title: Sequence of the S-layer gene of Thermus thermophilus HB8 and functionality of its promoter in Escherichia coli.
abstract: The nucleotide sequence of the slpA gene, which is responsible for the synthesis of the S-layer protein of Thermus thermophilus HB8, is described. This gene is transcribed as a unit in which the coding region is preceded by a 127-base-long leader mRNA sequence. The promoter region is also recognized by the RNA polymerase of Escherichia coli because of the presence of homologous -35 and -10 boxes. Homologies with other promoters from Thermus spp. are also presented.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Faraldo
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: de Pedro
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berenguer
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003062:Codon / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D016963:Thermus thermophilus / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D003062:Codon; C070683:surface layer protein A, Bacteria