title: An improved host-vector system for Candida maltosa using a gene isolated from its genome that complements the his5 mutation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
abstract: The host-vector system of an n-alkane-assimilating-yeast, Candida maltosa, which we previously constructed using an autonomously replicating sequence (ARS) region isolated from the genome of this yeast, utilizes C. maltosa J288 (leu2-) as a host. As this host had a serious growth defect on n-alkane, we developed an improved host-vector system using C. maltosa CH1 (his-) as host. The vectors were constructed with the Candida ARS region and a DNA fragment isolated from the genome of C. maltosa. Since this DNA fragment could complement histidine auxotrophy of both C. maltosa CH1 and S. cerevisiae (his5-), we termed the gene contained in this DNA fragment C-HIS5. The vectors were characterized in terms of transformation frequency and stability, and the nucleotide sequence of C-HIS5 was determined. The deduced amino acid sequence (389 residues) shared 51% homology with that of HIS5 of S. cerevisiae (384 residues; Nishiwaki et al. 1987).
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Chemistry, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hikiji
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohkuma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yano
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002175:Candida / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006639:Histidine / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010957:Plasmids; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D006639:Histidine