Cloning and characterization of the genes of the CeqI restriction-modification system

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Title:	Cloning and characterization of the genes of the CeqI restriction-modification system
Creators Name:	Izsvak, Z., Jobbagy, Z., Takacs, I. and Duda, E.
Abstract:	Two genes from Corynebacterium equii, a Gram-positive bacterium producing the CeqI restriction—modification enzymes were cloned and sequenced. In vivo restriction experiments, DNA and amino acid sequence data suggest that the two genes code for the endonuclease and the methyltransferase enzymes. However, when the two genes are expressed in E. coli, practically no enzyme activity can be detected in the supernatants of sonicated cells. Based on the DNA sequence data CeqI restriction endonuclease (an EcoRV izoschizomer) consists of 270 amino acid residues with a predicted molecular mass of 31.6 kDa, in good agreement with the previously measured 32 ± 2 kDa. The methyltransferase is 517 residues long (approx. 60 kDa). The two genes are in opposite orientation and overlap by 37 base pairs on the chromosome. The deduced amino acid sequence of the putative endonuclease gene revealed long stretches of hydrophobic amino acids, that may form the structural basis of the unusual aggregation properties of the restriction endonuclease. The amino acid sequence of the methylase shows homologies with other type II methyltransferases.
Keywords:	Recombinant DNA, Corynebacterium Equii, Ecorv Izoschizomer, Hydrophobicity, DNA Methylation, Primary Sequence
Source:	International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
ISSN:	1357-2725
Publisher:	Elsevier
Volume:	29
Page Range:	895-900
Date:	1 June 1997
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1357-2725(97)00029-0
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