title: Gene cloning and expression of the catalase from the hydrogen peroxide-resistant bacterium Vibrio rumoiensis S-1 and its subcellular localization.
abstract: The catalase gene, vktA, of the hydrogen peroxide-resistant bacterium Vibrio rumoiensis S-1 has been isolated and sequenced. Plasmid pBSsa1 was obtained by genome library screening and it complemented a catalase-less mutant, Escherichia coli strain UM2, indicating that pBSsa1 contained the catalase gene (vktA). The vktA gene consisted of an open reading frame of 1530 bp encoding a 508 amino-acid protein with a calculated size of 57657.79 Da. The deduced amino acid sequence showed high homology with that of bacterial group III catalases. Investigation of the subcellular catalase localization using an immuno-electron microscopical technique revealed that a larger amount of VktA catalase is present in the periplasmic space than in the cytoplasm. The periplasmic space of this bacterium can therefore be regarded as a reservoir of VktA catalase in V. rumoiensis S-1.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Environmental Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ichise
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yumoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okuyama