title: The primary structure of a protein containing a putative [6Fe-6S] prismane cluster from Desulfovibrio vulgaris (Hildenborough).
abstract: The gene encoding a protein containing a putative [6Fe-6S] prismane cluster has been cloned from Desulfovibrio vulgaris (Hildenborough) and sequenced. The gene encodes a polypeptide composed of 553 amino acids (60,161 Da). The DNA-derived amino acid sequence was partly confirmed by N-terminal sequencing of the purified protein and of fragments of the protein generated by CNBr cleavage. Furthermore, the C-terminal sequence was verified by digestion with carboxypeptidases A and B. The polypeptide contains nine Cys residues. Four of these residues are gathered in a Cys-Xaa2-Cys-Xaa7-Cys-Xaa5-Cys motif located towards the N-terminus of the protein. No relevant sequence similarity was found with other proteins, including those with high-spin Fe-S clusters (nitrogenase, hydrogenase), with one significant exception: the stretch containing the first four Cys residues spans two submotifs, Cys-Xaa2-Cys and Lys-Gly-Xaa-Cys-Gly, separated by 11 residues, that are also present in high-spin Fe-S cluster containing CO dehydrogenase. Western-blot analysis demonstrates cross-reactivity of antibodies raised against the purified protein both in Desulfovibrio strains and other sulfate-reducing bacteria. Hybridization of the cloned gene with genomic DNA of several other Desulfovibrio species indicates that homologous sequences are generally present in the genus Desulfovibrio.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Stokkermans
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Pierik
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Wolbert
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Hagen
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Van Dongen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Veeger
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003488:Cyanogen Bromide; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D016969:Desulfovibrio vulgaris / Q000737:chemistry*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D007506:Iron-Sulfur Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D007506:Iron-Sulfur Proteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C075199:prismane protein, Desulfovibrio vulgaris; D003488:Cyanogen Bromide