Evolution of transcription-regulating proteins: caveat lector!

被引:1
作者
Arst, HN [1 ]
Holden, DW [1 ]
Caddick, MX [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LIVERPOOL,SCH BIOL SCI,LIVERPOOL L69 7ZD,MERSEYSIDE,ENGLAND
关键词
areA; Aspergillus nidulans; dotplot; Neurospora crassa; nit-2; nitrogen metabolite repression; sequence alignments;
D O I
10.1016/S0378-1119(97)90018-4
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The paper of Hawkins et al. [Gene 146 (1994) 145-158] reports incorrect descriptions of mutant phenotypes, omits mention of the absence of a highly relevant glutamine-binding site and contains sequence alignments which might mislead the reader. Extensive sequence analysis reveals as untenable a central hypothesis of the paper concerning a possible evolutionary relationship between anthranilate synthetases and the transcription factors mediating nitrogen metabolite repression in fungi.
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