title: Yeast galactose permease is related to yeast and mammalian glucose transporters.
abstract: We have cloned and sequenced the GAL2 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which encodes galactose permease. The GAL2 protein is related to the yeast glucose transporter encoded by the SNF3 gene, and also to mammalian and bacterial sugar permeases. Like the other members of this protein family, GAL2 has twelve hydrophobic segments that are separated by loops of charged amino acids. A comparison of different members of this protein family shows that those parts of the polypeptides thought to be on the cytoplasmic side of the cell membrane, are more conserved than other parts of the molecules.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Uppsala Branch, Sweden.
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Nehlin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carlberg
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ronne
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005796:Genes; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D006801:Humans; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins; C043910:galactose permease