title: Structure and expression of the Drosophila melanogaster gene encoding 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase.
abstract: We have determined the nucleotide sequence and structure of Pgd+, the Drosophila melanogaster gene that encodes the enzyme, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGD). The derived 481-amino acid sequence for D. melanogaster 6PGD is presented and compared with 6PGD sequences from other species. To characterize the cis-acting sequences necessary for expression of Pgd+, fragments containing this gene as well as Pgd+ promoter-lacZ fusions were introduced into the D. melanogaster germ line by P-element-mediated transformation. Our results indicate that the large second intron is critical for Pgd+ expression in adults. Only 421 bp of Pgd+ 5'-flanking DNA are necessary to direct expression in imaginal discs, gonads and gut of third-instar larvae. Sequences downstream from the transcription start point are necessary for expression in the larval fat body.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-3280.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lucchesi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000235:genetics; D005796:Genes / Q000235:genetics*; D007438:Introns / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010734:Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D010734:Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase; D001616:beta-Galactosidase