title: Arginine deiminase gene of an AIDS-associated mycoplasma, Mycoplasma incognitus.
abstract: Recently, we have demonstrated by molecular cloning that a strong immunosuppressive factor derived from Mycoplasma arginini is arginine deiminase. We show here that mycoplasma species identified in many of AIDS patients also bear the arginine deiminase gene. The implication of the arginine deiminase gene detected in AIDS-associated mycoplasma species is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Immunological Science, Hokkaido University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Azuma
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology*; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D006867:Hydrolases / Q000235:genetics*; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D006867:Hydrolases; C019723:arginine deiminase