scholarly journals Sequence Conservation of Glycerophosphodiester Phosphodiesterase among Treponema pallidum Strains

1999 ◽  
Vol 67 (6) ◽  
pp. 3168-3170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline E. Cameron ◽  
Christa Castro ◽  
Sheila A. Lukehart ◽  
Wesley C. Van Voorhis
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Subunit Vaccine ◽  
Nucleotide Substitution ◽  
Restriction Site ◽  
Treponema Pallidum ◽  
Open Reading Frame ◽  
Reading Frame ◽  
Attractive Candidate ◽  
Glycerophosphodiester Phosphodiesterase

ABSTRACT Previous investigations have demonstrated that immunization withTreponema pallidum subsp. pallidumglycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase significantly protects rabbits from subsequent treponeme challenge. In this report, we show that the glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase amino acid sequence is conserved among 12 strains from a total of five pathogenic treponemes. The invariant nature of this immunoprotective antigen makes it an attractive candidate for inclusion in a universal subunit vaccine against T. pallidum infection. In addition, these studies show a silent nucleotide substitution at position 579 of thegpd open reading frame which is consistently observed in the non-T. pallidum subsp. pallidum strains. This sequence alteration introduces a PleI restriction site in the nonsyphilis strains and thus allows genetic differentiation fromT. pallidum subsp. pallidum strains.

scholarly journals Characteristics of a New Enantioselective Thermostable Dipeptidase from Brevibacillus borstelensis BCS-1 and Its Application to Synthesis of a d-Amino-Acid-Containing Dipeptide

2004 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 1570-1575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dae Heoun Baek ◽  
Jae Jun Song ◽  
Seok-Joon Kwon ◽  
Chung Park ◽  
Chang-Min Jung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Nucleotide Sequence ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Open Reading Frame ◽  
Nucleotide Sequence Analysis ◽  
Reading Frame ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Specificity Constant ◽  
Optimal Ph

ABSTRACT A new thermostable dipeptidase gene was cloned from the thermophile Brevibacillus borstelensis BCS-1 by genetic complementation of the d-Glu auxotroph Escherichia coli WM335 on a plate containing d-Ala-d-Glu. Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed that the gene included an open reading frame coding for a 307-amino-acid sequence with an M r of 35,000. The deduced amino acid sequence of the dipeptidase exhibited 52% similarity with the dipeptidase from Listeria monocytogenes. The enzyme was purified to homogeneity from recombinant E. coli WM335 harboring the dipeptidase gene from B. borstelensis BCS-1. Investigation of the enantioselectivity (E) to the P1 and P1′ site of Ala-Ala revealed that the ratio of the specificity constant (k cat /Km ) for l-enantioselectivity to the P1 site of Ala-Ala was 23.4 � 2.2 [E = (k cat /Km ) l,d /(k cat /Km ) d,d ], while the d-enantioselectivity to the P1′ site of Ala-Ala was 16.4 � 0.5 [E = (k cat /Km ) l,d /(k cat /Km ) l,l ] at 55�C. The enzyme was stable up to 55�C, and the optimal pH and temperature were 8.5 and 65�C, respectively. The enzyme was able to hydrolyze l-Asp-d-Ala, l-Asp-d-AlaOMe, Z-d-Ala-d-AlaOBzl, and Z-l-Asp-d-AlaOBzl, yet it could not hydrolyze d-Ala-l-Asp, d-Ala-l-Ala, d-AlaNH2, and l-AlaNH2. The enzyme also exhibited β-lactamase activity similar to that of a human renal dipeptidase. The dipeptidase successfully synthesized the precursor of the dipeptide sweetener Z-l-Asp-d-AlaOBzl.

scholarly journals Serine and threonine catabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: the CHA1 polypeptide is homologous with other serine and threonine dehydratases.

Genetics ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 131 (3) ◽  
pp. 531-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Bornaes ◽  
J G Petersen ◽  
S Holmberg
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Transcription Initiation ◽  
Open Reading Frame ◽  
Predicted Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
S1 Nuclease ◽  
Reading Frame ◽  
Threonine Dehydratase ◽  
Nuclease Mapping

Abstract The catabolic L-serine (L-threonine) dehydratase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae allows the yeast to grow on media with L-serine or L-threonine as sole nitrogen source. Previously we have cloned the CHA1 gene by complementation of a mutant, cha1, lacking the dehydratase activity. Here we present the DNA sequence of a 1,766-bp fragment of the CHA1 region encompassing an open reading frame of 1080 bp. Comparison of the predicted amino acid sequence of the CHA1 polypeptide with that of other serine/threonine dehydratases revealed several blocks of sequence homology. Thus, the amino acid sequence of rat liver serine dehydratase (SDH2) and the CHA1 polypeptide are 44% homologous allowing for conservative substitutions, while 36% similarity is found between the catabolic threonine dehydratase (tdcB) of Escherichia coli and the CHA1 protein. This strongly suggests that CHA1 is the structural gene for the yeast catabolic serine (threonine) dehydratase. S1-nuclease mapping of the CHA1 mRNA ends showed a major transcription initiation site corresponding to an untranslated leader of about 19 nucleotides, while a major polyadenylation site was located about 86 nucleotides downstream from the open reading frame. Furthermore, we have mapped the chromosomal position of the CHA1 gene to less than 0.5 kb centromere proximal to HML on the left arm of chromosome III.

scholarly journals A Novel Lipolytic Enzyme Located in the Outer Membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

1999 ◽  
Vol 181 (22) ◽  
pp. 6977-6986 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Wilhelm ◽  
Jan Tommassen ◽  
Karl-Erich Jaeger
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Outer Membrane ◽  
Open Reading Frame ◽  
Lipolytic Enzyme ◽  
Cell Fractionation ◽  
Sequence Alignments ◽  
Reading Frame ◽  
Amino Terminal

ABSTRACT A lipase-negative deletion mutant of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 still showed extracellular lipolytic activity toward short-chain p-nitrophenylesters. By screening a genomic DNA library of P. aeruginosa PAO1, an esterase gene, estA, was identified, cloned, and sequenced, revealing an open reading frame of 1,941 bp. The product ofestA is a 69.5-kDa protein, which is probably processed by removal of an N-terminal signal peptide to yield a 67-kDa mature protein. A molecular mass of 66 kDa was determined for35S-labeled EstA by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and autoradiography. The amino acid sequence of EstA indicated that the esterase is a member of a novel GDSL family of lipolytic enzymes. The estA gene showed high similarity to an open reading frame of unknown function located in thetrpE-trpG region of P. putida and to a gene encoding an outer membrane esterase of Salmonella typhimurium. Amino acid sequence alignments led us to predict that this esterase is an autotransporter protein which possesses a carboxy-terminal β-barrel domain, allowing the secretion of the amino-terminal passenger domain harboring the catalytic activity. Expression of estA in P. aeruginosa andEscherichia coli and subsequent cell fractionation revealed that the enzyme was associated with the cellular membranes. Trypsin treatment of whole cells released a significant amount of esterase, indicating that the enzyme was located in the outer membrane with the catalytic domain exposed to the surface. To our knowledge, this esterase is unique in that it exemplifies in P. aeruginosa(i) the first enzyme identified in the outer membrane and (ii) the first example of a type IV secretion mechanism.

scholarly journals Outbreak of equid herpesvirus 1 abortions at the Arabian stud in Poland

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karol Stasiak ◽  
Magdalena Dunowska ◽  
Jerzy Rola
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Sequence Analysis ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Neurological Disease ◽  
Open Reading Frame ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Reading Frame ◽  
Equid Herpesvirus ◽  
Herpesvirus 1 ◽  
Horizontal Spread

Abstract Background Equid herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) infections are endemic worldwide, including Poland. Many are subclinical, but some are associated with respiratory disease, abortion, neonatal foal death, or neurological disease. We describe an outbreak of abortions in Arabian mares at a well-managed State stud farm in Poland. Case presentation Eight of 30 pregnant mares aborted and one gave birth to a weak foal that died within 72 h after birth. EHV-1 was isolated from all fetuses as well as from the diseased foal. All viruses belonged to the N752 variant based on the predicted open reading frame (ORF) 30 amino acid sequence. All were identical to each other and to previous EHV-1 viruses from the same stud based on the ORF68 sequence analysis. The outbreak coincided with the lapse in the routine yearly EHV-1/4 vaccinations of the mares. Conclusions Multiple abortion due to EHV-1 infection can occur in well-managed groups of horses. Reactivation of latent EHV-1 in one of the resident mares followed by a horizontal spread was considered the most likely explanation for the outbreak. Routine vaccination is an important part of a herd-heath program.

