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Cloning and expression of kinesins from the thermophilic fungus Thermomyces lanuginosus
Author(s) -
Sakowicz Roman,
Farlow Sam,
Goldstein Lawrence S.B.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
protein science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.353
H-Index - 175
eISSN - 1469-896X
pISSN - 0961-8368
DOI - 10.1110/ps.8.12.2705
Subject(s) - kinesin , thermophile , microtubule , escherichia coli , fungus , biology , motor protein , cloning (programming) , biochemistry , computational biology , chemistry , genetics , enzyme , gene , botany , computer science , programming language
The motor domain regions of three novel members of the kinesin superfamily TLKIF1, TLKIFC, and TLBIMC were identified in a thermophilic fungus Thermomyces lanuginosus. Based on sequence similarity, they were classified as members of the known kinesin families Unc104/KIFl, KAR3, and BIMC. TLKIF1 was subsequently expressed in Escherichia coli. The expression level was high, and the protein was mostly soluble, easy to purify, and enzymatically active. TLKIF1 is a monomeric kinesin motor, which in a gliding motility assay displays a robust plus‐directed microtubule movement up to 2 μm/s. The discovery of TLKIF1 also demonstrates that a family of kinesin motors not previously found in fungi may in fact be used in this group of organisms.

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