Abstract
The chromosomal acetylornithine deacetylase (argE) gene of Myxococcus xanthus was identified via homology to acetylornithine deacetylases from other bacterial species. A mutant carrying a disruption in argE was unable to grow on minimal media lacking supplemental arginine and formed fruiting bodies and spores in response to arginine starvation at high cell density.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Amidohydrolases / genetics*
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Arginine / biosynthesis
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Base Sequence
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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Escherichia coli / enzymology
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Escherichia coli / genetics
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Genes, Bacterial*
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Genetic Complementation Test
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Mutation
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Myxococcus xanthus / enzymology*
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Myxococcus xanthus / genetics*
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Myxococcus xanthus / growth & development
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Open Reading Frames
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Phenotype
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Restriction Mapping
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Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
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Spores, Bacterial / enzymology
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Spores, Bacterial / genetics
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Spores, Bacterial / physiology
Substances
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DNA, Bacterial
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Arginine
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Amidohydrolases
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N-acetylornithine deacetylase