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Cloning of the gene for delta 5-3-ketosteroid isomerase from Pseudomonas testosteroni. 1987

K Y Choi, and W F Benisek

Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616.

We have cloned an approx. 5-kb fragment of Pseudomonas testosteroni DNA containing the structural gene of delta 5-3-ketosteroid isomerase into the EcoRI site of the lambda gt11 genome. Escherichia coli infected with these recombinant phages produce a polypeptide which is recognized by antiserum raised against the purified isomerase. Four of the recombinant lambda gt11 clones contain significant levels of isomerase activity and produce an immunopositive polypeptide of the same apparent Mr as the native isomerase obtained from P. testosteroni. The approx. 5-kb fragment hybridizes to synthetic 21-mer and 17-mer oligodeoxynucleotide mixtures corresponding to the 5' and 3' regions, respectively, of the expected nucleotide sequence of the gene.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007535	Isomerases	A class of enzymes that catalyze geometric or structural changes within a molecule to form a single product. The reactions do not involve a net change in the concentrations of compounds other than the substrate and the product.(from Dorland, 28th ed) EC 5.	Isomerase
D009693	Nucleic Acid Hybridization	Widely used technique which exploits the ability of complementary sequences in single-stranded DNAs or RNAs to pair with each other to form a double helix. Hybridization can take place between two complimentary DNA sequences, between a single-stranded DNA and a complementary RNA, or between two RNA sequences. The technique is used to detect and isolate specific sequences, measure homology, or define other characteristics of one or both strands. (Kendrew, Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology, 1994, p503)	Genomic Hybridization,Acid Hybridization, Nucleic,Acid Hybridizations, Nucleic,Genomic Hybridizations,Hybridization, Genomic,Hybridization, Nucleic Acid,Hybridizations, Genomic,Hybridizations, Nucleic Acid,Nucleic Acid Hybridizations
D011549	Pseudomonas	A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria widely distributed in nature. Some species are pathogenic for humans, animals, and plants.	Chryseomonas,Pseudomona,Flavimonas
D003001	Cloning, Molecular	The insertion of recombinant DNA molecules from prokaryotic and/or eukaryotic sources into a replicating vehicle, such as a plasmid or virus vector, and the introduction of the resultant hybrid molecules into recipient cells without altering the viability of those cells.	Molecular Cloning
D005796	Genes	A category of nucleic acid sequences that function as units of heredity and which code for the basic instructions for the development, reproduction, and maintenance of organisms.	Cistron,Gene,Genetic Materials,Cistrons,Genetic Material,Material, Genetic,Materials, Genetic
D005798	Genes, Bacterial	The functional hereditary units of BACTERIA.	Bacterial Gene,Bacterial Genes,Gene, Bacterial
D001483	Base Sequence	The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence.	DNA Sequence,Nucleotide Sequence,RNA Sequence,DNA Sequences,Base Sequences,Nucleotide Sequences,RNA Sequences,Sequence, Base,Sequence, DNA,Sequence, Nucleotide,Sequence, RNA,Sequences, Base,Sequences, DNA,Sequences, Nucleotide,Sequences, RNA
D013251	Steroid Isomerases	Enzymes that catalyze the transposition of double bond(s) in a steroid molecule. EC 5.3.3.	3-Ketosteroid Isomerases,3-Oxosteroid Isomerases,3 Ketosteroid Isomerases,3 Oxosteroid Isomerases,Isomerases, 3-Ketosteroid,Isomerases, 3-Oxosteroid,Isomerases, Steroid