title: Molecular cloning and expression of Spirulina platensis acetohydroxy acid synthase genes in Escherichia coli.
abstract: The coding sequence for Spirulina platensis acetohydroxy acid synthase (AHAS, EC 4.1.3.18) is shown to be contained within a 4.2 Kb ClaI fragment (ilvX) that has been cloned from a recombinant lambda library. This fragment was able to complement a suitable mutant of Escherichia coli when inserted into the ClaI site of plasmid pAT153 in either orientation, demonstrating that transcription of ilvX originated within the cloned fragment. The probe used for hybridization experiments was the corresponding gene from Anabaena sp. PCC7120. The same probe allowed us to identify a second putative gene encoding AHAS in the S. platensis genomic library.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Genetica e Microbiologia A. Buzzati Traverso, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riccardi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Rossi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Milano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Forlani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Felice
mesh_terms: D000095:Acetolactate Synthase / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D015342:DNA Probes; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; D004247:DNA; D000095:Acetolactate Synthase