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. 1992 Aug;174(16):5454–5456. doi: 10.1128/jb.174.16.5454-5456.1992

The 55-kilodalton protein in an oriC complex fraction is glycogen synthase.

A Kaidow 1, T Kataoka 1, M Wachi 1, A Takada 1, M Yamasaki 1, K Nagai 1
PMCID: PMC206386  PMID: 1644773

Abstract

Three proteins with molecular masses of 35, 55, and 75 kDa were found in an oriC complex fraction after purification through CsCl density gradient centrifugation (W. G. Hendrickson, T. Kusano, H. Yamaki, R. Balakrishnan, M. King, J. Murchie, and M. Schaechter, Cell 30:915-923, 1982). Of these three proteins, the 55-kDa protein was determined to be glycogen synthase on the basis of the N-terminal amino acid sequence and the molecular weight. The oriC complex was formed in glgA mutant cells, which produce no detectable glycogen, as well as in wild-type cells. None of the 35-, 55-, and 75-kDa proteins were detected in the fraction from this mutant. The results indicate that these proteins were not constituents of the oriC complex.

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