Analysis of the regulatory region of the protease iii (ptr) gene of escherichia coli k-12
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Gene
- Vol. 54 (2-3), 185-195
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-1119(87)90486-0
Abstract
The ptr gene of Escherichia coli encodes protease III (Mr 110000) and a 50-kDa polypeptide, both of which are found in the periplasmic space. The gene is physically located between the recC and recB loci on the E. coli chromosome. The nucleotide sequence of a 1167-bp EcoRV-ClaI fragment of chromosomal DNA containing the promoter region and 885 bp of the ptr coding sequence has been determined. S1 nuclease mapping analysis showed that the major 5′ end of the ptr mRNA was localized 127 bp upstream from the ATG start codon. The open reading frame (ORF), preceded by a Shine-Dalgarno sequence, extends to the end of the sequenced DNA. Downstream from the −35 and −10 regions is a sequence that strongly fits the consensus sequence of known nitrogen-regulated promoters. A signal peptide of 23 amino acids residues is present at the N terminus of the derived amino acid sequence. The cleavage site as well as the ORF were confirmed by sequencing the N terminus of mature protease III.Keywords
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