Cloning and Characterization of a Gene (mspA) Encoding the Major Sheath Protein of Treponema maltophilum ATCC 51939T |
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| Authors: | Klaus Heuner, Bong-Kyu Choi, Rü diger Schade, Annette Moter, Albrecht Otto, Ulf B. G bel |
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| Affiliation: | Klaus Heuner, Bong-Kyu Choi, Rüdiger Schade, Annette Moter, Albrecht Otto, and Ulf B. Göbel |
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| Abstract: | The major sheath protein-encoding gene (mspA) of the oral spirochete Treponema maltophilum ATCC 51939T was cloned by screening a genomic library with an anti-outer membrane fraction antibody. The mspA gene encodes a precursor protein of 575 amino acids with a predicted molecular mass of 62.3 kDa, including a signal peptide of 19 amino acids. The native MspA formed a heat-modifiable, detergent- and trypsin-stable complex which is associated with the outer membrane. Hybridization with an mspA-specific probe showed no cross-reactivity with the msp gene from Treponema denticola. |
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