title: Nucleotide sequence of the asnA gene coding for asparagine synthetase of E. coli K-12.
abstract: We have subcloned the asnA gene of E. coli K-12, a gene coding for asparagine synthetase, from a previously cloned 6 mega-dalton segment of E. coli chromosome containing the DNA replication origin, ori, and asnA. The complete nucleotide sequence of the asnA gene was determined: the region of the structural gene extends 990 base-pairs at nucleotide positions 1434-2423 (see Fig. 3), which codes for a polypeptide of 330 amino-acid residues with a molecular weight of 36,688 daltons. The nucleotide sequences of the promoter and the ribosome-binding site of the gene are also assigned. We discuss the properties of its polypeptide.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001217:Aspartate-Ammonia Ligase / Q000235:genetics*; D001482:Base Composition; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003062:Codon; D004261:DNA Replication; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D005796:Genes; D008025:Ligases / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D008025:Ligases; D001217:Aspartate-Ammonia Ligase