Clonal distribution and phase-variable expression of a major histocompatibility complex analogue protein in Staphylococcus aureus

  • Angus Buckling
  • , James Neilson
  • , Jodi Lindsay
  • , Richard Ffrench-Constant
  • , Mark Enright
  • , Nicholas Day
  • , Ruth C. Massey

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Abstract

The mapW gene of Staphylococcus aureus strain N315 contains a poly(A) tract which truncates translation of the protein. This study demonstrates that mapW is an allelic variant of the map/eap genes found in other strains and that the variation in the length of this poly(A) tract suggests that it is a contingency locus.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2917-2919
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Bacteriology
Volume187
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2005
Externally publishedYes

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