The immunity genes of colicins E2 and E8 are closely related.

Bioscience reports ·Vol. 4 ·No. 7 ·1984-07-00 ·Pages 565-72

Lau PC, Rowsome RW, Watson RJ, Visentin LP

Abstract

We have determined the nucleotide sequence of the newly characterized colicin E8 imm gene which exists in tandem with the colicin E3 imm gene in the ColE3-CA38 plasmid. Comparison of these immunity structures reveals considerable sequence divergence, but the ColE8 imm gene is markedly homologous to the colicin E2 imm gene from the ColE2-P9 plasmid.

MeSH Terms

Bacteriocin Plasmids Base Sequence Escherichia coli/genetics Genes, Bacterial Genes, Regulator Immunity Plasmids Shigella sonnei/genetics

Authors & Affiliations

4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Lau P C

Rowsome R W

Watson R J

Visentin L P

Article Info

Journal

Bioscience reports

Abbr.

Biosci Rep

ISSN

0144-8463

DOI

10.1007/BF01121913

Published

1984-07-00

Pages

565-72

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

8102797

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF01121913 View journal details

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