Identification of the BchP Gene, Encoding Geranylgeranyl Reductase in Chlorobaculum Tepidum

Overview

Journal J Bacteriol

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2007 Nov 13

PMID 17993528

Citations 12

Authors

Aline Gomez Maqueo Chew

Niels-Ulrik Frigaard

Donald A Bryant

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Abstract

The Chlorobaculum tepidum genome contains two paralogous genes, CT2256 and CT1232, whose products are members of the FixC dehydrogenase superfamily and have sequence similarity to geranylgeranyl reductases. Each gene was insertionally inactivated, and the resulting mutants were characterized. CT2256 encodes geranylgeranyl reductase (BchP); CT1232 is not involved in bacteriochlorophyll or chlorophyll biosynthesis.

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