Clonal distribution and phase-variable expression of a major histocompatibility complex analogue protein in Staphylococcus aureus.
The mapW gene of Staphylococcus aureus strain N315 contains a poly(A) tract which truncates translation of the protein. This study demonstrates that mapW is an allelic variant of the map/eap genes found in other strains and that the variation in the length of this poly(A) tract suggests that it is a contingency locus.
Buckling
Angus
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Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Rd., Oxford OX1 3PS, UK.
Neilson
James
J
Lindsay
Jodi
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ffrench-Constant
Richard
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Enright
Mark
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Day
Nicholas
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Massey
Ruth C
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D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000737:chemistry*; D044367:Phase Transition; D010802:Phylogeny; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D018523:Tropism
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; C501739:MapW protein, Staphylococcus aureus; D012333:RNA, Messenger