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Journal of Bacteriology, November 2008, p. 7591-7594, Vol. 190, No. 22
0021-9193/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JB.01070-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Identification of Genes Encoding the Folate- and Thiamine-Binding Membrane Proteins in Firmicutes{triangledown} ,{ddagger}

Aymerick Eudes,1,{dagger} Guus B. Erkens,2,{dagger} Dirk J. Slotboom,2 Dmitry A. Rodionov,3,4 Valeria Naponelli,5 and Andrew D. Hanson1*

Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611,1 Department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen Biomolecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands,2 Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, California 92037,3 Institute for Information Transmission Problems RAS, Moscow 127994, Russia,4 Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 326115

Received 30 July 2008/ Accepted 27 August 2008

Genes encoding high-affinity folate- and thiamine-binding proteins (FolT, ThiT) were identified in the Lactobacillus casei genome, expressed in Lactococcus lactis, and functionally characterized. Similar genes occur in many Firmicutes, sometimes next to folate or thiamine salvage genes. Most thiT genes are preceded by a thiamine riboswitch.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: University of Florida, Horticultural Sciences Department, P.O. Box 110690, Gainesville, FL 32611. Phone: (352) 392-1928. Fax: (352) 392-5653. E-mail: adha{at}ufl.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 5 September 2008.

{ddagger} Supplemental material for this article may be found at http://jb.asm.org/.

{dagger} A.E. and G.B.E. contributed equally to the paper.

Journal of Bacteriology, November 2008, p. 7591-7594, Vol. 190, No. 22
0021-9193/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JB.01070-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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