title: Molecular analysis of the folC gene of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
abstract: We have cloned the Pseudomonas aeruginosa folC gene coding for folylpolyglutamate synthetase-dihydrofolate synthetase, which was located between the trpF and purF loci, and determined the nucleotide sequence of the folC gene and its flanking region. The deduced amino acid sequence of P. aeruginosa FolC was highly homologous to that of Escherichia coli FolC. The cloned gene complemented E. coli folC mutations and was found to encode both folylpolyglutamate synthetase and dihydrofolate synthetase activities. The gene organization around the folC gene in P. aeruginosa was completely conserved with that in E. coli; the accD gene was located upstream of the folC gene, and dedD, cvpA and purF genes followed the folC gene in this order. The gene arrangement and the result of the promoter activity assay suggested that the P. aeruginosa accD and folC genes were co-transcribed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan. tmurata@gipac.shinshu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murata
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Bognar
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohnishi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Terawaki
mesh_terms: D000103:Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010453:Peptide Synthases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D010453:Peptide Synthases; C500101:folC protein, E coli; C020041:dihydrofolate synthetase; C023103:folylpolyglutamate synthetase; D000103:Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase