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

Journal article

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.

Authors: Buckling, A; Neilson, J; Lindsay, J; ffrench-Constant, R; Enright, M

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of bacteriology
• Volume: 187
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 2917-2919
• Publication date: 2005-04-01
• DOI: 10.1128/jb.187.8.2917-2919.2005
• EISSN: 1098-5530
• ISSN: 0021-9193
• Language: English
• Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; Tropism; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; Bacterial Proteins; RNA, Messenger; Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; Phylogeny; Phase Transition