title: Sequence of a Drosophila DNA segment that functions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its regulation by a yeast promoter.
abstract: We have determined the complete DNA sequence of a segment derived from Drosophila melanogaster that complements a yeast adenine-8 (ade8) mutation. This sequence, in conjunction with transcriptional analysis, predicts that a 206 amino acid sequence accounts for complementation. We have ligated a 1.5 kb promoter segment of the yeast alcohol dehydrogenase I (ADHI) gene just upstream of the open reading frame. This construction results in ADE8+ function that responds to glucose and ethanol in a manner similar to that for the chromosomal ADHI gene, as determined by a simple quantitative color assay for ADE8+ function.
mesh_terms: D000225:Adenine; D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics*; D005796:Genes; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D009154:Mutation; D009876:Operon; D010957:Plasmids; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases; D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D000225:Adenine