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. 1990 Feb;58(2):550–556. doi: 10.1128/iai.58.2.550-556.1990

Cloning and expression of the gene for the cross-reactive alpha antigen of Mycobacterium kansasii.

K Matsuo 1, R Yamaguchi 1, A Yamazaki 1, H Tasaka 1, K Terasaka 1, T Yamada 1
PMCID: PMC258492  PMID: 2404875

Abstract

The gene for the extracellular alpha antigen of Mycobacterium kansasii was cloned by using the alpha-antigen gene fragments of M. bovis BCG as probes. Gene analysis revealed that this gene encodes 325 amino acid residues, including 40 amino acids for the signal peptide, followed by 285 amino acids for the mature protein. A comparison of the nucleotide sequences of the genes isolated from these two mycobacterial species showed that the levels of DNA and amino acid homology were 84.8 and 89.1%, respectively. The hydropathy profiles were also compared, and two highly changed hydrophilic regions were observed, which might account for the antigenic diversity of this antigen or its acquirement of antigenic specificity.

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