title: A model of the Drosophila melanogaster glycerol-3-phosphate oxidase-encoding gene.
abstract: We have sequenced the Drosophila melanogaster gene encoding the mitochondrial (mt) enzyme glycerol-3-phosphate oxidase (GPO; EC 1.1.99.5) that is involved in flight and alcohol metabolism. Available data suggests a simple model for this gene that includes four exons. Exon I contains a mt import signal, exon II, a transmembrane segment and an FAD-binding site, and exon IV, an iron-sulfur centre.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Australia.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: MacIntyre
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: McKechnie
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002237:Carbohydrate Dehydrogenases / Q000235:genetics*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics*; D017344:Genes, Insect / Q000235:genetics*; D007438:Introns / Q000235:genetics*; D008931:Mitochondria, Muscle / Q000201:enzymology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D002237:Carbohydrate Dehydrogenases; C056470:3-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase