title: Clonal distribution and phase-variable expression of a major histocompatibility complex analogue protein in Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Rd., Oxford OX1 3PS, UK.
authors.forename: Angus
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buckling
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neilson
authors.forename: Jodi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lindsay
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: ffrench-Constant
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Enright
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Day
authors.forename: Ruth C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Massey
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; C501739:MapW protein, Staphylococcus aureus; D012333:RNA, Messenger