Open AccessOrganization and nucleotide sequence of the genes for ribosomal protein S2 and elongation factor Ts in Spirulina Platensis
Author(s) -
Sanangelantoni Anna Maria,
Calogero Raffaele C.,
Butarelli Francesca R.,
Gualerzi Caludio O.,
Tiboni Orsola
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.tb03986.x
Subject(s) - elongation factor , ribosomal protein , gene , nucleic acid sequence , spirulina (dietary supplement) , ribosomal rna , homology (biology) , biology , escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , peptide sequence , ef tu , biochemistry , ribosome , rna , raw material , ecology
A 6.5 kb region from the genome of the cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis was cloned using as a probe the Escherichia coli gene for ribosomal protein S2. Sequence analysis revealed, in this region, the presence of the gene for ribosomal protein S2 and part of the gene for the elongation factor Ts (EF‐Ts). The arrangement rps B‐spacer‐ tsf resembles that reported for E. coli . The deduced amino acid sequences of the platensis S2 and EF‐Ts show significant homology with the E. coli counterparts.