CLONING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE GENE ENCODING THE ADP-RIBOSYLATION FACTOR IN CANDIDA-ALBICANS

被引:19
作者
DENICH, KT [1 ]
MALLOY, PJ [1 ]
FELDMAN, D [1 ]
机构
[1] STANFORD UNIV,MED CTR,SCH MED,DIV ENDOCRINOL,S005,STANFORD,CA 94305
关键词
GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE; HUMAN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; FUNGI;
D O I
10.1016/0378-1119(92)90455-X
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
We have cloned and sequenced the gene (ARF) encoding the ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) of Candida albicans. The gene contains an open reading frame of 537 nucleotides (nt) that codes for a protein with an M(r) of 20259. The C. albicans ARF gene is 67-70% identical at the nt level to other ARF sequences including those of humans; the deduced amino acid sequence of C. albicans ARF shows a 78-83% identity and 89-92% similarity to the other ARFs. Southern analysis of C. albicans genomic DNA suggested the presence of a second ARF gene. The presence of multiple ARF genes is a consistent finding among the other organisms previously shown to have ARFs.
引用
收藏
页码:123 / 128
页数:6
相关论文
共 38 条
[1]   GTP-MEDIATED MACROMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS - THE COMMON FEATURES OF DIFFERENT SYSTEMS [J].
ALLENDE, JE .
FASEB JOURNAL, 1988, 2 (08) :2356-2367
[2]   A PROCESSED CHICKEN PSEUDOGENE (CPS1) RELATED TO THE RAS ONCOGENE SUPERFAMILY [J].
ALSIP, GR ;
KONKEL, DA .
NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH, 1986, 14 (05) :2123-2138
[3]   SCREENING GAMMAGT RECOMBINANT CLONES BY HYBRIDIZATION TO SINGLE PLAQUES INSITU [J].
BENTON, WD ;
DAVIS, RW .
SCIENCE, 1977, 196 (4286) :180-182
[4]   MOLECULAR-CLONING, CHARACTERIZATION, AND EXPRESSION OF HUMAN ADP-RIBOSYLATION FACTORS - 2 GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE-DEPENDENT ACTIVATORS OF CHOLERA-TOXIN [J].
BOBAK, DA ;
NIGHTINGALE, MS ;
MURTAGH, JJ ;
PRICE, SR ;
MOSS, J ;
VAUGHAN, M .
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1989, 86 (16) :6101-6105
[5]   MYRISTOYLATED ALPHA-SUBUNITS OF GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE-BINDING REGULATORY PROTEINS [J].
BUSS, JE ;
MUMBY, SM ;
CASEY, PJ ;
GILMAN, AG ;
SEFTON, BM .
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1987, 84 (21) :7493-7497
[6]  
CASEY PJ, 1988, J BIOL CHEM, V263, P2577
[7]  
DEVEREUX J, 1984, NUCLEIC ACIDS RES, V12, P378
[8]   REQUIREMENT FOR GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE IN THE ACTIVATION OF ADENYLATE-CYCLASE BY CHOLERA TOXIN [J].
ENOMOTO, K ;
GILL, DM .
JOURNAL OF SUPRAMOLECULAR STRUCTURE, 1979, 10 (01) :51-60
[9]  
FELDMAN D, 1988, UCLA S MOL CELLULAR, V75, P169
[10]   G-PROTEINS CONTROL DIVERSE PATHWAYS OF TRANSMEMBRANE SIGNALING [J].
FREISSMUTH, M ;
CASEY, PJ ;
GILMAN, AG .
FASEB JOURNAL, 1989, 3 (10) :2125-2131