Abstract:
Disclosed is a cellobiose phosphorylase gene coding for a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16 as set forth in the Sequence Listing, a plasmid vector comprising the cellobiose phosphorylase gene and a transformant transformed with the plasmid vector.

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a cellobiose phosphorylase gene, a plasmid vector and transformant containing said gene. 
     Cellobiose phosphorylase (EC2.4.1.20) is an enzyme decomposing cellobiose by phosphorolysis through which glucose-1-phosphate and glucose are obtained from cellobiose and phosphoric acid as the starting materials. This enzyme can also synthesize glucosamine-1-phosphate from kitobiose as the starting material and galactose-1-phosphate from lactose as the starting material. 
     This enzyme also permits the reverse reaction of said reaction (i.e. the reaction of synthesizing e.g. cellobiose from glucose-1-phosphate and glucose) to proceed. Accordingly, it is an enzyme used in synthesizing various phosphosaccharides and disaccharides. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     As described above, cellobiose phosphorylase is an enzyme involved in synthesizing various phosphosaccharides, as well as in synthesizing disaccharides by the reverse reaction. In the reverse reaction, saccharides such as 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucose, mannose, 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-mannose, 2-deoxy-D-glucose, 6-deoxy-D-glucose, D-xylose etc. besides glucose can be used for synthesis of various hetero-disaccharides. These phosphosaccharides and disaccharides are useful substance expected to be developed in the future as materials for foods, pharmaceutical preparations etc. 
     However, conventionally used cellobiose phosphorylase is only a crude or purified enzyme extracted from microorganisms of the genera Cellvibrio and Clostridium, and no attempt has been made at stable production of said enzyme to improve its industrial application. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     To further utilize cellobiose phosphorylase, the object of the present invention is to contribute to industrial production of said enzyme by expressing the gene of said enzyme through cloning for elucidating the structure of the gene. 
     As a result of their eager study for elucidating the structural gene of cellobiose phosphorylase, the present inventors succeeded in cloning a cellobiose phosphorylase gene from microorganisms of the genus Cellvibrio having the ability to produce said enzyme to complete the present invention. 
     The present invention described in claim 1 is a cellobiose phosphorylase gene coding for a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 in the Sequence Listing (the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 is listed separately in the Sequence Listing as SEQ ID NO:16). 
     The present invention described in claim 2 is a plasmid vector comprising the cellobiose phosphorylase gene of claim 1. 
     The present invention described in claim 3 is a transformant transformed with the plasmid vector of claim 2. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     By the present inventors, cellobiose phosphorylase extracted from microorganisms of the genus Cellvibrio having the ability to produce cellobiose phosphorylase was highly purified, and its N-terminal amino acid sequence was determined. Further, this cellobiose phosphorylase was digested with an enzyme to prepare peptide fragments, and their amino acid sequences were determined. 
     Then, primers (SEQ ID NOS: 13 and 14) were prepared based on nucleotide sequences deduced from these amino acid sequences. The primers were used in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using as a template genomic DNA extracted from microorganisms of the genus Cellvibrio, whereby a clear band of a 820 bp DNA nucleotide sequence was obtained. 
     The resulting band (PCR product) was cloned and sequenced using a DNA sequencer (see SEQ ID NO: 15). When the DNA nucleotide sequence thus determined was translated into amino acids, amino acid sequences corresponding to the previously obtained peptide fragments (see SEQ ID NOS: 3 to 7) were present, so these peptide fragments were found to be parts of a product of the cellobiose phosphorylase gene. 
     Then, the cellobiose phosphorylase gene was cloned using this PCR product as a probe. 
     First, genomic DNA extracted from microorganisms of the genus Cellvibrio was disgusted with enzyme and subjected to in vitro packaging into lambda-phase to prepare a phage library. 
     This phage library was screened for phage carrying the cellobiose phosphorylase gene by use of the above PCR product as a probe, and said gene was extracted from the resulting positive phage. 
     Further, the gene was extracted from the phage and decomposed with a restriction enzyme and the resulting DNA fragments were subjected to Southern hybridization. As a result, it was confirmed that the target cellobiose phosphorylase gene is present in a 3.1 kbp DNA fragment. 
     The fragment containing the cellobiose phosphorylase gene was sub-cloned to prepare a plasmid. This plasmid was used to transform E. Coli in a usual manner to give a transformant. 
     Hereinafter, the present invention is described in detail. 
     As described above, the cellobiose phosphorylase gene of the present invention is derived from microorganisms of the genus Cellvibrio having the ability to produce cellobiose phosphorylase. 
     Such Cellvibrio strains having the ability to produce cellobiose phosphorylase include Cellvibrio gilvus ATCC 13127 etc. 
     Cellobiose phosphorylase can be obtained from the above microorganism. Specifically, the above strain is cultured in a nutrient medium in a usual manner, and then the microorganism is separated from the culture and disrupted in a usual manner and centrifuged to give a cellobiose phosphorylase fraction. Then, purification means such as column chromatography, FPLC, HPLC etc. can be used to obtain highly purified cellobiose phosphorylase. 
     Then, this purified cellobiose phosphorylase was determined for its N-terminal amino acid sequence. For sequencing, protein sequencer Model 477A (manufactured by Perkin Elmer) was used. The determined N-terminal amino acid sequence is as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 in the Sequence Listing. 
     Further, this cellobiose phosphorylase was digested with an enzyme to prepare peptide fragments which were then determined for their amino acid sequences (see SEQ ID NO: 3 to 12 in the Sequence Listing). 
     The nucleotide sequence of the target gene was deduced from the amino acid sequences thus determined. Primers (SEQ ID NOS: 13 and 14) were prepared based on the deduced nucleotide sequence and these were used in PCR where genomic DNA extracted from microorganisms of the genus Cellvibrio was used as a template. As a result, a clear band of a 820 bp DNA nucleotide sequence was obtained. 
     The resulting band (PCR product) was cloned and then determined for its DNA nucleotide sequence in a DNA sequencer (see SEQ ID NO: 15). When this DNA nucleotide sequence was translated into amino acids, amino acid sequences corresponding to the previously obtained peptide fragments (see SEQ ID NOS: 3 to 7 in the Sequence Listing) were present, so these peptide fragments were found to be parts of a product of the cellobiose phosphorylase gene. 
     Then, the cellobiose phosphorylase gene was cloned using this PCR product as a probe. 
     First, DNA was extracted from microorganisms of the genus Cellvibrio and cleaved with a restriction enzyme to give a fraction, which was then subjected to in vitro packaging into lambda-phage to prepare a phage library. 
     The phage library was screened for phage having the cellobiose phosphorylase gene by use of the above PCR product as a probe to give positive phage. 
     The gene is extracted from the positive phage and digested with a restriction enzyme to give partial digests which are then, after being separated by agarose gel electrophoresis, subjected to Southern hybridization (page 157 in &#34;Cloning and Sequence&#34; compiled by Watanabe and published by Noson Bunkasha (1989)). As a result, it was confirmed that the target cellobiose phosphorylase gene is present in a 3.1 kbp DNA fragment. 
     The cellobiose phosphorylase gene of the present invention has the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 in Sequence Listing. 
     The cellobiose phosphorylase according to the present invention is an enzyme having a novel amino acid sequence, and no protein with 65% or more homology thereto was found. 
     Then, this 3.1 kbp DNA fragment was separated by agarose gel electrophoresis and sub-cloned in a previously dephosphorylated plasmid by use of a DNA ligation kit (produced by Takara Shuzo Co., Ltd.) to prepare plasmid pUC-2. 
     Further, this plasmid was transformed into E. coli. 
     The transformed E. coli (E. coli pUC-2) has been deposited with the National Institute of Bioscience and Human-Technology, Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Japan, and its accession number is FERM BP-6033. Plasmid pUC-2 contains the cellobiose phosphorylase gene. 
     The expression of cellobiose phosphorylase can be confirmed by culturing the resulting E. coli transformant and measuring cellobiose phosphorylase in the E. coli or the culture supernatant (Journal of Biochemistry, 112 , 40-44 (1992)). 
     This transformant is cultured in a nutrient medium at 20° to 37° C. for 1 to 3 days, and the grown microorganism is disrupted and separated into solid and liquid, and the resulting supernatant is purified in a usual manner to give cellobiose phosphorylase. 
    
    
     EXAMPLES 
     Hereinafter, the present invention is described in more detail by reference to Examples, which however are not intended to limit the present invention. 
     Example 1 
     Cellvibrio gilvus ATCC 13127 was cultured in a nutrient medium and the microorganism was then separated from the culture. Then, said microorganism was disrupted in a usual manner and centrifuged to give a disruption liquid, which was then purified by hydrophobic chromatography, ion-exchange chromatography, whereby highly purified cellobiose phosphorylase was obtained. 
     This purified cellobiose phosphorylase was determined for its N-terminal sequence in Protein Sequencer Model 477A (Perkin Elmer). The sequence thus determined is shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 in the Sequence Listing. 
     Further, this cellobiose phosphorylase was digested with lysyl endopeptidase (Merck) to give peptide fragments, and 10 peptide fragments were determined for their amino acid sequences. The determined amino acid sequences are shown respectively in SEQ ID NOS: 3 to 12 in the Sequence Listing. 
     Forward primers and reverse primers were prepared respectively based on 6 selected regions with less codon degeneracy in the determined amino acid sequences. A combination of these primers was used for amplification by PCR where genomic DNA from Cellvibrio gilvus ATCC 13127 was used as a template. 
     The result indicated that a 820 bp clear band was obtained by PCR when the forward primer shown in SEQ ID NO: 13 in the Sequence Listing and the reverse primer shown in SEQ ID NO: 14 in the Sequence Listing were selected as a combination of primers. 
     The resulting band was cloned, and its analysis in a DNA sequencer revealed the DNA nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15. When this DNA nucleotide sequence was translated into amino acids, amino acid sequences corresponding to the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 3 to 7 out of the previously obtained peptide fragments were present, so these peptide fragments were found to be parts of a product of the cellobiose phosphorylase gene. 
