title: Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 fusB gene, located outside of the str operon, encodes a polypeptide related to protein synthesis factor EF-G.
abstract: Synechocystis sp. PCC6803, a cyanobacterium, possesses an unusual gene (fusB) which encodes a protein with strong homology to protein synthesis elongation factor G (EF-G), although it is not linked to the classical str operon. The fusB gene is redundant, since a Synechocystis gene similar to str operon-encoded fusA genes of other bacteria is also present (based on PCR and hybridization results). There is no evidence for the presence of a fusB homologue in other bacteria. The Synechocystis fusB gene encodes unusual amino acids at some positions that are highly conserved in fusA genes of other prokaryotes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics, Ohio State Biotechnology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Welcsh
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Breitenberger
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001233:Aspergillus nidulans / Q000235:genetics; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009876:Operon; D020653:Peptide Elongation Factor G; D010445:Peptide Elongation Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D020653:Peptide Elongation Factor G; D010445:Peptide Elongation Factors; C088979:fusB protein, Synechocystis; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins