Open AccessSequence of a PAL‐related lipoprotein from Bacillus subtilis
Author(s) -
Hemilä Harri
Publication year - 1991
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.1574-6968.1991.tb04836.x
Subject(s) - bacillus subtilis , peptidoglycan , escherichia coli , biology , homology (biology) , haemophilus influenzae , gene , peptide sequence , lipoprotein , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , bacteria , cholesterol
The sequence of a small Bacillus subtilis lipoprotein is reported. The gene encodes a protein of 124 amino acids, which shows a low but statistically significant homology to the peptidoglycan‐associated lipoproteins (PAL) of Escherichia coli and Haemophilus influenzae . Although the functions of these proteins have not been confirmed, they are obviously structural proteins. In E. coli the gene for the peptidoglycan‐associated lipoprotein appears to be essential.