title: Isolation and primary structure of the ERG9 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encoding squalene synthetase.
abstract: The ERG9 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been cloned by complementation of the erg9-1 mutation which affects squalene synthetase. From the 5 kb insert isolated, the functional gene has been localized on a DNA fragment of 2.5 kb. The presence of squalene synthetase activity in E. coli bearing the yeast DNA fragment isolated, indicates that the structural gene encoding squalene synthetase has been cloned. The sequence of the 2.5 kb fragment contains an open reading frame which could encode a protein of 444 amino acids with a deduced relative molecular mass of 51,600. The amino acid sequence reveals one to four potential transmembrane domains with a hydrophobic segment in the C-terminal region. The N-terminus of the deduced protein strongly resembles the signal sequence of yeast invertase suggesting a specific mechanism of integration into the membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biochimie et Génétique des Microorganismes, Université de Poitiers, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fegueur
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Karst
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004875:Ergosterol / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005091:Exons; D013186:Farnesyl-Diphosphate Farnesyltransferase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013186:Farnesyl-Diphosphate Farnesyltransferase; D004875:Ergosterol