Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-7-25
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The polyhydroxyalkanoic acid (PHA) synthase gene (phaCAc) of a species of Acinetobacter isolated from an activated sludge treatment plant was cloned by heterologous complementation in a poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) negative mutant of Alcaligenes eutrophus. Nucleotide sequence analysis of phaCAc revealed an open reading frame of 1770 bp with potential to encode a 67.7 kDa protein. The deduced amino acid sequence displays high similarity to other PHA synthase proteins. Probing with an internal region of phaCAc revealed that the PHA synthase gene may be present in more than one copy and may occur at both plasmid and chromosomal locations in Acinetobacter spp. This is the first organism for which evidence has been presented to suggest that a gene involved in PHA metabolism is plasmid-encoded. Purification of PHB granules from sucrose gradients identified proteins of 38 kDa, 41 kDa and 64 kDa which may have a role in PHB metabolism.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0378-1097
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
118
pubmed:geneSymbol
phaC<down>Ac</down>
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
145-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8013870-Acinetobacter, pubmed-meshheading:8013870-Acyltransferases, pubmed-meshheading:8013870-Alcaligenes, pubmed-meshheading:8013870-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8013870-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8013870-Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:8013870-Chromosomes, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:8013870-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:8013870-Gene Amplification, pubmed-meshheading:8013870-Genes, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:8013870-Genetic Complementation Test, pubmed-meshheading:8013870-Hydroxybutyrates, pubmed-meshheading:8013870-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8013870-Molecular Weight, pubmed-meshheading:8013870-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:8013870-Polyesters, pubmed-meshheading:8013870-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:8013870-Waste Disposal, Fluid
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Cloning and analysis of the polyhydroxyalkanoic acid synthase gene from an Acinetobacter sp.: evidence that the gene is both plasmid and chromosomally located.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't