Identification of four genes of the Brucella melitensis ATP synthase operon F0 sector: relationship with the Rhodospirillaceae family.
We have determined the nucleotide sequence of a cloned DNA fragment from the human and animal pathogen Brucella melitensis. Four genes were identified from a 4069 bp fragment, corresponding to the B. melitensis a, c, b', and b subunits of the ATP synthase F0 sector operon. A duplicated and divergent copy of the b-subunit gene was observed. This feature has been found only in photosynthetic bacteria and chloroplasts. In addition, the gene cluster was separated from the F1 sector, a characteristic described only for the Rhodospirillaceae family.
Hernández-Castro
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Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina Vetérinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Coyoacán, México.
Verdugo-Rodríguez
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Gutiérrez-Pabello
J A
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Adams
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Suárez-Güemes
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Sahagún-Ruíz
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D025181:ATP Synthetase Complexes; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000235:genetics*; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000235:genetics*; D005810:Multigene Family; D009876:Operon; D017856:Phosphotransferases (Phosphate Group Acceptor) / Q000235:genetics*; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012244:Rhodospirillaceae / Q000235:genetics*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
D018076:DNA, Complementary; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D025181:ATP Synthetase Complexes; D017856:Phosphotransferases (Phosphate Group Acceptor)