scholarly journals Isolation, characterization and sequence analysis of a full-length cDNA clone encoding acetohydroxy acid reductoisomerase from spinach chloroplasts

1991 ◽  
Vol 277 (2) ◽  
pp. 469-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Dumas ◽  
M Lebrun ◽  
R Douce
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Single Gene ◽  
Amino Acid Sequences ◽  
Full Length ◽  
Open Reading Frame ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Protein Precursor ◽  
Reading Frame ◽  
Full Length Cdna

Acetohydroxy acid reductoisomerase (AHRI), the second enzyme in the parallel isoleucine/valine-biosynthetic pathway, catalyses an unusual two-step reaction in which the substrate, either 2-acetolactate or 2-aceto-2-hydroxybutyrate, is converted via an alkyl migration and an NADPH-dependent reduction to give 2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylbutyrate or 2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylvalerate respectively. We have isolated and characterized a full-length cDNA from a lambda gt11 spinach library encoding the complete acetohydroxy acid reductoisomerase protein precursor. The 2050-nucleotide sequence contains a 1785-nucleotide open reading frame. The derived amino acid sequence indicates that the protein precursor consists of 595 amino acid residues including a presequence peptide of 72 amino acid residues. The N-terminal sequence of the first 16 amino acid residues of the purified AHRI confirms the identity of the cDNA. The derived amino acid sequence from this open reading frame shows 23% identity with the deduced amino acid sequences of the Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae AHRI proteins. There are two blocks of conserved amino acid residues in these three proteins. One of these is a sequence similar to the ‘fingerprint’ region of the NAD(P)H-binding site found in a large number of NAD(P)H-dependent oxidoreductases. The other, a short sequence (Lys-Xaa-Xaa-Xaa-Xaa-Xaa-Xaa-Xaa-Ser-His-Gly-Phe) containing the amino acids lysine and histidine, could well be the catalytic site of the first step of the AHRI reaction. Southern-blot analysis indicated that AHRI is encoded by a single gene per haploid genome of about 7.5 kbp containing at least four introns.

scholarly journals Draft Genome Sequence of Goose Dicistrovirus

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander L. Greninger ◽  
Keith R. Jerome
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Genome Sequence ◽  
Rna Virus ◽  
Draft Genome ◽  
Open Reading Frame ◽  
Draft Genome Sequence ◽  
Reading Frame ◽  
The Family

We report the draft genome sequence of goose dicistrovirus assembled from the filtered feces of a Canadian goose from South Lake Union in Seattle, Washington. The 9.1-kb dicistronic RNA virus falls within the familyDicistroviridae; however, it shares <33% translated amino acid sequence within the nonstructural open reading frame (ORF) from aparavirus or cripavirus.

scholarly journals Cloning and Expression of a Xylitol-4-Dehydrogenase Gene from Pantoea ananatis

2006 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 368-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Aarnikunnas ◽  
A. Pihlajaniemi ◽  
A. Palva ◽  
M. Leisola ◽  
A. Nyyssölä
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Open Reading Frame ◽  
Cloning And Expression ◽  
Northern Analysis ◽  
Nucleotide Sequence Analysis ◽  
Pantoea Ananatis ◽  
Reading Frame ◽  
Recombinant Cells ◽  
Dehydrogenase Gene

