from Acetobacter pasteurianus.

A 1440-bp plasmid named pAP12875 was isolated from Acetobacter pasteurianus and its nucleotide sequence determined. An open reading frame was found capable of coding for a protein that has similarity with the replication protein of pVT736-1 from Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and the 32-kDa protein of phage Pf3 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Acetobacter

Cloning, sequencing and analysis of the structural gene and regulatory region of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa chromosomal ampC beta-lactamase.

The chromosomal gene from Pseudomonas aeruginosa encoding beta-lactamase has been cloned, and the sequence determined and compared with corresponding sequences of beta-lactamases from members of the enterobacteriaceae. Upstream of the beta-lactamase gene is an open reading frame which we postulate encodes a regulatory protein, AmpR. We identified a helix-turn-helix region in AmpR and a putative AmpR-binding site.

Amino Acid Sequence

Nucleotide sequence of the gene for a thermostable esterase from Pseudomonas putida MR-2068.

The esterase gene (est) of Pseudomonas putida MR-2068 was cloned into Escherichia coli JM109. An 8-kb inserted DNA directed synthesis of an esterase in E. coli. The esterase gene was in a 1.1-kb PstI-ClaI fragment within the insert DNA. The complete nucleotides of the DNA fragment containing the esterase gene were sequenced and found to include a single open reading frame of 828 bp coding for a protein of 276 amino acid residues. The open reading frame was confirmed by N-terminal amino acid sequence analysis of the purified esterase. A potential Shine-Dalgarno sequence is followed by the open reading frame. The esterase activity of the recombinant E. coli was more than 200 times higher than that of parental strain, P. putida MR-2068.

Amino Acid Sequence

Molecular identification of the gene responsible for congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.

Antidiuretic hormone (arginine vasopressin) binds to and activates V2 receptors in renal collecting tubule cells. Subsequent stimulation of the Gs/adenylyl cyclase system promotes insertion of water pores into the luminal membrane and thereby reabsorption of fluid. In congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (CNDI), an X-linked recessive disorder, the kidney fails to respond to arginine vasopressin. Here we report that an affected male of a family with CNDI has a deletion in the open reading frame of the V2 receptor gene, causing a frame shift and premature termination of translation in the third intracellular loop of the receptor protein. A normal receptor gene was found in the patient's brother. Both the normal and the mutant allele were detected in his mother. A different mutation, causing a codon change in the third transmembrane domain of the V2 receptor, was found in the open reading frame of an affected male but not in the unaffected brother belonging to another family suffering from CNDI.

Adult

Mls: a link between immunology and retrovirology.

The nature of the mysterious minor lymphocyte stimulating (Mls) antigens has recently been clarified. These molecules which were key elements for our current understanding of immune tolerance, have a strong influence on the mouse immune system and are encoded by the open reading frame (orf) of endogenous and exogenous mouse mammary tumor viruses (MMTV's). The knowledge that these antigens are encoded by cancerogenic retroviruses opens an interdisciplinary approach for understanding the mechanisms of immune responses and immune tolerance, retroviral carcinogenesis, and retroviral strategies for infection.

Amino Acid Sequence

Cloning and sequencing of Pseudomonas genes encoding vanillate demethylase.

A 2,598-base-pair (bp) SalI-HincII DNA fragment has been cloned which codes for vanillate demethylase, the enzyme responsible for the demethylation of vanillate (3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzoate) to protocatechuate (3,4-dihydroxybenzoate). Complementation and insertional inactivation experiments have shown that this fragment carries two genes (vanA and vanB) which are predominantly cotranscribed from a promoter upstream of vanA. Nucleotide sequencing of the SalI-HincII fragment confirmed the genetic data: two open reading frames of 987 and 942 bp were present in the transcribed orientation. These had a very high G + C content in the third base of each codon, which is characteristic of Pseudomonas chromosomal genes. Expression of the genes in Escherichia coli with the T7 RNA polymerase-promoter system gave rise to two polypeptides of 36 and 33 kilodaltons which could be identified by deletion analysis as the products of vanA and vanB, respectively. A search of the protein sequence data bank indicated that the vanB gene product was related to the ferredoxin family.

Amino Acid Sequence

The complete sequence of a 9037 bp DNA fragment of the right arm of Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome VII.

We report the sequence of a 9037 bp fragment from the right arm of Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome VII. Analysis of the sequence revealed four complete open reading frames (ORFs), namely G7572, G7576, G7579 and G7584. The first three corresponded, respectively, to the previously cloned genes: HIP1, coding for a high-affinity histidine-specific permease, TDH1, one of the known genes coding for glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and ODPX, which encodes a precursor of protein X, a component of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. The ORF G7584 showed 35.8% identity with a hypothetical protein of Caenorhabditis elegans chromosome 3. The reported sequence has been deposited in the EMBL data library under Accession Number X82408.

ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters

A bacterial homolog to HPRT.

The deduced 182 amino acid sequence of an open reading frame in the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus shows significant similarity to the hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferases of other organisms. This similarity includes conserved amino acid residues involved in Lesch-Nyhan syndrome.

Amino Acid Sequence

Cloning and sequencing of the casein kinase 2 alpha subunit from Zea mays.

The nucleotide sequence of the cDNA coding for the alpha subunit of casein kinase 2 of Zea mays has been determined. The cDNA clone contains an open reading frame of 996 nucleotides encoding a polypeptide comprising 332 amino acids. The primary amino acid sequence exhibits 75% identity to the alpha subunit and 71% identity to the alpha' subunit of human casein kinase 2.

Amino Acid Sequence

Sequence of a Euplotes crassus macronuclear DNA molecule encoding a protein with homology to a rat form-I phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C.

A 604-base pair macronuclear DNA molecule from the hypotrichous ciliate Euplotes crassus was cloned and its DNA sequence determined. The DNA sequence contains an open reading frame capable of encoding a protein 141 amino acids in length. The putative protein contains significant sequence similarity to other eukaryotic proteins, including the rat form-I phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase-C.

Amino Acid Sequence