title: Characterization of the gene encoding the beta-lactamase of the psychrophilic marine bacterium Moritella marina strain MP-1.
abstract: The beta-lactamase gene (mbla) of the psychrophilic marine bacterium Moritella marina strain MP-1 was identified in a previously isolated genomic DNA fragment and it was expressed in Escherichia coli cells. The mbla gene encoded a protein consisting of 287 amino acid residues. Its predicted amino acid sequence showed approximately 50% identity with that of a number of class A beta-lactamases, especially with that of CARB/PSE type of beta-lactamases (carbenicillinases). E. coli transformed with the plasmid containing mbla grew on an ampicillin-containing plate at 37 degrees C but not at 42 degrees C, suggesting that the beta-lactamase of this bacterium is heat-labile.
authors.affiliation: Bioscience and Chemistry Division, Hokkaido National Industrial Research Institute, AIST/MITI, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okuyama
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Morita
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D020563:Gammaproteobacteria / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D001618:beta-Lactamases