title: Cloning and sequencing of the dnaK operon of Bacillus stearothermophilus.
abstract: Here, we report the cloning of a 5.8-kb PstI fragment of chromosomal DNA from Bacillus stearothermophilus (Bt) carrying the three genes, grpE, dnaK and dnaJ. This fragment contains, in addition, the 3'-end of an open reading frame which has been shown to be part of the dnaK operon in three bacterial species. The dnaJ gene could complement an Escherichia coli dnaJts mutant for growth at high temperature. Sequencing and hybridization data strongly suggest that the Bt chromosome contains an analog of dnaJ.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Genetics, University of Bayreuth, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Herbort
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schön
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Angermann
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schumann
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D001411:Geobacillus stearothermophilus / Q000235:genetics*; D050956:HSP40 Heat-Shock Proteins; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D009876:Operon / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; C494635:DnaJ protein, E coli; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C068113:GrpE protein, Bacteria; C489400:GrpE protein, E coli; D050956:HSP40 Heat-Shock Proteins; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; C063842:dnaK protein, E coli