title: Expression in Escherichia coli and characterization of a recombinant 7Fe ferredoxin of Rhodobacter capsulatus.
abstract: The 7Fe ferredoxin of Rhodobacter capsulatus (FdII) could be expressed in Escherichia coli by cloning the fdxA gene coding for FdII downstream from the lac promoter. The expressed recombinant ferredoxin appeared as a brown protein which was specifically recognized in E. coli cell-free extracts by anti-FdII serum. The purified recombinant ferredoxin was indistinguishable from R. capsulatus FdII on the basis of its molecular, redox and spectroscopic properties. These results indicate that the [3Fe-4S] and [4Fe-4S] clusters were correctly inserted into the recombinant ferredoxin.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorie de Biochimie Microbienne/DBMS, Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jouanneau
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Duport
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gaillard
mesh_terms: D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D005288:Ferredoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010957:Plasmids; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D016354:Rhodobacter capsulatus / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013053:Spectrophotometry
chemical_list: D005288:Ferredoxins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins