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  • Title: The rfaC gene of Salmonella typhimurium. Cloning, sequencing, and enzymatic function in heptose transfer to lipopolysaccharide.
    Author: Sirisena DM, Brozek KA, MacLachlan PR, Sanderson KE, Raetz CR.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 1992 Sep 15; 267(26):18874-84. PubMed ID: 1527014.
    Abstract:
    We have cloned a gene from a Salmonella typhimurium with the ability to complement the rfaC mutation (heptose-deficient lipopolysaccharide, sensitivity to rough-specific bacteriophages, and susceptibility to hydrophobic antibiotics). A 1018-base pair EcoRV-Tth111I fragment, subcloned into the pBluescriptKS+ vector to yield pKZ103, retains complementing activity. Nucleotide sequencing revealed an open reading frame corresponding to a protein of 317 amino acids (M(r) approximately 35,100). The plasmid pKZ103, which has a properly aligned T7 promoter, can overexpress a protein of M(r) = 31,000 when T7 RNA polymerase is supplied. An in vitro system was established for analysis of heptose addition to the precursor [4'-32P](KDO)2-IVA (Brozek, K. A., Hosaka, K., Robertson, A. D., and Raetz, C. R. H. (1989) J. Biol. Chem, 264, 6956-6966). Soluble fractions from wild-type or heptose-deficient rfa mutants were tested for their ability to convert [4'-32P](KDO)2-IVA to more polar substances. In wild-type extracts, these conversions required addition of ATP or ADP-heptose. In extracts of rfaC-, rfaD-, or rfaE-deficient strains, no polar products were observed with ATP. ADP-heptose restored synthesis in rfaD and rfaE but not rfaC extracts, indicating that rfaD and rfaE are involved in ADP-heptose formation. When the cloned rfaC gene was introduced into an rfaC-deficient mutant, extracts from such cells regained the ability to metabolize [4'-32P](KDO)2-IVA, showing that rfaC encodes the enzyme that attaches the proximal heptose to lipopolysaccharide.
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