title: Yeast cytochrome c oxidase subunit VII is essential for assembly of an active enzyme. Cloning, sequencing, and characterization of the nuclear-encoded gene.
abstract: The gene COX VII coding for yeast cytochrome c oxidase subunit VII has been cloned by a two-step procedure. Two degenerate oligonucleotides corresponding to amino- and carboxyl-terminal protein segments were used in a polymerase chain reaction for the amplification of a major portion of subunit VII (residues 1-52), which was then used for the cloning of complete COX VII. From the nucleotide sequence, an additional amino-terminal and two additional carboxyl-terminal amino acids are predicted as compared with the described primary sequence (Power, S. D., Lochrie, M. A., and Poyton, R. O. (1986) J. Biol. Chem. 261, 9206-9209). Beside subunit VIIa the subunit described here is the only nuclear encoded subunit of cytochrome c oxidase in yeast without a leader sequence. COX VII exists as a single copy per haploid genome as shown by Southern blot and gene disruption. Null mutants produced by gene disruption at the COX VII locus were respiratory-deficient. No cytochrome c oxidase activity was detectable nor was there an assembly of the oxidase complex.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene 97403.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aggeler
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Capaldi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000201:enzymology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV