title: Gene content and organization of a 281-kbp contig from the genome of the extremely thermophilic archaeon, Sulfolobus solfataricus P2.
abstract: The sequence of a 281-kbp contig from the crenarchaeote Sulfolobus solfataricus P2 was determined and analysed. Notable features in this region include 29 ribosomal protein genes, 12 tRNA genes (four of which contain archaeal-type introns), operons encoding enzymes of histidine biosynthesis, pyrimidine biosynthesis, and arginine biosynthesis, an ATPase operon, numerous genes for enzymes of lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis, and six insertion sequences. The content and organization of this contig are compared with sequences from crenarchaeotes, euryarchaeotes, bacteria, and eukaryotes.
authors.affiliation: University of Ottawa, Department of Biology, ON, Canada. robert@bio.uottawa.ca
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authors.lastname: Charlebois
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authors.lastname: Singh
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authors.lastname: Erauso
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authors.lastname: Gaasterland
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authors.lastname: Garrett
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authors.lastname: Gordon
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authors.lastname: Jeffries
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authors.lastname: van der Oost
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authors.lastname: Zivanovic
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mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D019843:Archaeal Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004261:DNA Replication; D019641:DNA, Archaeal / Q000235:genetics; D004798:Enzymes / Q000235:genetics; D019848:Gene Expression Regulation, Archaeal; D019766:Genes, Archaeal; D020745:Genome, Archaeal; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016254:Mutagenesis, Insertional; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D016944:Sulfolobus / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D019843:Archaeal Proteins; D019641:DNA, Archaeal; D004798:Enzymes; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins