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2999109

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
28
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-1-3
pubmed:abstractText
The gene which codes for isocitrate dehydrogenase kinase/phosphatase of Escherichia coli, aceK, has been cloned. Physical and functional mapping of this clone indicated that both the isocitrate dehydrogenase kinase and isocitrate dehydrogenase phosphatase activities are encoded by an 1800-base pair sequence. This sequence produced a polypeptide with an apparent molecular weight of 66,000, which is identical to that of the purified protein. Since a protein of this size would require an 1800-base pair coding sequence, we conclude that isocitrate dehydrogenase kinase and isocitrate dehydrogenase phosphatase are expressed from a single gene. This strongly suggests that both activities reside on the same polypeptide chain. The cloning of aceK was made possible by the fortuitous addition of a second origin of replication to the expression vectors which were employed. These expression vectors were found to inhibit the growth of E. coli on the minimal acetate selective medium. The inclusion of a second origin of replication reduced the copy number and so reduced the inhibitory effects of these vectors. Control of the copy number through the addition of replication origins may have a general facility when manipulating plasmids which are potentially toxic to E. coli.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
5
pubmed:volume
260
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
15291-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
A single gene codes for the kinase and phosphatase which regulate isocitrate dehydrogenase.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't