title: Sequence analysis of the glucosyltransferase A gene (gtfA) from Streptococcus mutans Ingbritt.
abstract: The complete nucleotide sequence of a 2.4-kilobase fragment containing the glucosyltransferase A gene (gtfA) of Streptococcus mutans Ingbritt (serotype c) was determined. The gtfA gene contains 481 codons and specifies a protein of molecular weight 55,665. There is no evidence of a signal peptide in the protein or that the glucosyltransferase A enzyme is secreted. No sequence homologies were observed between the gtfA gene or protein and the gtfI or gtfB gene and its protein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City 73190.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Ferretti
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005796:Genes; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005964:Glucosyltransferases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D005964:Glucosyltransferases