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Cloning of a Ribonucleotide Reductase Gene of the Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Strain G

  • Kim, Hee-Jin (Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Si-Kyung (Department of Applied Biology and Chemistry, Konkuk University) ;
  • Byun, Si-Myung (Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Lee, Hyung-Hoan (Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University)
  • Received : 2003.02.14
  • Accepted : 2003.04.07
  • Published : 2003.09.30
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Abstract

The ribonucleotide reductase (RR) 2 gene of the HSV-2 strain G was cloned, sequenced, and expressed in an E. coli cell. The RR2 gene was located on the PstI 2.4 kb fragment, which was cloned and sequenced. The ORF of the gene was 1,011 bp and its termination codon was TAG; also, the CATATAA sequence was present in the promoter of the RR2 gene. A Poly A signal sequence (AATAAA) was found in the 3'-noncoding region. The RR2 proteins that were produced in the E. coli and Vero cells were confirmed using a Western blot analysis. SDS-PAGE revealed that the molecular weights of the fusion-RR2 that was produced in the E. coli cells were approximately 24 kDa and 38 kDa in the Vero cells. The RR2 proteins were soluble. The differences in the molecular weights might be due to modifications in the Vero cells.

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