title: The agarase gene (dagA) of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2): nucleotide sequence and transcriptional analysis.
abstract: The DNA sequence of a 1.77 kb region of the Streptomyces coelicolor chromosome containing the coding and regulatory regions of the extracellular agarase (dagA) gene was determined. The sequence predicts a primary translation product of 309 amino acids and Mr 35132. Comparison of the N-terminal sequence determined for the mature extracellular protein with that of the primary translation product deduced from the DNA sequence predicts the presence of a 30 amino acid signal peptide. Analysis of the transcription of the dagA gene using high resolution S1 mapping, in vitro transcription, dinucleotide-primed in vitro transcription and in vivo promoter probing identified four promoters, initiating transcription approximately 32, 77, 125 and 200 nucleotides upstream of the coding sequence.
authors.affiliation: John Innes Institute, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Buttner
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Fearnley
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bibb
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000235:genetics*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals / Q000235:genetics; D048372:Streptomyces coelicolor / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; C019624:agarase