title: Cloning and characterization of the gene for the catalytic subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase in the aquatic fungus Blastocladiella emersonii.
abstract: We have isolated and characterized cDNA and genomic DNA clones encoding the catalytic subunit (C) of cAMP-dependent protein kinase in the aquatic fungus Blastocladiella emersonii. The C-subunit amino acid sequence derived from the nucleotide sequence predicts a basic polypeptide of 424 residues, excluding the initiator methionine, which by amino-terminal sequence analysis has been shown to be absent from the mature protein. The Blastocladiella C presents a 70-amino-acid extension at the amino terminus, when aligned to the mouse C alpha subunit, being one of the largest C subunits already characterized. The B. emersonii C-gene-coding region is interrupted by three introns, ranging in size over 57-69 bp. The positions of the introns are quite different from those found in other species, suggesting a considerable amount of evolutionary drift in the gene structure. The 5'-flanking region lacks recognizable TATA or CCAAT sequences, is remarkably high in GC content (70%), and primer extension experiments indicate that transcription initiates from multiple sites. Several sequence motifs were identified in the promoter region which could be involved in the developmental control of this gene.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.forename: M do V
authors.initials: Mdo V
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Gomes
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001754:Blastocladiella / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics*; D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000378:metabolism; D005091:Exons; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D015698:Genomic Library; D007438:Introns; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases