Expression of the Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum hpt Gene, Encoding Hypoxanthine (Guanine) Phosphoribosyltransferase, in Escherichia coli

AUTOR(ES)

Sauer, Jørgen

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

The hpt gene from the archaeon Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum, encoding hypoxanthine (guanine) phosphoribosyltransferase, was cloned by functional complementation into Escherichia coli. The hpt-encoded amino acid sequence is most similar to adenine phosphoribosyltransferases, but the encoded enzyme has activity only with hypoxanthine and guanine. The synthesis of the recombinant enzyme is apparently limited by the presence of the rare arginine codons AGA and AGG and the rare isoleucine AUA codon on the hpt gene. The recombinant enzyme was purified to apparent homogeneity.

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