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Comparative Analysis of the glg Operons of Pectobacterium chrysanthemi PY35 and Other Prokaryotes

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A chromosomal region of Pectobacterium chrysanthemi PY35 that contains of genes for glycogen synthesis was isolated from a cosmid library. The operon consists of glycogen branching enzyme (glgB), glycogen debranching enzyme (glgX), ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (glgC), glycogen synthase (glgA), and glycogen phosphorylase (glgP) genes. Gene organization is similar to that of Escherichia coli. The purified ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (GlgC) was activated by fructose 1,6-bisphosphate and inhibited by AMP. The constructed glgX::Ω mutant failed to integrate into the chromosome of P. chrysanthemi by marker exchange. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rDNA and the amino acid sequence of Glg enzymes showed correlation with other bacteria. γ-Proteobacteria have the glgX gene instead of the bacilli glgD gene in the glg operon. The possible evolutionary implications of the results among the prokaryotes are discussed.

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This work was supported by the KRF (2005-042-F00013), Korea. R. K. Math was supported by a scholarship from the BK21 Program, Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development, Korea.

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  1. Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, Chinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea

    Kye Man Cho, Woo Jin Lim, Renukaradhya K. Math, Shah Md. Asraful Islam, Sun Joo Hong & Han Dae Yun

  2. Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Sunchon National University, Sunchon, 540-742, Republic of Korea

    Hoon Kim

  3. Research Institute of Agriculture & Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Chinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea

    Han Dae Yun

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Cho, K.M., Lim, W.J., Math, R.K. et al. Comparative Analysis of the glg Operons of Pectobacterium chrysanthemi PY35 and Other Prokaryotes. J Mol Evol 67, 1–12 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00239-008-9103-7

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