A comparison of the methyl reductase genes and gene products
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Microbiology
- Vol. 35 (1) , 101-108
- https://doi.org/10.1139/m89-016
Abstract
The DNA sequences encoding component C of methyl coenzyme M reductase (mcr genes) in Methanothermus fervidus, Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum, Methanococcus vannielii, and Methanosarcina barkeri have been published. Comparisons of transcription initiation and termination sites and of the amino acid sequences of the mcr gene products are presented. Structural features conserved within the amino acid sequences are identified and a comparison of methyl reductase with other disulfide bond synthesizing enzymes is presented.Key words: archaebacterium, methanogen, methyl reductases, gene cloning, heterodisulfide synthesis.Keywords
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