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title Analysis of a cloned sequence of Legionella pneumophila encoding a 38 kD metalloprotease possessing haemolytic and cytotoxic activities
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title_full Analysis of a cloned sequence of Legionella pneumophila encoding a 38 kD metalloprotease possessing haemolytic and cytotoxic activities
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title_sort analysis of a cloned sequence of <i>legionella pneumophila</i> encoding a 38 kd metalloprotease possessing haemolytic and cytotoxic activities
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spelling Quinn, F. D. Tompkins, L. S. 0950-382X 1365-2958 Wiley Molecular Biology Microbiology http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.1989.tb00228.x <jats:title>Summary</jats:title><jats:p>The DNA encoding the zinc metalloprotease of <jats:italic>Legionella pneumophila</jats:italic> Philadelphia 1 has been isolated and expressed in <jats:italic>Escherichia coli.</jats:italic> This protein, which is 38000 Daltons in size, possesses immunological and biochemical properties identical to those previously described for the purified <jats:italic>L. pneumophila</jats:italic> protease. Periplasmic extracts of E. <jats:italic>coli</jats:italic> clones expressing the recombinant protease are also capable of causing the haemolysis of canine erythrocytes and the cytotoxic destruction of CHO cells. Using trans‐poson mutagenesis, it was determined that a maximum of 1.2 kb of DNA encoded all three biological activities. Inactrvation of proteolytic activity by trans‐poson insertion occurred concomitantly with losses of the haemolytic and cytotoxic phenotypes. A putative regulatory sequence approximately 200‐500bp upstream of the gene's coding region was identified. A 4.0 kb fragment encoding these activities hybridized to the chromosomal DNA of the parent strain of <jats:italic>L. pneumophila</jats:italic> Philadelphia 1 as well as clinical isolates of <jats:italic>L. pneumophila.</jats:italic></jats:p> Analysis of a cloned sequence of <i>Legionella pneumophila</i> encoding a 38 kD metalloprotease possessing haemolytic and cytotoxic activities Molecular Microbiology
spellingShingle Quinn, F. D., Tompkins, L. S., Molecular Microbiology, Analysis of a cloned sequence of Legionella pneumophila encoding a 38 kD metalloprotease possessing haemolytic and cytotoxic activities, Molecular Biology, Microbiology
title Analysis of a cloned sequence of Legionella pneumophila encoding a 38 kD metalloprotease possessing haemolytic and cytotoxic activities
title_full Analysis of a cloned sequence of Legionella pneumophila encoding a 38 kD metalloprotease possessing haemolytic and cytotoxic activities
title_fullStr Analysis of a cloned sequence of Legionella pneumophila encoding a 38 kD metalloprotease possessing haemolytic and cytotoxic activities
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of a cloned sequence of Legionella pneumophila encoding a 38 kD metalloprotease possessing haemolytic and cytotoxic activities
title_short Analysis of a cloned sequence of Legionella pneumophila encoding a 38 kD metalloprotease possessing haemolytic and cytotoxic activities
title_sort analysis of a cloned sequence of <i>legionella pneumophila</i> encoding a 38 kd metalloprotease possessing haemolytic and cytotoxic activities
title_unstemmed Analysis of a cloned sequence of Legionella pneumophila encoding a 38 kD metalloprotease possessing haemolytic and cytotoxic activities
topic Molecular Biology, Microbiology
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.1989.tb00228.x