Structural and functional properties of the hsp16.4-bearing plasmid pER341 in Streptococcus thermophilus

被引：25
作者：
Somkuti, GA [1 ]
Solaiman, DKY [1 ]
Steinberg, DH [1 ]
机构：
[1] ARS, Eastern Reg Res Ctr, USDA, Wyndmoor, PA 19038 USA
来源：
PLASMID | 1998年 / 40卷 / 01期
关键词：
Streptococcus thermophilus plasmid; plasmidborne hsp16.4 gene; pER341;
D O I：
10.1006/plas.1998.1352
中图分类号：
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号：
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要：
The plasmid pER341 (2798 bp) of Streptococcus thermophilus ST134 was sequenced and its open reading frame (ORF) regions were characterized. Analysis of nucleotide sequences showed the putative translation product of ORF1 (rep) sharing a high level of homology with replication proteins of several small plasmids present in lactic acid bacteria and staphylococci. This and homology of regions of plus-strand (ORI) and minus-strand (ssoA) origin of replication with pC194-class plasmids indicated that pER341 replicates by the rolling-circle mechanism. ORF2 corresponded to a putative hsp gene that apparently encodes Hsp16.4, a 142-amino-acid heat stress protein. Hsp16.4 shared significant identity with other small, 18-kDa-class heat stress proteins from prokaryotic and eukaryotic sources. Hsp16.4 is apparently the first plasmidborne low-molecular-weight heat stress protein reported in dairy fermentation bacteria with a potential role in temperature-regulated functions in S. thermophilus.
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