PMID:340922

Citation	Cleary, ML, Garvin, RT and James, E (1977) Synthesis of the Escherichia coli K12 isoenzymes of ornithine transcarbamylase, performed in vitro. Mol. Gen. Genet. 157:155-65
Abstract	The in vitro synthesis of enzymatically-active ornithine transcarbamylase (OTCase) directed by each of the E. coli K-12 OTCase genes (argF and argI) is described. The E. coli OTCase isoenzyme subunits are not identical, whether synthesized in vivo or in vitro, the argF-coded product being about 5% smaller. The OTCase protomers are enzymatically inactive but associate in vitro to an enzymatically active multimer. The rates of subunit association of argF and argI isoenzymes are considerably different. Utilizing the facile assay protocol presented, the regulation of in vitro OTCase synthesis by the specific holorepressor of the arginine regulon is demonstrated. Calculations based upon data presented indicate that there are about 65 molecules of argR gene product per bacterium, a substantially lower estimate than previously reported.
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Keywords	Arginine/metabolism; Coliphages/genetics; DNA, Bacterial; Escherichia coli/enzymology; Escherichia coli/genetics; Genes; Genes, Regulator; Isoenzymes/biosynthesis; Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase/biosynthesis; Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase/genetics; Transduction, Genetic
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