     Then, the cellobiose phosphorylase gene was cloned using this PCR product as a probe. Genomic DNA was extracted from Cellvibrio gilvus ATCC 13127 by the Saito&#39;s method (&#34;Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Kouso&#34; (Protein, Nucleic Acid and Enzyme), vol. 11, page 446). This genomic DNA was partially digested with restriction enzyme Sau III Al and then ultracentrifuged so that an about 20 kbp fraction was obtained. This fraction was subjected to in vitro packaging into lambda-phase by use of Gigapack II Gold (Stratagene) to prepare a phage library. 
     The phage library was screened for phage carrying the cellobiose phosphorylase gene by using the above probe in a usual manner (page 134 in &#34;Cloning and Sequence&#34; compiled by Watanabe and published by Noson Bunkasha (1989)). As a result, 5 positive phages were obtained. 
     Further, the gene was extracted from the phage and partially digested with restriction enzymes Sac I and Pst I, and the resulting restriction enzyme digests were separated by agarose gel electrophoresis and subjected to Southern hybridization (page 157 in &#34;Cloning and Sequence&#34; compiled by Watanabe and published by Noson Bunkasha (1989)). As a result, it was confirmed that the target cellobiose phosphorylase gene is present in a 3.1 kbp DNA fragment. 
     Then, this 3.1 kbp fragment was separated by agarose gel electrophoresis according to the method described by Sambrook, J., Fritsch, E. F. and Maniatis, T. in Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual, 2nd edition, Ch. 6.3, Vol. 1 (1989). 
     Separately, plasmid pUC-18 was decomposed with restriction enzymes Sac I and Pst I and then dephosphorylated with alkaline phosphatase. The above 3.1 kbp fragment was sub-cloned in this dephosphorylated plasmid by using a DNA ligation kit (Takara Shuzo Co., Ltd.) in a usual manner (see the method described on page 134 in &#34;Cloning and Sequence&#34; compiled by Watanabe and published by Noson Bunkasha (1989)), whereby plasmid PUC-2 was prepared. 
     Further, this plasmid was transformed into E. coli according to the method described by Sambrook, J., Fritsch, E. F. and Maniatis, T. in Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual, 2nd edition, Ch. 1.74, Vol. 1 (1989). 
     The transformed E. coli has been deposited with the National Institute of Bioscience and Human-Technology, Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Japan, and its accession number is FERM BP-6033. Plasmid pUC-2 contains the cellobiose phosphorylase gene. 
     Plasmid pUC-2 was prepared in a large amount from the transformant thus obtained and determined for its nucleotide sequence by use of d-rhodamine terminator cycle sequencing kit (Perkin Elmer). 
     By combining the information of the determined nucleotide sequences, the cellobiose phosphorylase gene was constituted. The nucleotide sequence of said gene and its coding amino acid sequence are as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1. 
     The amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 in the Sequence Listing, encoded by the cellobiose phosphorylase gene, was compared with the previously revealed amino acid sequences. 
     As a result, the N-terminal amino acid sequence (see SEQ ID NO: 2 in the Sequence Listing) of cellobiose phosphorylase agreed with the partial sequence at the 1- to 42-positions in the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1. 
     Further, the sequences of peptide fragments derived from cellobiose phosphorylase (SEQ ID NOS: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12) agreed with the partial sequences at the 90- to 114-positions, 115- to 131-positions, 132- to 142-positions, 189- to 219-positions, 235- to 252-positions, 278- to 288-positions, 289- to 319-positions, 411- to 424-positions, 551- to 557-positions and 590- to 618-positions in the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1. 
     When the molecular weight of active cellobiose phosphorylase was determined with laser ionization TOF-MS KOMPACT MALDI III (Shimadzu), its molecular weight was 91,000 Dalton which agreed well with the molecular weight 90,813 of the protein encoded by the present gene. 
     From the above results, the cellobiose phosphorylase gene was found in the nucleotide sequence. That is, the structural gene of cellobiose phosphorylase was confirmed to be located within the 359- to 2827-positions in the nucleotide sequence. 
     According to the present invention, there is provided the cellobiose phosphorylase gene. The enzyme obtained by expressing the gene permits phosphorolysis reaction or its reverse reaction to proceed, thus efficiently producing various phosphosaccharides and heterodisaccharides useful in the fields of food manufacturing industry and pharmaceutical industry. 
