title: Identification and nucleotide sequences of mxaA, mxaC, mxaK, mxaL, and mxaD genes from Methylobacterium extorquens AM1.
abstract: The DNA sequence for a 4.4-kb HindIII-XhoI Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 DNA fragment that is known to contain three genes (mxaAKL) involved in incorporation of calcium into methanol dehydrogenase (I. W. Richardson and C. Anthony, Biochem. J. 287:709-7115, 1992) was determined. Five complete open reading frames and two partial open reading frames were found, suggesting that this region contains previously unidentified genes. A combination of sequence analysis, mutant complementation data, and gene expression studies showed that these genes correspond to mxaSACKLDorf1. Of the three previously unidentified genes (mxaC, mxaD, and orf1), mutant complementation studies showed that mxaC is required for methanol oxidation, while the function of the other two genes is still unknown.
authors.affiliation: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91125, USA.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Perkins
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Lidstrom
mesh_terms: D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D015870:Gene Expression; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D006088:Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria / Q000235:genetics*; D000432:Methanol / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases; C019641:alcohol dehydrogenase (acceptor); D002118:Calcium; D000432:Methanol