Large intergenic cruciform-like supermotifs in the Lactobacillus plantarum genome.
Twenty-four Lactobacillus plantarum supermotifs (LPSMs) with lengths from approximately 800 to 1,000 nucleotides were identified in the L. plantarum genome. LPSMs were conserved in other L. plantarum strains but not in other species. Secondary structure analysis predicted that LPSMs may fold into cruciform-like structures. Preliminary experiments indicate that the LPSMs are transcribed.
Wels
Michiel
M
TI Food and Nutrition, Wageningen, The Netherlands. michiel.wels@nizo.nl
Bongers
Roger S
RS
Boekhorst
Jos
J
Molenaar
Douwe
D
Sturme
Mark
M
de Vos
Willem M
WM
Siezen
Roland J
RJ
Kleerebezem
Michiel
M
D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D016680:Genome, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D048191:Lactiplantibacillus plantarum / Q000235:genetics*; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics
D012329:RNA, Bacterial