Claims
- 1. A purified or isolated nucleic acid consisting essentially of a nucleotide sequence that encodes the same UDP-N-acetylmuramoylalanine-D-glutamate ligase encoded by nucleotides 11357 to 12736 of SEQ ID NO:35 or a nucleotide sequence fully complementary thereto.
- 2. The purified or isolated nucleic acid of claim 1, wherein said nucleic acid sequence consists essentially of nucleotides 11357 to 12736 of SEQ ID NO:35 or a nucleotide sequence fully complementary thereto.
- 3. A purified or isolated oligonucleotide consisting essentially of a fragment of a nucleic acid having the nucleotide sequence of nucleotides 11357 to 12736 of SEQ ID NO:35 or a sequence complementary thereto, wherein said oligonucleotide is at least 22 nucleotides in length.
- 4. A recombinant construct comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes the same UDP-N-acetylmuramoylalanine-D-glutamate ligase encoded by nucleotides 11357 to 12736 of SEQ ID NO:35, or a nucleotide sequence fully complementary thereto, operably linked to a promoter.
- 5. A method of making UDP-N-acetylmuramoylalanine-D-glutamate ligase of Moraxella catarrahalis comprising:
obtaining a nucleic acid consisting essentially of a nucleotide sequence that encodes the same UDP-N-acetylmuramoylalanine-D-glutamate ligase encoded by nucleotides 11357 to 12736 of SEQ ID NO:35; inserting said nucleic acid in an expression vector such that said nucleic acid is operably linked to a promoter; and introducing said expression vector into a host cell whereby said host cell produces the protein encoded by said nucleic acid.
- 6. The method of claim 5, further comprising isolating the protein.
- 7. The method of claim 5, wherein said nucleic acid sequence consists essentially of nucleotides 11357 to 12736 of SEQ ID NO:35 or a nucleotide sequence fully complementary thereto.
- 8. A method for constructing a host cell that expresses UDP-Nacetylmuramoylalanine-D-glutamate ligase of Moraxella catarrahalis comprising introducing a recombinant construct comprising a promoter operably linked to a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes the same UDP-N-acetylmuramoylalanine-D-glutamate ligase encoded by nucleotides 11357 to 12736 of SEQ ID NO:35 into said cell.
- 9. The method of claim 8, wherein said nucleic acid sequence consists essentially of nucleotides 11357 to 12736 of SEQ ID NO:35 or a nucleotide sequence fully complementary thereto.
- 10. A vector comprising the purified or isolated nucleic acid of claim 1
- 11. The vector of claim 10, wherein the isolated nucleic acid is operably linked to a promoter.
- 12. The vector of claim 11, wherein the vector is an expression vector.
- 13. A cultured cell line comprising the vector of claim 10.
- 14. A vector comprising the purified or isolated nucleic acid of claim 2.
- 15. The vector of claim 14, wherein the isolated nucleic acid is operably linked to a promoter.
- 16. The vector of claim 15, wherein the vector is an expression vector.
- 17. A cultured cell line comprising the vector of claim 14.
- 18. An isolated expression construct comprising nucleotides 11357 to 12736 of SEQ ID NO:35, which encodes UDP-N-acetylmuramoylalanine-D-glutamate ligase, or a nucleotide sequence fully complementary thereto, operably linked to a promoter.
- 19. A purified or isolated nucleic acid consisting essentially of a nucleic acid sequence which hybridizes under high stringency to nucleotides 11357 to 12736 of SEQ ID NO:35 and which encodes UDP-N-acetylmuramoylalanine-D-glutamate ligase.
- 20. A purified or isolated nucleic acid which hybridizes substantially over the entire length to nucleotides 11357 to 12736 of SEQ ID NO:35 or a sequence complementary thereto under the following conditions: 5×SSC with 1% SDS at 60° C.; and washing with 0.2×SSC with 0.1% SDS at either 45 C or 68° C. or 0.5M sodium phospahate (pH 7.2), 7% SDS, and 1 mM EDTA at 65° C.; and washing with 40 mM sodium phosphate, 1% SDS, 1 mM EDTA at 65° C.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/596,002, filed on Jun. 16, 2000, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/140,121, filed Jun. 18, 1999, both of which are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
Provisional Applications (1)
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Continuations (1)
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