title: The nodL gene from Rhizobium leguminosarum is homologous to the acetyl transferases encoded by lacA and cysE.
abstract: The predicted protein sequence of the nodL gene from Rhizobium leguminosarum was screened against translations of the GenBank DNA sequence database. A very strong homology was found to lacA, which encodes thiogalactoside transferase; homology between NodL and the cysE gene product (serine acetyl transferase) was also found. Comparison of the conserved regions of the three protein sequences indicated a domain that may be an active site of the enzymes.
authors.affiliation: John Innes Institute, Norwich, UK.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Downie
mesh_terms: D000123:Acetyltransferases / Q000235:genetics*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012231:Rhizobium / Q000235:genetics*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D051050:Serine O-Acetyltransferase
chemical_list: D000123:Acetyltransferases; D051050:Serine O-Acetyltransferase