     The entire disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 9-221193 filed on Aug. 4, 1997 including specification, claims and summary are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     
         __________________________________________________________________________SEQUENCE LISTING(1) GENERAL INFORMATION:(iii) NUMBER OF SEQUENCES: 16(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:1:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 3157 base pairs(B) TYPE: nucleic acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: double(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Cellvibrio gilvus(B) STRAIN: ATCC 13127(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Direct Origin: pUC-2(ix) FEATURE:(A) NAME/KEY: mat.sub.-- peptide(B) LOCATION: 359..2824(D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note= &#34;METHOD FOR DETERMININGSEQUENCE: E&#34;(ix) FEATURE:(A) NAME/KEY: CDS(B) LOCATION: 359..2824(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:1:GAGCTCGGCCCTGATGTCACGGTCGGAGAGCAGCACGGGCCCACGGTAGTGCCCCGGACG60GGTGTCCGGGGCCGTCCGCCCACGCCCGTCCACGCTCCTCCCACACCGTTCCCACACCCC120TGTGCGAGCGTCGCGCAGCCCGCCCGGGGCGCCCGGCCGGAGGGTGCGCACGGACGTGCG180ACCTGCGCCCGTTCTCGTCGGGACCCGCGGCGGCTATGATCCCTCTCGTGAGGCGCGTGG240GAGCGCTCTCGCACCGACCATGAGCCGCGTCAGAGCCTCGACGCCGACCCGCACGGACGC300GGACGGCCGACCGGGGGGCCGGGCGCGACACAACCCGAGCACCCGAGGGGCACCACCG358ATGCGGTACGGCCATTTCGACGACGCGGCGCGCGAGTACGTCATCACG406MetArgTyrGlyHisPheAspAspAlaAlaArgGluTyrValIleThr151015ACGCCTCACACCCCCTACCCGTGGATCAACTACCTCGGGTCGGAGCAG454ThrProHisThrProTyrProTrpIleAsnTyrLeuGlySerGluGln202530TTCTTCTCGCTGCTCTCCCACCAGGCCGGCGGCTACTCGTTCTACCGC502PhePheSerLeuLeuSerHisGlnAlaGlyGlyTyrSerPheTyrArg354045GACGCCAAGATGCGGCGGCTCACGCGCTACCGCTACAACAACATCCCC550AspAlaLysMetArgArgLeuThrArgTyrArgTyrAsnAsnIlePro505560GCGGACGCGGGCGGCCGGTACCTGTACGTCAACGACGGCGGCGACGTG598AlaAspAlaGlyGlyArgTyrLeuTyrValAsnAspGlyGlyAspVal65707580TGGACCCCGTCGTGGCTGCCGGTCAAGGCGGACCTGGACCACTTCGAG646TrpThrProSerTrpLeuProValLysAlaAspLeuAspHisPheGlu859095GCGCGCCACGGCCTCGGCTACTCGCGCATCACGGGCGAGCGCAACGGC694AlaArgHisGlyLeuGlyTyrSerArgIleThrGlyGluArgAsnGly100105110CTGAAGGTCGAGACGCTCTTCTTCGTCCCGCTCGGCGAGAACGCCGAG742LeuLysValGluThrLeuPhePheValProLeuGlyGluAsnAlaGlu115120125GTGCAGAAGGTCACCGTCACCAACACGTCCGACGCCCCGAAGACGGCG790ValGlnLysValThrValThrAsnThrSerAspAlaProLysThrAla130135140ACGCTGTTCTCGTTCGTCGAGTTCTGCCTGTGGAACGCGCAGGACGAC838ThrLeuPheSerPheValGluPheCysLeuTrpAsnAlaGlnAspAsp145150155160CAGACGAACTACCAGCGCAACCTGTCGATCGGCGAGGTCGAGGTCGAG886GlnThrAsnTyrGlnArgAsnLeuSerIleGlyGluValGluValGlu165170175CAGGACGGCCCGCACGGCTCGGCGATCTACCACAAGACCGAGTACCGC934GlnAspGlyProHisGlySerAlaIleTyrHisLysThrGluTyrArg180185190GAGCGCCGCGACCACTACGCCGTGTTCGGCGTGAACACCCGCGCGGAC982GluArgArgAspHisTyrAlaValPheGlyValAsnThrArgAlaAsp195200205GGCTTCGACACGGACCGCGACACGTTCGTGGGCGCGTACAACTCGCTG1030GlyPheAspThrAspArgAspThrPheValGlyAlaTyrAsnSerLeu210215220GGCGAGGCGTCCGTCCCGCGCGCCGGGAAGTCCGCGGACTCGGTCGCG1078GlyGluAlaSerValProArgAlaGlyLysSerAlaAspSerValAla225230235240TCGGGCTGGTACCCGATCGGCTCGCACTCCGTCGCCGTGACGCTGCAG1126SerGlyTrpTyrProIleGlySerHisSerValAlaValThrLeuGln245250255CCCGGCGAGTCCCGCGACCTCGTCTACGTGCTGGGCTACCTGGAGAAC1174ProGlyGluSerArgAspLeuValTyrValLeuGlyTyrLeuGluAsn260265270CCCGACGAGGAGAAGTGGGCCGACGACGCCCACCAGGTCGTCAACAAG1222ProAspGluGluLysTrpAlaAspAspAlaHisGlnValValAsnLys275280285GCGCCCGCGCACGCGCTGCTGGGCCGGTTCGCGACGAGCGAGCAGGTC1270AlaProAlaHisAlaLeuLeuGlyArgPheAlaThrSerGluGlnVal290295300GACGCCGCCCTGGAGGCGCTGAACTCCTACTGGACGAACCTGCTCTCG1318AspAlaAlaLeuGluAlaLeuAsnSerTyrTrpThrAsnLeuLeuSer305310315320ACGTACTCGGTGTCGAGCACCGACGAGAAGCTCGACCGGATGGTCAAC1366ThrTyrSerValSerSerThrAspGluLysLeuAspArgMetValAsn325330335ATCTGGAACCAGTACCAGTGCATGGTCACGTTCAACATGTCGCGCTCG1414IleTrpAsnGlnTyrGlnCysMetValThrPheAsnMetSerArgSer340345350GCGTCGTTCTTCGAGACGGGCATCGGCCGCGGGATGGGCTTCCGCGAC1462AlaSerPhePheGluThrGlyIleGlyArgGlyMetGlyPheArgAsp355360365TCCAACCAGGACCTCCTGGGCTTCGTGCACCTGATCCCGGAGCGCGCG1510SerAsnGlnAspLeuLeuGlyPheValHisLeuIleProGluArgAla370375380CGCGAGCGGATCATCGACATCGCCTCGACGCAGTTCGCGGACGGCTCG1558ArgGluArgIleIleAspIleAlaSerThrGlnPheAlaAspGlySer385390395400GCGTACCACCAGTACCAGCCGCTCACGAAGCGCGGGAACAACGACATC1606AlaTyrHisGlnTyrGlnProLeuThrLysArgGlyAsnAsnAspIle405410415GGCTCGGGCTTCAACGACGACCCGCTGTGGCTCATCGCGGGCGTGGCG1654GlySerGlyPheAsnAspAspProLeuTrpLeuIleAlaGlyValAla420425430GCGTACATCAAGGAGTCCGGCGACTGGGGCATCCTCGACGAGCCCGTG1702AlaTyrIleLysGluSerGlyAspTrpGlyIleLeuAspGluProVal435440445CCGTTCGACAACGAGCCCGGCTCCGAGGTCCCGCTGTTCGAGCACCTG1750ProPheAspAsnGluProGlySerGluValProLeuPheGluHisLeu450455460ACGCGCTCCTTCCAGTTCACGGTGCAGAACCGCGGCCCGCACGGCCTG1798ThrArgSerPheGlnPheThrValGlnAsnArgGlyProHisGlyLeu465470475480CCGCTCATCGGCCGTGCCGACTGGAACGACTGCCTCAACCTCAACTGC1846ProLeuIleGlyArgAlaAspTrpAsnAspCysLeuAsnLeuAsnCys485490495TTCTCGACGACCCCGGGCGAGTCGTTCCAGACGACCGAGAACCAGGCG1894PheSerThrThrProGlyGluSerPheGlnThrThrGluAsnGlnAla500505510GGCGGCGTCGCGGAGTCCGTGTTCATCGCGGCGCAGTTCGTGCTCTAC1942GlyGlyValAlaGluSerValPheIleAlaAlaGlnPheValLeuTyr515520525GGCGCGGAGTACGCCACGCTCGCGGAGCGTCGCGGCCTCGCGGACGTC1990GlyAlaGluTyrAlaThrLeuAlaGluArgArgGlyLeuAlaAspVal530535540GCCACCGAGGCGCGCAAGTACGTCGACGAGGTGCGTGCCGCGGTGCTC2038AlaThrGluAlaArgLysTyrValAspGluValArgAlaAlaValLeu545550555560GAGCACGGCTGGGACGGCCAGTGGTTCCTGCGTGCCTACGACTACTAC2086GluHisGlyTrpAspGlyGlnTrpPheLeuArgAlaTyrAspTyrTyr565570575GGCAACCCGGTCGGCACGGACGCCAAGCCCGAGGGCAAGATCTGGATC2134GlyAsnProValGlyThrAspAlaLysProGluGlyLysIleTrpIle580585590GAGCCGCAGGGCTTCGCCGTCATGGCGGGCATCGGCGTCGGCGAGGGC2182GluProGlnGlyPheAlaValMetAlaGlyIleGlyValGlyGluGly595600605CCGGACGACGCGGACGCGCCGGCCGTCAAGGCGCTCGACTCCGTGAAC2230ProAspAspAlaAspAlaProAlaValLysAlaLeuAspSerValAsn610615620GAGATGCTCGGCACGCCGCACGGCCTGGTGCTGCAGTACCCGGCGTAC2278GluMetLeuGlyThrProHisGlyLeuValLeuGlnTyrProAlaTyr625630635640ACGACGTACCAGATCGAGCTCGGCGAGGTCTCCACGTACCCGCCCGGC2326ThrThrTyrGlnIleGluLeuGlyGluValSerThrTyrProProGly645650655TACAAGGAGAACGGCGGCATCTTCTGCCACAACAACCCCTGGGTGATC2374TyrLysGluAsnGlyGlyIlePheCysHisAsnAsnProTrpValIle660665670ATCGCCGAGACGGTCGTGGGGCGCGGTGCGCAGGCGTTCGACTACTAC2422IleAlaGluThrValValGlyArgGlyAlaGlnAlaPheAspTyrTyr675680685AAGCGGATCACCCCCGCGTACCGCGAGGACATCTCCGACACGCACAAG2470LysArgIleThrProAlaTyrArgGluAspIleSerAspThrHisLys690695700CTCGAGCCGTACGTGTACGCGCAGATGATCGCGGGCAAGGAGGCGGTG2518LeuGluProTyrValTyrAlaGlnMetIleAlaGlyLysGluAlaVal705710715720CGCGCCGGCGAGGCGAAGAACTCGTGGCTCACCGGAACGGCGGCGTGG2566ArgAlaGlyGluAlaLysAsnSerTrpLeuThrGlyThrAlaAlaTrp725730735AACTTCGTCGCGGTGTCCCAGTACCTGCTGGGCGTGCGGCCCGACTAC2614AsnPheValAlaValSerGlnTyrLeuLeuGlyValArgProAspTyr740745750GACGGCCTCGTGGTCGACCCGCAGATCGGTCCGGACGTCCCCTCGTAC2662AspGlyLeuValValAspProGlnIleGlyProAspValProSerTyr755760765ACGGTCACCCGCGTGGCCCGCGGCGCGACGTACGAGATCACGGTGACC2710ThrValThrArgValAlaArgGlyAlaThrTyrGluIleThrValThr770775780AACTCGGGCGCCCCGGGCGCGCGTGCGTCGCTCACGGTCGACGGCGCG2758AsnSerGlyAlaProGlyAlaArgAlaSerLeuThrValAspGlyAla785790795800CCCGTCGACGGCCGCACGGTCCCCTACGCCCCGGCCGGCTCGACCGTC2806ProValAspGlyArgThrValProTyrAlaProAlaGlySerThrVal805810815CGCGTCGAGGTGACCGTCTGACCCGCGGGTCCGACGGCTGACGTCATG2854ArgValGluValThrVal820ACGATGGTCCAGGAGATCGAGACGCCCGCGCCGGCGGCCCCTGCCGGCGCGGGGGTCGCG2914CCCGAGCGCGTCGTGACGCTGCGCTCCGGTGCGTGGGAGCTCGACGTGCTCCCGCGCACC2974GGGGCGGCCCTCGGCGGTGGCCGCATCCGCACCTCGGACGGCGTGTGGCGCGACCTGCTG3034CGCCCGACGCGCCCGACCGTCCTGGGCGACCCGGAGAAGTGCTCGTCGTTCCCGATGGTG3094CCGTGGTCCAACCGCATCCGCGACGGCGTGCTCGCCTTCGGCGGGCGCTCGTGGCAGCTG3154CAG3157(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:2:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 40 amino acids(B) TYPE: amino acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide(v) FRAGMENT TYPE: N-terminal(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Cellvibrio gilvus(B) STRAIN: ATCC 13127(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Direct Origin:(vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:(B) CLONE: Digest of an enzyme produced by