title: Molecular cloning and nucleotide sequence of Thermus thermophilus HB8 trpE and trpG.
abstract: The trpE gene of Thermus thermophilus HB8 was cloned by complementation of an Escherichia coli tryptophan auxotroph. The E. coli harboring the cloned gene produced the anthranilate synthase I, which was heat-stable and enzymatically active at higher temperature. The nucleotide sequence of the trpE gene and its flanking regions was determined. The trpE gene was preceded by an attenuator-like structure and followed by the trpG gene, with a short gap between them. No other gene essential for tryptophan biosynthesis was observed after the trpG gene. The amino-acid sequences of the T. themophilus anthranilate synthase I and II deduced from the nucleotide sequence were compared with those of other organisms.
authors.affiliation: Mitsubishi-Kasei Institute of Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanaya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000878:Anthranilate Synthase / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005796:Genes; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009876:Operon; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013824:Thermus / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D014364:Tryptophan; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D000878:Anthranilate Synthase