title: Cloning and sequence of a gene encoding the pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 beta subunit of Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
abstract: A 4906-bp DNA fragment, which complemented Schizosaccharomyces pombe strains partly defective in pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH), was cloned and sequenced. The fragment contained an open reading frame (ORF) of 366 amino acids (aa), which showed 62% identity with the Saccharomyces cerevisiae gene encoding the PDH E1 beta subunit, and significant similarity to subunits from a number of other 2-oxo-acid dehydrogenase complexes from mammals, Gram+ and some Gram- bacteria. The clone hybridised to a 1.6-1.7-kb mRNA from wild type, and the 5' ends of the mRNA were mapped 73-83 bp upstream from the AUG start codon of the ORF. No other ORFs were found in this 4.9-kb segment of the Sz. pombe genome. Plasmids containing the ORF complemented the PDH-defective strains of Sz. pombe both for growth and for enzyme activity.
authors: Department of Environmental Biology, Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Aberystwyth, Dyfed, UK.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Cavan
authors: D
authors: D
authors: MacDonald
mesh_terms: D042942:3-Methyl-2-Oxobutanoate Dehydrogenase (Lipoamide); D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005800:Genes, Fungal / Q000235:genetics*; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D007658:Ketone Oxidoreductases / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000235:genetics; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D011768:Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex / Q000235:genetics*; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D011768:Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex; D007658:Ketone Oxidoreductases; D042942:3-Methyl-2-Oxobutanoate Dehydrogenase (Lipoamide)