Cellvibriogilvus(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:2:MetArgTyrGlyHisPheAspAspAlaAlaArgGluTyrValIleThr151015ThrProHisThrProTyrProTrpIleAsnTyrLeuGlySerGluGln202530PhePheSerLeuLeuSerHisGln3540(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:3:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 25 amino acids(B) TYPE: amino acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide(v) FRAGMENT TYPE: internal(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Cellvibrio gilvus(B) STRAIN: ATCC 13127(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Direct Origin:(vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:(B) CLONE: Digest of an enzyme produced by Cellvibriogilvus(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:3:AlaAspLeuAspHisPheGluAlaArgHisGlyLeuGlyTyrSerArg151015IleThrGlyGluArgAsnGlyLeuLys2025(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:4:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids(B) TYPE: amino acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide(v) FRAGMENT TYPE: internal(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Cellvibrio gilvus(B) STRAIN: ATCC 13127(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Direct Origin:(vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:(B) CLONE: Digest of an enzyme produced by Cellvibriogilvus(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:4:ValGluThrLeuPhePheValProLeuGlyGluAsnAlaGluValGln151015Lys(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:5:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids(B) TYPE: amino acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide(v) FRAGMENT TYPE: internal(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Cellvibrio gilvus(B) STRAIN: ATCC 13127(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Direct Origin:(vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:(B) CLONE: Digest of an enzyme produced by Cellvibriogilvus(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:5:ValThrValThrAsnThrSerAspAlaProLys1510(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:6:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 31 amino acids(B) TYPE: amino acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide(v) FRAGMENT TYPE: internal(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Cellvibrio gilvus(B) STRAIN: ATCC 13127(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Direct Origin:(vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:(B) CLONE: Digest of an enzyme produced by Cellvibriogilvus(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:6:ThrGluTyrArgGluArgArgAspHisTyrAlaValPheGlyValAsn151015ThrArgAlaAspGlyPheAspThrAspArgAspThrPheValGly202530(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:7:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 18 amino acids(B) TYPE: amino acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide(v) FRAGMENT TYPE: internal(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Cellvibrio gilvus(B) STRAIN: ATCC 13127(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Direct Origin:(vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:(B) CLONE: Digest of an enzyme produced by Cellvibriogilvus(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:7:SerAlaAspSerValAlaSerGlyTrpTyrProIleGlySerHisSer151015ValAla(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:8:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids(B) TYPE: amino acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide(v) FRAGMENT TYPE: internal(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Cellvibrio gilvus(B) STRAIN: ATCC 13127(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Direct Origin:(vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:(B) CLONE: Digest of an enzyme produced by Cellvibriogilvus(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:8:TrpAlaAspAspAlaHisGlnValValAsnLys1510(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:9:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 31 amino acids(B) TYPE: amino acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide(v) FRAGMENT TYPE: