title: The complete nucleotide sequence of the glutamine synthetase gene (glnA) of Bacillus subtilis.
abstract: The glutamine synthetase (GS) gene from Bacillus subtilis PCI 219 was cloned in Escherichia coli using the vector pBR329. A plasmid, pSGS2, was isolated from a glnA+ transformant and the cloned GS gene was found to be located in a 3.6 kb DNA fragment. The nucleotide sequence of a 1.8 kb segment encoding the GS was determined. This segment showed an open reading frame which would encode a polypeptide of 444 amino acids. The amino acid sequence of this GS gene product has higher homology with that of the Clostridium acetobutylicum GS than that of the E. coli GS.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Biochemistry, College of Science, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Horikoshi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D003013:Clostridium / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005974:Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005974:Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase