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Abstract
The Escherichia coli open reading frame f413, which has the potential to code for a polypeptide homologous to cardiolipin (CL) synthase, has been cloned. Its polypeptide product has a molecular mass of 48 kDa, is membrane-bound, and catalyzes CL formation but does not hydrolyze CL. A comparison of the sequences predicted for the polypeptides encoded by f413 and cls indicates that the N-terminal residues specified by cls may be unnecessary for CL synthase activity. Construction of a truncated cls gene and characterization of its polypeptide product have confirmed this conclusion.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10634942 DOI: 10.1016/s1388-1981(99)00193-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta ISSN: 0006-3002