Open AccessSmall, acid‐soluble, spore proteins and their genes from two species of Sporosarcina
Author(s) -
Magill Nancy G.,
Loshon Charles A.,
Setlow Peter
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1990.tb03905.x
Subject(s) - gene , amino acid , biology , homologous chromosome , genetics , chemistry , biochemistry
Small, acid‐soluble proteins (SASP) of both the α/β‐ and β‐type were present in spores of Sporosarcina ureae and S. halophila , and three genes encoding α/β‐type SASP in these species have been cloned and sequenced. The amino acid sequences of the Sporosarcina α/β‐type SASP are extremely homologous to those of Bacillus SASP, further indicative of the close evolutionary relationship between these genera.