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Amino acid sequence of pheromone‐inducible surface protein in Enterococcus faecalis, that is encoded on the conjugative plasmid pPD1

Year: 1990

Type: article

Abstract: The major pheromone‐inducible protein, PD78, believed to contribute to bacterial conjugation, was purified from Enterococcus (formerly Streptococcus) faecalis cells containing the plasmid pPD1. A cloned EcoRI‐Bg1II 3.6‐kbp fragment of the plasmid pAM351(pPd1::Tn916) contained an open reading frame corresponding to 467 amino acid residues representing PD78. In a central region of the deduced protein, there is a repeated sequence of X‐X‐Pro that is repeated 15 times. This is analogous to the Gin‐Gin‐Pro repeat in the C‐tenninal region of TraD product encoded on the R 100 plasmid in Escherichia coli.

Source: FEBS Letters

DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(90)81019-k

Authors: Jiro Nakayama, Hiromich Nagasawa, Akira Isogai, Don B. Clewell, Akinori Suzuki

Institutions: The University of Tokyo, University of Michigan

Language: English

Topic: Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Award: G3978379768