title: Physical characterisation and over-expression of the Bacillus caldotenax superoxide dismutase gene.
abstract: The gene (sod) encoding Bacillus caldotenax (BC) Mn-superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) has been cloned in Escherichia coli and its entire nucleotide sequence determined. Within the coding region of the gene there were 21 nucleotide differences to the previously sequenced sod of Bacillus stearothermophilus (BS). The predicted amino acid sequence of BCMnSOD had two amino acid dissimilarities to the BSMnSOD, containing Asp and Val at positions 13 and 188, respectively, compared to Glu and Ile at the respective equivalent positions of BSMnSOD. Recombinant BCMnSOD was shown to be functionally active in E. coli, both in vitro and in vivo, and was produced at levels representing over 40% of the cells' soluble protein by coupling sod transcription to the E. coli trp promoter. The sequenced region of DNA was also found to encompass part of a second open-reading frame, of unknown function, previously noted 3' to the B. stearothermophilus gene.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biotechnology, PHLS Centre for Applied Microbiology and Research, Salisbury, Wiltshire, U.K.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Chambers
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Brehm
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Michael
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Atkinson
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Minton
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001407:Bacillus / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D013482:Superoxide Dismutase