title: Structural and functional analysis of the phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase gene from the purple nonsulfur bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris No. 7.
abstract: The ppc gene, encoding phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC), from Rhodopseudomonas palustris No. 7 was cloned and sequenced. Primer extension analysis identified a transcriptional start site 42 bp upstream of the ppc initiation codon. An R. palustris No. 7 PEPC-deficient strain showed a slower doubling time compared with the wild-type strain either anaerobically in the light or aerobically in the dark, when pyruvate was used as a carbon source.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth, Soraku, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inui
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dumay
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zahn
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamagata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yukawa
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010729:Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase (GTP) / Q000378:metabolism; D010730:Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011766:Pyruvate Carboxylase / Q000378:metabolism; D012241:Rhodopseudomonas / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D010730:Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase; D010729:Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase (GTP); D011766:Pyruvate Carboxylase