internal(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Cellvibrio gilvus(B) STRAIN: ATCC 13127(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Direct Origin:(vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:(B) CLONE: Digest of an enzyme produced by Cellvibriogilvus(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:9:AlaProAlaHisAlaLeuLeuGlyArgPheAlaThrSerGluGlnVal151015AspAlaAlaLeuGluAlaLeuAsnSerTyrTrpThrAsnLeuLeu202530(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:10:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 14 amino acids(B) TYPE: amino acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide(v) FRAGMENT TYPE: internal(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Cellvibrio gilvus(B) STRAIN: ATCC 13127(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Direct Origin:(vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:(B) CLONE: Digest of an enzyme produced by Cellvibriogilvus(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:10:ArgGlyAsnAsnAspIleGlySerGlyPheAsnAspAspPro1510(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:11:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 7 amino acids(B) TYPE: amino acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide(v) FRAGMENT TYPE: internal(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Cellvibrio gilvus(B) STRAIN: ATCC 13127(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Direct Origin:(vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:(B) CLONE: Digest of an enzyme produced by Cellvibriogilvus(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:11:TyrValAspGluValArgAla15(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:12:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 29 amino acids(B) TYPE: amino acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide(v) FRAGMENT TYPE: internal(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Cellvibrio gilvus(B) STRAIN: ATCC 13127(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Direct Origin:(vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:(B) CLONE: Digest of an enzyme produced by Cellvibriogilvus(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:12:IleTrpIleGluProGlnGlyPheAlaValMetAlaGlyIleGlyVal151015GlyGluGlyProAspAspAlaAspAlaProAlaValLys2025(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:13:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs(B) TYPE: nucleic acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid(A) DESCRIPTION: /desc = &#34;PREPARED FROM AMINO ACIDSEQUENCE&#34;(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Cellvibrio gilvus(B) STRAIN: ATCC 13127(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Direct Origin:(vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:(B) CLONE: Digest of an enzyme produced by Cellvibriogilvus(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:13:GARTAYGTSATYACSAC17(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:14:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs(B) TYPE: nucleic acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid(A) DESCRIPTION: /desc = &#34;PREPARED FROM AMINO ACIDSEQUENCE&#34;(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Cellvibrio gilvus(B) STRAIN: ATCC 13127(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Direct Origin:(vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:(B) CLONE: Digest of an enzyme produced by Cellvibriogilvus(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:14:ACCTGRTGBGCRTCRTC17(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:15:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 821 base pairs(B) TYPE: nucleic acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid(A) DESCRIPTION: /desc = &#34;PCR PRODUCT&#34;(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Cellvibrio gilvus(B) STRAIN: ATCC 