title: Nucleotide sequence of the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase gene of Streptomyces acrimycini.
abstract: The nucleotide sequence of a gene (cat) encoding chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) in Streptomyces acrimycini was determined. The predicted amino acid sequence demonstrates extensive homology with those of CATs isolated from Gram-negative Enterobacteria, notably with the type III variant encoded by the IncK plasmid R387. Transcript mapping indicates a single cat mRNA with a 5' end coinciding with the AUG codon used for translational initiation in vivo. We also determined the extent of a spontaneous deletion in the 5'-noncoding DNA, which occurs when the gene is cloned in the BamHI site of pBR322 in a specific orientation and which results in constitutive cat expression in Escherichia coli from the tet promoter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, U.K.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Hopwood
authors.forename: W V
authors.initials: WV
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase