Evolutionary Divergence of Genes for Ornithine and Aspartate Carbamoyl-transferases--complete Sequence and Mode of Regulation of the Escherichia Coli ArgF Gene; Comparison of ArgF with ArgI and PyrB

Overview

Journal Nucleic Acids Res

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 1984 Aug 10

PMID 6382166

Citations 28

Authors

F Van Vliet

R Cunin

A Jacobs

J Piette

D Gigot

M Lauwereys

A PIERARD

N Glansdorff

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Abstract

The complete nucleotide sequence of argF is presented, together with that of an operator-constitutive mutant. ArgF is compared with the other gene coding for ornithine carbamoyltransferase (OTCase) in E. coli K-12, argI, and with pyrB, encoding the catalytic monomer of aspartate carbamoyltransferase (ATCase). ArgF and argI appear very closely related having emerged from a relatively recent ancestor gene. The relationship between OTCase and ATCase appears more distant. Nevertheless, the homology observed between the two proteins (mainly in the polar domain) suggests a common origin.

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