title: Effect of C-terminal 44 amino acids deletion on activity of Haemophilus influenzae UvrA protein.
abstract: UV-sensitive mutant strain of Haemophilus influenzae Rd MBH3, is 20 times more sensitive to UV irradiation than the wild type strain. The mutation responsible for increased UV sensitivity of the strain was identified as G --> A transition predicting synthesis of truncated UvrAdeltaC44 protein (Balsara & Joshi). Recombinant UvrAdeltaC44 protein was purified for the first time under denaturing conditions. The molecular weight of the recombinant protein was estimated as approximately100 kDa. Recombinant UvrAdeltaC44 protein was found to be less efficient in its ATPase and DNA binding activity as compared to the wild type protein. Recombinant plasmid carrying uvrAdeltaC44 gene could partially complement the UvrA deficiency in E. coli UvrA mutant.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India.
authors.forename: Amit S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: Nutan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khalap
authors.forename: Vasudha P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Joshi
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004260:DNA Repair; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000528:radiation effects; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011836:Radiation Tolerance; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C068631:UvrA protein, E coli; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases