title: DNA sequence of the D-serine deaminase activator gene dsdC.
abstract: We have determined the DNA sequence of dsdC, the gene that encodes the D-serine deaminase activator protein of Escherichia coli K-12. The sequence contains a single open reading frame that terminates in a UGA codon. One the basis of the size of the protein, 33 kilodaltons, and the amino acid sequence encoded by the open reading frame, we identified a likely translation initiation codon 731 base pairs upstream of the translation initiation codon for the divergently transcribed D-serine deaminase gene. There is a broad range of codon usage, not surprising in view of the weak expression of the gene. The N-terminal two-thirds of the activator is arginine-lysine rich and quite polar; the remainder is more neutral. The segment of the protein that seems most likely to have potential to form the helix-turn-helix structure characteristic of DNA-regulatory proteins is located near the end of the polar region. The protein contains a region with significant homology to lambda attB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Palchaudhuri
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McFall
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003062:Codon / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors