THE GENE CONVERGENT TO LUXG IN VIBRIO-FISCHERI CODES FOR A PROTEIN RELATED IN SEQUENCE TO RIBG AND DEOXYCYTIDYLATE DEAMINASE

Authors
LEE CY SZITTNER RB MIYAMOTO CM MEIGHEN EA
Citation
Cy. Lee et al., THE GENE CONVERGENT TO LUXG IN VIBRIO-FISCHERI CODES FOR A PROTEIN RELATED IN SEQUENCE TO RIBG AND DEOXYCYTIDYLATE DEAMINASE, Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1143(3), 1993, pp. 337-339
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Biophysics,Biology
Journal title
Biochimica et biophysica acta → ACNP
ISSN journal
00063002
Volume
1143
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
337 - 339
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-3002(1993)1143:3<337:TGCTLI>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The nucleotide sequence of a convergent gene with the same bidirection al transcriptional terminator as the Vibrio fischeri lux operon has be en determined. This gene codes for a polypeptide of 147 amino acids wh ich is related in sequence to the polypeptide coded by the first gene (ribG) of the rib operon of Bacillus subtilis as well as deoxycytidyla te deaminase of T4 bacteriophage and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. These r esults raise the possibility of a linkage between the regulation of th e lux genes and riboflavin synthesis in Vibrio fischeri.