title: Characterization of the gene encoding superoxide dismutase of Bordetella pertussis and construction of a SOD-deficient mutant.
abstract: The Bordetella pertussis gene sodB, encoding superoxide dismutase (SOD), was cloned by complementation of an Escherichia coli sodAsodB double mutant. The nucleotide sequence of sodB predicted a 21-kDa protein with homology to manganese- and iron-containing SODs from other organisms. Examination of SOD activity on gels suggests that B. pertussis extracts have a single SOD containing Fe3+ as a prosthetic group. A SOD-deficient mutant was obtained by insertional inactivation of sodB in B. pertussis, confirming that there is only one SOD in this organism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arizona, Tucson 85724.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: DeShazer
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bannan
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004926:Escherichia coli; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016254:Mutagenesis, Insertional; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D013482:Superoxide Dismutase