title: A novel gene required for rhamnose-glucose polysaccharide synthesis in Streptococcus mutans.
abstract: Gene rgpG is required for biosynthesis of rhamnose-glucose polysaccharide (RGP) in Streptococcus mutans. Its deduced amino acid sequence had similarity to WecA, which initiates syntheses of enterobacterial common antigen and some O antigens in Escherichia coli. Gene rgpG complemented a wecA mutation of E. coli, suggesting that rgpG may function similarly in RGP synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Dentistry, Kyushu University Faculty of Dentistry, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. yoshidha@mbox.nc.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kido
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koga
mesh_terms: D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D005947:Glucose; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016254:Mutagenesis, Insertional; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012210:Rhamnose; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D005947:Glucose; D012210:Rhamnose