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- Researchers cloned the Pseudomonas aeruginosa genes related to cell wall biosynthesis and division, specifically the mra operon found in E. coli.
- The gene arrangement in both bacteria shows a high degree of similarity, indicating that they may function together as a single operon.
- The cloned genes were successfully expressed in E. coli, allowing for the production and purification of active enzymes from P. aeruginosa.
Article Abstract
We have cloned the Pseudomonas aeruginosa cell wall biosynthesis and cell division gene cluster that corresponds to the mra operon in the 2-min region of the Escherichia coli chromosome. The organization of the two chromosomal regions in P. aeruginosa and E. coli is remarkably similar with the following gene order: pbp3/pbpB, murE, murF, mraY, murD, ftsW, murG, murC, ddlB, ftsQ, ftsA, ftsZ, and envA/LpxC. All of the above P. aeruginosa genes are transcribed from the same strand of DNA with very small, if any, intragenic regions, indicating that these genes may constitute a single operon. All five amino acid ligases, MurC, MurD, MurE, MurF, and DdlB, in addition to MurG and MraY were cloned in expression vectors. The four recombinant P. aeruginosa Mur ligases, MurC, MurD, MurE, and MurF were overproduced in E. coli and purified as active enzymes.
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