ISSN:
1617-4623
Keywords:
Key wordsN. crassa
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Osmotic-remedial temperature-sensitive mutation
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Ribonucleotide reductase
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Repeat-induced point mutation (RIP)
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Hydroxyurea
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract An osmotic-remedial, temperature-sensitive conditional mutant (un-24) was generated by Repeat Induced Point mutation (RIP) from a cross between a wild-type N. crassa strain and a strain carrying a ≈250-kb duplication of the left arm of linkage group II (LGII). The mutation was mapped to the duplicated segment, within 2.6 map units of the heterokaryon incompatibility locus het-6. DNA transformation identified a 3.75-kb fragment that complemented the temperature-sensitive phenotype. A large ORF within this fragment was found to have a high degree of sequence identity to the large subunit of ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) from diverse organisms. Conserved amino acids at the active site and the allosteric activity sites are also evident. An unusual feature of the Neurospora sequence is a large insertion near the C-terminus relative to otherwise homologous sequences from other organisms. Three transition mutations, indicative of RIP, were identified in the N-terminal region of the temperature-sensitive mutant allele. One of these mutations results in a non-conservative amino acid substitution within the four-helix bundle that is important in the allosteric control of ribonucleotide reductase activity. This substitution appears to disrupt proper folding of the allosteric activity site during synthesis of the protein.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/PL00008645
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