title: Isolation and characterization of cofactor-independent phosphoglycerate mutase gene from maize.
abstract: The isolation and characterization of cofactor-independent phosphoglycerate mutase gene from maize (Zea mays) is here reported. This gene sequence constitutes the first described from this enzyme. The gene spans 5.4 kilo base pairs and has nine exons in the translated region. Canonical TATA and CCAAT and Sp1-like boxes are present upstream of the gene. Comparison with cofactor-dependent phosphoglycerate mutase genes revealed no similarity between both groups of enzymes.
authors.affiliation: Unitat de Bioquímica, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pérez de la Ossa
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Graña
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Lozano
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Climent
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003062:Codon; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015342:DNA Probes; D017343:Genes, Plant; D007438:Introns; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010736:Phosphoglycerate Mutase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D017385:Sequence Homology; D016385:TATA Box; D003313:Zea mays / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D015342:DNA Probes; D004247:DNA; D010736:Phosphoglycerate Mutase