13127(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:15:GAGTACGTCATCACGACGCCTCACACCCCCTACCCGTGGATCAACTACCTCGGGTCGGAG60CAGTTCTTCTCGCTGCTCTCCCACCAGGCCGGCGGCTACTCGTTCTACCGCGACGCCAAG120ATGCGGCGGCTCACGCGCTACCGCTACAACAACATCCCCGCGGACGCGGGCGGCCGGTAC180CTGTACGTCAACGACGGCGGCGACGTGTGGACCCCGTCGTGGCTGCCGGTCAAGGCGGAC240CTGGACCACTTCGAGGCGCGCCACGGCCTCGGCTACTCGCGCATCACGGGCGAGCGCAAC300GGCCTGAAGGTCGAGACGCTCTTCTTCGTCCCGCTCGGCGAGAACGCCGAGGTGCAGAAG360GTCACCGTCACCAACACGTCCGACGCCCCGAAGACGGCGACGCTGTTCTCGTTCGTCGAG420TTCTGCCTGTGGAACGCGCAGGACGACCAGACGAACTACCAGCGCAACCTGTCGATCGGC480GAGGTCGAGGTCGAGCAGGACGGCCCGCACGGCTCGGCGATCTACCACAAGACCGAGTAC540CGCGAGCGCCGCGACCACTACGCCGTGTTCGGCGTGAACACCCGCGCGGACGGCTTCGAC600ACGGACCGCGACACGTTCGTGGGCGCGTACAACTCGCTGGGCGAGGCGTCCGTCCCGCGC660GCCGGGAAGTCCGCGGACTCGGTCGCGTCGGGCTGGTACCCGATCGGCTCGCACTCCGTC720GCCGTGACGCTGCAGCCCGGCGAGTCCCGCGACCTCGTCTACGTGCTGGGCTACCTGGAG780AACCCCGACGAGGAGAAGTGGGCCGACGACGCCCACCAGGT821(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:16:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 822 amino acids(B) TYPE: amino acid(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:16:MetArgTyrGlyHisPheAspAspAlaAlaArgGluTyrValIleThr151015ThrProHisThrProTyrProTrpIleAsnTyrLeuGlySerGluGln202530PhePheSerLeuLeuSerHisGlnAlaGlyGlyTyrSerPheTyrArg354045AspAlaLysMetArgArgLeuThrArgTyrArgTyrAsnAsnIlePro505560AlaAspAlaGlyGlyArgTyrLeuTyrValAsnAspGlyGlyAspVal65707580TrpThrProSerTrpLeuProValLysAlaAspLeuAspHisPheGlu859095AlaArgHisGlyLeuGlyTyrSerArgIleThrGlyGluArgAsnGly100105110LeuLysValGluThrLeuPhePheValProLeuGlyGluAsnAlaGlu115120125ValGlnLysValThrValThrAsnThrSerAspAlaProLysThrAla130135140ThrLeuPheSerPheValGluPheCysLeuTrpAsnAlaGlnAspAsp145150155160GlnThrAsnTyrGlnArgAsnLeuSerIleGlyGluValGluValGlu165170175GlnAspGlyProHisGlySerAlaIleTyrHisLysThrGluTyrArg180185190GluArgArgAspHisTyrAlaValPheGlyValAsnThrArgAlaAsp195200205GlyPheAspThrAspArgAspThrPheValGlyAlaTyrAsnSerLeu210215220GlyGluAlaSerValProArgAlaGlyLysSerAlaAspSerValAla225230235240SerGlyTrpTyrProIleGlySerHisSerValAlaValThrLeuGln245250255ProGlyGluSerArgAspLeuValTyrValLeuGlyTyrLeuGluAsn260265270ProAspGluGluLysTrpAlaAspAspAlaHisGlnValValAsnLys275280285AlaProAlaHisAlaLeuLeuGlyArgPheAlaThrSerGluGlnVal290295300AspAlaAlaLeuGluAlaLeuAsnSerTyrTrpThrAsnLeuLeuSer305310315320ThrTyrSerValSerSerThrAspGluLysLeuAspArgMetValAsn325330335IleTrpAsnGlnTyrGlnCysMetValThrPheAsnMetSerArgSer340345350AlaSerPhePheGluThrGlyIleGlyArgGlyMetGlyPheArgAsp355360365SerAsnGlnAspLeuLeuGlyPheValHisLeuIleProGluArgAla370375380ArgGluArgIleIleAspIleAlaSerThrGlnPheAlaAspGlySer385390395400AlaTyrHisGlnTyrGlnProLeuThrLysArgGlyAsnAsnAspIle405410415GlySerGlyPheAsnAspAspProLeuTrpLeuIleAlaGlyValAla420425430AlaTyrIleLysGluSerGlyAspTrpGlyIleLeuAspGluProVal435440445ProPheAspAsnGluProGlySerGluValProLeuPheGluHisLeu450455460ThrArgSerPheGlnPheThrValGlnAsnArgGlyProHisGlyLeu465470475480ProLeuIleGlyArgAlaAspTrpAsnAspCysLeuAsnLeuAsnCys485490495PheSerThrThrProGlyGluSerPheGlnThrThrGluAsnGlnAla500505510GlyGlyValAlaGluSerValPheIleAlaAlaGlnPheValLeuTyr515520525GlyAlaGluTyrAlaThrLeuAlaGluArgArgGlyLeuAlaAspVal530535540AlaThrGluAlaArgLysTyrValAspGluValArgAlaAlaValLeu545550555560GluHisGlyTrpAspGlyGlnTrpPheLeuArgAlaTyrAspTyrTyr565570575GlyAsnProValGlyThrAspAlaLysProGluGlyLysIleTrpIle580585590GluProGlnGlyPheAlaValMetAlaGlyIleGlyValGlyGluGly595600605ProAspAspAlaAspAlaProAlaValLysAlaLeuAspSerValAsn610615620GluMetLeuGlyThrProHisGlyLeuValLeuGlnTyrProAlaTyr625630635640ThrThrTyrGlnIleGluLeuGlyGluValSerThrTyrProProGly645650655TyrLysGluAsnGlyGlyIlePheCysHisAsnAsnProTrpValIle660665670IleAlaGluThrValValGlyArgGlyAlaGlnAlaPheAspTyrTyr675680685LysArgIleThrProAlaTyrArgGluAspIleSerAspThrHisLys690695700LeuGluProTyrValTyrAlaGlnMetIleAlaGlyLysGluAlaVal705710715720ArgAlaGlyGluAlaLysAsnSerTrpLeuThrGlyThrAlaAlaTrp725730735AsnPheValAlaValSerGlnTyrLeuLeuGlyValArgProAspTyr740745750AspGlyLeuValValAspProGlnIleGlyProAspValProSerTyr755760765ThrValThrArgValAlaArgGlyAlaThrTyrGluIleThrValThr770775780AsnSerGlyAlaProGlyAlaArgAlaSerLeuThrValAspGlyAla785790795800ProValAspGlyArgThrValProTyrAlaProAlaGlySerThrVal805810815ArgValGluValThrVal820__________________________________________________________________________