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The expression of the eukaryotic bbc1 (breast basic conserved) gene (the bbc1 gene of the marine green alga Chlamydomonas sp. W-80 strain) enhanced the tolerance against salt-stress and freezing-stress in E. coli cells. The expression of the BBC1 protein in the E. coli cells carrying the algal bbc1 gene and that in the Chlamydomonas W-80 cells were examined by Western blotting analysis. The result suggests that the eukaryotic BBC1 protein expressed in the E. coli cells has a protective function against the cellular dehydration.
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Received: 24 April 2000 / Accepted: 21 August 2000
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Tanaka, S., Ikeda, K. & Miyasaka, H. Enhanced Tolerance Against Salt-Stress and Freezing-Stress of Escherichia coli Cells Expressing Algal bbc1 Gene. Curr Microbiol 42, 173–177 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002840010199
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002840010199