title: The leu-1 gene of Neurospora crassa: nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequence comparisons.
abstract: The Neurospora crassa leu-1 gene encodes beta-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase (IPMDH; EC 1.1.1.85), an enzyme in the leucine biosynthetic pathway. We determined the nucleotide sequence of the entire leu-1 gene and of four independent cDNA clones. By comparing the genomic and cDNA sequences, four introns were identified in the 5' portion of the gene and a single open reading frame was established. One of the introns is located within the 5'-noncoding region of the transcript. The deduced amino acid sequence encoded by leu-1 was aligned with that of the homologous yeast enzyme and extensive sequence identity was uncovered. The lesion present in a conventional leu-1 mutant was identified as the insertion of a single base pair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jarai
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yaghmai
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Marzluf
mesh_terms: D050539:3-Isopropylmalate Dehydrogenase; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases / Q000235:genetics*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D007438:Introns; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009492:Neurospora crassa / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases; D050539:3-Isopropylmalate Dehydrogenase