title: Sequence of the new Drosophila melanogaster small heat-shock-related gene, lethal(2) essential for life [l(2)efl], at locus 59F4,5.
abstract: In this study, we report the molecular cloning of a novel Drosophila melanogaster small heat-shock (HS)-homologous gene, l(2)efl, identified on the right arm of the second chromosome at locus 59F4,5. We describe the temporal expression of l(2)efl in the wild-type and present its structure. The deduced amino-acid sequence of the Efl protein shows significant homology to all known small HS proteins identified in Drosophila and vertebrates, and to mammalian alpha-crystallin.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Genetik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kurzik-Dumke
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lohmann
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics*; D017344:Genes, Insect; D005804:Genes, Lethal; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D007301:Insect Hormones / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D007301:Insect Hormones; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C092594:l(2)efl protein, Drosophila