GCS1, A GENE ENCODING GAMMA-GLUTAMYLCYSTEINE SYNTHETASE IN THE FISSION YEAST SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES-POMBE

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作者
COBLENZ, A [1 ]
WOLF, K [1 ]
机构
[1] RHEIN WESTFAL TH AACHEN,INST BIOL MIKROBIOL 4,D-52056 AACHEN,GERMANY
关键词
GAMMA-GLUTAMYLCYSTEINE SYNTHETASE; GLUTATHIONE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;
D O I
10.1002/yea.320111207
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
By complementation of a mutant resistant to N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) we have identified the gcs1 gene, encoding a putative gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase. The gene is possibly interrupted by two introns and has 49% identical and 80% similar amino acids compared with the homologous protein from rat. In comparison with the Saccharomyces cerevisiae homologue it possesses 41% identical and 74% similar amino acids. The gcs1 sequence appears in the EMBL database under Accession Number X 85017.
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