title: In vitro expression of the restriction endonucleases LlaMI and ScrFI isolated from Lactococcus lactis M19 and UC503.
abstract: A new restriction endonuclease LlaMI has been characterized in Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris M19. LlaMI recognizes the sequence 5'-CCNGG-3' and cuts after the second cytosine. This restriction endonuclease is related to commercially available ScrFI but not identical to it. Comparative analysis of the predicted amino acid sequences of LlaMI and ScrFI indicates five non-conservative amino acid changes between these two restriction enzymes. These two enzymes were expressed in vitro as histidine-tagged fusion proteins. LlaMI was shown to be more sensitive to high salt concentration than ScrFI. Southern blotting and hybridization analysis indicate that the gene for LlaMI R/M system is chromosomally encoded.
authors.affiliation: Département de Microbiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, Que., Canada H3C 3J7. george.szatmari@umontreal.ca
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Szatmari
authors.forename: Ngiep Man
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Hua
authors.forename: Dimitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vzdornov
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Daigle
authors.forename: Wanda
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Smoragiewicz
authors.forename: Margaret D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Mamet-Bratley
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karska-Wysocki
mesh_terms: D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000235:genetics; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013294:Lactococcus lactis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D020539:Sequence Analysis, Protein / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D007527:Isoenzymes; C045297:CCNGG-specific type II deoxyribonucleases; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific