Subsequent nucleotide sequence analysis has demonstrated that the ImaA gene is part of an operon and is preceded by the ImaB gene, which encodes a 14-kDa polypeptide. The role of the ImaBA operon remains to be determined.
Subsequent nucleotide sequence analysis hasdemonstrated that the ImaA gene is part of an operon and ispreceded by the ImaB gene, which encodes a 14-kDa polypeptide.The role of the ImaBA operon remains to bedetermined.