CLONING, DISRUPTION AND SEQUENCE OF THE GENE ENCODING YEAST C-5 STEROL DESATURASE

被引:128
作者
ARTHINGTON, BA
BENNETT, LG
SKATRUD, PL
GUYNN, CJ
BARBUCH, RJ
ULBRIGHT, CE
BARD, M
机构
[1] INDIANA UNIV PURDUE UNIV,DEPT BIOL,1125 E 38 ST,INDIANAPOLIS,IN 46205
[2] VET AFFAIRS MED CTR,INDIANAPOLIS,IN 46202
[3] ELI LILLY & CO,LILLY RES LAB,INDIANAPOLIS,IN 46285
[4] MERRELL DOW PHARMACEUT INC,RES INST,CINCINNATI,OH 45215
关键词
ERGOSTEROL BIOSYNTHESIS; SPARKING FUNCTION; RECOMBINANT DNA;
D O I
10.1016/0378-1119(91)90535-J
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The ERG3 gene from Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been cloned by complementation of an erg3-2 mutation. ERG3 is the putative gene encoding the C-5 sterol desaturase required for ergosterol biosynthesis. The functional gene has been localized on a 2.5-kb HindIII-BamHI fragment containing an open reading frame comprising 365 amino acids. Gene disruption resulting from a deletion/substitution demonstrates that ERG3 is not essential for cell viability or the sparking function.
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页码:39 / 44
页数:6
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