title: Lipoprotein multigene families in Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
abstract: In this study, reverse transcriptase PCR was employed to construct a transcriptional profile of Mycoplasma pneumoniae lipoprotein genes contained in six multigene families. Most genes were found to be expressed. Many truncated lipoprotein genes were expressed, often polycistronically with other truncated genes, indicating that these genes may still be functional.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Hallamaa
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Browning
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D015870:Gene Expression; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005810:Multigene Family; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D008074:Lipoproteins