title: Expression of genes 51, 27, 28 coding for proteins of the central part of bacteriophage T4 baseplate in the bacteriophage T7 promoter/RNA polymerase expression system.
abstract: A fragment of T4 DNA (XbaI-HindIII) comprising the genes 51, 27, 28, which encodes the central plug proteins was cloned into plasmid pT7-5 and p7-6 (T7 RNA polymerase expressing system). The examined genes were only overexpressed when the orientation of cloned DNA to promoter phi 10 was as follows: promoter phi 10 and genes 51, 27, 28. This was achieved when the fragment (XbaI-HindIII) was cloned into plasmid pT7-5. Gene 27 and 28 were overexpressed when the intact fragment (XbaI-HindIII) was used. The high rate of the synthesis of proteins 27 and/or 28 had a strong inhibitory effect on the level of synthesis of the product of gene 51. For the overexpression of gene 51 in this system a deletion derivate which was devoid of gene 28 and a larger fragment of gene 27 was prepared.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nieradko
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Podgórska
mesh_terms: D017122:Bacteriophage T4 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D017123:Bacteriophage T7 / Q000235:genetics*; D002678:Chimera; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000235:genetics*; D005814:Genes, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases