title: Molecular characterization and regulation of the phosphoglycerate kinase gene from Trichoderma viride.
abstract: We have isolated the phosphoglycerate kinase gene (pgk) of Trichoderma viride and characterized its expression. Comparison of genomic and cDNA clones allowed the correct deduction of the intron boundaries and the 3'-end cleavage site of this gene. Primer extension analysis showed that transcription initiated at three start points between -296 and -298 bp upstream of the translational start codon. The promoter sequence contained a number of cis-acting sequences commonly found in eukaryotic promoters. The pgk transcript analysis of T. viride grown on defined carbon sources showed that neither rate nor growth phase greatly affects pgk expression. By contrast, when Trichoderma spp. were grown in the presence of cell walls of a phytopathogenic fungus as carbon source, pgk messenger levels dropped markedly. This suggests that pgk mRNA accumulation is specifically repressed in the simulated mycoparasitic state.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorium voor Genetica, Universiteit Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Geremia
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Caplan
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Vila
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Villarroel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Montagu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herrera-Estrella
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003062:Codon; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D015698:Genomic Library; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010735:Phosphoglycerate Kinase / Q000235:genetics*; D010957:Plasmids; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014242:Trichoderma / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D010735:Phosphoglycerate Kinase