Primary Structure of NM.<Emphasis Type="Italic">Bst</Emphasis>SEI Operon from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bacillus stearothermophilus</Emphasis>, the Producer of N.<Emphasis Type="Italic">Bst</Emphasis>SEI Site-Specific Nicking Endonuclease |
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Authors: | N S Gololobova S S Okhapkina M A Abdurashitov S Kh Degtyarev |
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Institution: | (1) SibEnzyme Research and Production Association, Novosibirsk, 630117, Russia;(2) Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630117, Russia |
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Abstract: | The nucleotide sequence of Bacillus stearothermophilus SE-589 DNA fragment including an operon for the site-specific nicking-modification (NM) system with a gene for BstSEI nicking endonuclease (nickase) has been determined. An analysis of the regions adjacent to the nickase gene has revealed two genes encoding DNA methyltransferases belonging to different classes. Three genes that form the system operon are separated by short open reading frames (ORFs). An analysis of these ORFs has shown that the polypeptides they encode are homologous to different parts of BstSEI nickase, NatB protein, and arginase. A difference in the GC content of the beginning and ending regions of the cloned DNA fragment and the presence of short ORFs similar to genes for known proteins indicate that the NM.BstSEI system operon has probably evolved by horizontal DNA transfer. |
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Keywords: | Bacillus stearothermophilus nicking endonuclease DNA methyltransferase site specificity restriction-modification system gene cloning amino acid sequence alignment horizontal gene transfer |
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