title: Common and variable domains of the flagellin gene, flaA, in Campylobacter jejuni.
abstract: The organization of the flagellin gene locus in Campylobacter jejuni strain IN1 (Lior 7) was determined using the polymerase chain (PCR) reaction and a series of oligonucleotide primers. Two tandemly arranged flagellin genes of approximately 1.7 kb were found to be joined by an intervening segment of c.0.2kb, similar to that reported for Campylobacter coli. The 5' flagellin gene, flaA, was generated by PCR and both strands sequenced. Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequence for C. jejuni FlaA with the published sequence for C. jejuni FlaA with the published sequence for C. coli FlaA showed 77% identical amino acids between the proteins. Two common regions, C1 and C2, comprising the N-terminal 170 amino acids and C-terminal 100 amino acids, exhibit amino acids 94% and 96% identical to those of C. coli, respectively. The variable region, V1, comprising the middle of the protein, shows 61% identical residues with C. coli. Comparison of these regions with other bacterial flagellins reveals a similar pattern but with much less identity. Several areas within the V1 region correspond to predicted surface-exposed regions and may represent areas in which surface epitopes are located.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia 19104-4283.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nachamkin
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000235:genetics; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000235:genetics* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000235:genetics; D005407:Flagella; D005408:Flagellin / Q000235:genetics*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D005408:Flagellin; C067138:flaA protein, bacteria