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J Bacteriol, March 1998, p. 1578-1581, Vol. 180, No. 6
0021-9193/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Molecular Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of the Genes Encoding the Two Essential Protein Components of Micrococcus luteus B-P 26 Hexaprenyl Diphosphate Synthase

Naoto Shimizu, Tanetoshi Koyama,* and Kyozo Ogura

Institute for Chemical Reaction Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan

Received 11 August 1997/Accepted 30 December 1997

The structural genes encoding the two essential components A and B of hexaprenyl diphosphate synthase, which produce the precursor of the prenyl side chain of menaquinone-6, were cloned from Micrococcus luteus B-P 26.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute for Chemical Reaction Science, Tohoku University, Katahira 2-1-1, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan. Phone: 81-22-217-5621. Fax: 81-22-217-5620. E-mail: koyama{at}icrs.tohoku.ac.jp.




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