ABSTRACT The Pantoea ananatis ATCC 43072 mutant strain is capable of growing with xylitol as the sole carbon source. The xylitol-4-dehydrogenase (XDH) catalyzing the oxidation of xylitol to l-xylulose was isolated from the cell extract of this strain. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of the purified protein was determined, and an oligonucleotide deduced from this peptide sequence was used to isolate the xylitol-4-dehydrogenase gene (xdh) from a P. ananatis gene library. Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed an open reading frame of 795 bp, encoding the xylitol-4-dehydrogenase, followed by a 5′ region of another open reading frame encoding an unknown protein. Results from a Northern analysis of total RNA isolated from P. ananatis ATCC 43072 suggested that xdh is transcribed as part of a polycistronic mRNA. Reverse transcription-PCR analysis of the transcript confirmed the operon structure and suggested that xdh was the first gene of the operon. Homology searches revealed that the predicted amino acid sequence of the P. ananatis XDH shared significant identity (38 to 51%) with members of the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase family. The P. ananatis xdh gene was successfully overexpressed in Escherichia coli, XDH was purified to homogeneity, and some of its enzymatic properties were determined. The enzyme had a preference for NAD+ as the cosubstrate, and in contrast to previous reports, the enzyme also showed a side activity for the d-form of xylulose. Xylitol was converted to l-xylulose with a high yield (>80%) by the resting recombinant cells, and the l-xylulose was secreted into the medium. No evidence of d-xylulose being synthesized by the recombinant cells was found.

scholarly journals The shdA Gene Is Restricted to Serotypes ofSalmonella enterica Subspecies I and Contributes to Efficient and Prolonged Fecal Shedding

2000 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 2720-2727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Kingsley ◽  
Karin van Amsterdam ◽  
Naomi Kramer ◽  
Andreas J. Bäumler
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Sequence Analysis ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Domestic Fowl ◽  
Shigella Flexneri ◽  
Open Reading Frame ◽  
Fecal Shedding ◽  
Reading Frame ◽  
K 12

ABSTRACT Little is known about factors which enable Salmonellaserotypes to circulate within populations of livestock and domestic fowl. We have identified a DNA region which is present inSalmonella serotypes commonly isolated from livestock and domestic fowl (S. enterica subspecies I) but absent from reptile-associated Salmonella serotypes (S. bongori and S. enterica subspecies II to VII). This DNA region was cloned from Salmonella serotype Typhimurium and sequence analysis revealed the presence of a 6,105-bp open reading frame, designated shdA, whose product's deduced amino acid sequence displayed homology to that of AIDA-I from diarrheagenicEscherichia coli, MisL of serotype Typhimurium, and IcsA ofShigella flexneri. The shdA gene was located adjacent to xseA at 52 min, in a 30-kb DNA region which is not present in Escherichia coli K-12. A serotype Typhimurium shdA mutant was shed with the feces in reduced numbers and for a shorter period of time compared to its isogenic parent. A possible role for the shdA gene during the expansion in host range of S. enterica subspecies I to include warm-blooded vertebrates is discussed.

Cloning of genetic loci involved in endoprotease activity in Streptomyces lividans 66: a novel neutral protease gene with an adjacent divergent putative regulatory gene

1992 ◽  
Vol 38 (9) ◽  
pp. 912-920 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Butler ◽  
C. C. Davey ◽  
P. Krygsman ◽  
E. Walczyk ◽  
L. T. Malek
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Structural Gene ◽  
Protease Activity ◽  
Transcriptional Regulator ◽  
Streptomyces Lividans ◽  
Open Reading Frame ◽  
Binding Motif ◽  
Multicopy Plasmid ◽  
Reading Frame

A skimmed-milk clearing assay was used to identify, in a multicopy Streptomyces lividans 66 genomic library, DNA fragments that lead to increased expression of protease activity in S. lividans 66. Three independent loci were identified. The majority class (slpA, which represented 68 of 71 clones) produced large zones of clearing. Two other classes (designated slpB and slpC) showed smaller zones than slpA. Subcloning and deletion analysis of the slpA locus delineated the relevant DNA to within a 2.5 kilobase pair fragment. DNA sequence analysis revealed a structural gene associated with the appearance of an extracellular protein in the culture medium. The derived amino acid sequence indicated the presence of a zinc-binding motif, which was previously noted to be characteristic of metalloprotease enzymes. However, the relatively small size of the protein (apparent molecular weight 20 000 – 24 000) suggests that it represents a novel class of neutral proteases distinct from the thermolysin-type enzymes. An adjacent divergent open reading frame was identified and shown to cause a significant increase in protease activity when present together with the protease structural gene on a multicopy plasmid in S. lividans 66. The derived amino acid sequence of this open reading frame showed homology with previously characterized regulatory proteins of the LysR family of transcriptional regulator proteins. Key words: Streptomyces, extracellular proteases, putative transcriptional regulator.

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