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

A Buckling, J Neilson, J Lindsay, R Ffrench-Constant, M Enright, N Day, R C Massey

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Abstract

The mapW gene of Staphylococcus aureus strain N315 contains a polly(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 - 2005

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