title: Cloning, sequence and expression in Escherichia coli of the Methylobacillus flagellatum recA gene.
abstract: By means of interspecific complementation of an Escherichia coli recA- mutation with phasmids containing a gene bank from an obligate methylotroph, Methylobacillus flagellatum (Mf), the recA+ gene from this bacterium was identified. When expressed in an E. coli recA- host, it can function in recombination, DNA repair, and prophage induction. The nucleotide sequence of the gene has been determined. The coding region consists of 1032 bp specifying 344 amino acids. The deduced RecA protein structure shows a striking homology with RecA from other bacteria, except for the C-terminal region and some residues which were proposed to be responsible for the coprotease ability of RecA proteins. The region preceding the recA-Mf gene start codon has no SOS box--the LexA repressor binding site. Expression of the recA-Mf gene in E. coli proved to be DNA-damage independent.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Genetics and Selection of Industrial Microorganisms, Moscow, U.S.S.R.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gomelsky
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chistoserdov
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bolotin
authors.forename: Y D
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Tsygankov
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000528:radiation effects; D015870:Gene Expression; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011938:Rec A Recombinases / Q000235:genetics*; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D011938:Rec A Recombinases