title: Cloning and sequencing of the hrcA gene of Bacillus stearothermophilus.
abstract: We report on cloning and sequencing of a 2.0-kb PCR fragment of chromosomal DNA from thermophilic Bacillus stearothermophilus carrying the complete hrcA gene. In addition, this amplicon contains the 3' end of an open reading frame exhibiting significant homology to the hemN gene of Bacillus subtilis (Bs) and other bacterial species. The hrcA gene could complement an Bs hrcA deletion mutant by repressing expression of class I heat shock (HS) genes. Furthermore, we could show that the HrcA protein derived from the thermophilic microorganism responds to HS in a similar way as reported for the Bs HrcA protein.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Genetics, University of Bayreuth, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mogk
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schumann
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D017353:Gene Deletion; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D001411:Geobacillus stearothermophilus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins