| Literature DB >> 1452036 |
M Schmidt1, W Arnold, A Niemann, A Kleickmann, A Pühler.
Abstract
Interspecific complementation of a Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris phosphomannose isomerase (PMI) mutant was used to isolate a cosmid from a genomic library of Rhizobium meliloti 2011 carrying the pmi gene of this strain. Subcloning experiments localized the coding region to a 2.0-kb SalI-ClaI fragment. Nucleotide sequence analysis of this fragment indicated the presence of two open reading frames (ORFs), coding for 18- and 43-kDa polypeptides. The analysis of the gene function by gene disruption experiments showed that ORF2 codes for pmi. A comparison of the deduced amino acid sequence with the corresponding sequences of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli PMIs revealed no significant homology, indicating that the isolated gene encodes a new type of PMI. The construction of a pmi-deficient mutant of R. meliloti using the sacB-sacR cassette technique showed that the loss of PMI activity does not affect the symbiotic properties of this strain.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID： 1452036 DOI： 10.1016/0378-1119(92)90029-o
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gene ISSN： 0378-1119 Impact factor: 3.688