title: Structure and expression of a yeast gene encoding the small heat-shock protein Hsp26.
abstract: The nucleotide sequence of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae gene encoding a small heat-shock protein (Hsp26) has been determined. It reveals a 213-amino acid protein (27 kDa) that contains no methionine (Met) residues. Radiolabelling studies demonstrate the N-terminal Met residue is cleaved post-translationally. The Hsp26 amino acid sequence shows significant homology with both a range of eukaryotic small Hsps and with vertebrate alpha-crystallins. Particularly highly conserved among these proteins is a hydrophobic tetrapeptide sequence Gly-Val-Leu-Thr. These findings are discussed in relation to the structure and function of small Hsps.
authors.affiliation: Biological Laboratory, University of Kent, Canterbury, U.K.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bossier
authors.forename: I T
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Fitch
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Boucherie
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Tuite
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003459:Crystallins / Q000235:genetics; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics; D010957:Plasmids; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D003459:Crystallins; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012333:RNA, Messenger