A GENE ESSENTIAL FOR THE SITE-SPECIFIC EXCISION OF ACTINOPHAGE R4 PROPHAGE GENOME FROM THE CHROMOSOME OF A LYSOGEN

Authors
MATSUURA M NOGUCHI T AIDA T ASAYAMA M TAKAHASHI H SHIRAI M
Citation
M. Matsuura et al., A GENE ESSENTIAL FOR THE SITE-SPECIFIC EXCISION OF ACTINOPHAGE R4 PROPHAGE GENOME FROM THE CHROMOSOME OF A LYSOGEN, Journal of General and Applied Microbiology, 41(1), 1995, pp. 53-61
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Journal of General and Applied Microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00221260
Volume
41
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
53 - 61
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1260(1995)41:1<53:AGEFTS>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
An open reading frame (ORF469) was found near the attP core site of th e actinophage R4 which encoded a 469-amino acid polypeptide. A gene di sruption experiment suggested that the ORF469 gene was essential for s ite-specific excision of the prophage R4 genome from its host chromoso me. The predicted amino acid sequence of the protein showed a similari ty to a resolvase of Tn2501 and SpoIVCA of Bacillus subtilis.