title: Identification of an essential Drosophila gene that is homologous to the translation initiation factor eIF-4A of yeast and mouse.
abstract: A gene encoding a protein homologous to the translation initiation factor eIF-4A in mouse has been identified in Drosophila melanogaster. The predicted amino acid sequence shows 73% identity with the mouse gene and 67% identity with a homologous protein from yeast. The single-copy Drosophila gene is located on chromosome arm 2L at 26A7-9. Several recessive lethal mutations have been isolated and genetically characterized. Northern blot hybridization shows two abundant transcripts of 1.75 kb and 1.9 kb throughout all developmental stages. Both transcripts are maternally provided to the oocyte.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Genetik, Martin-Luther-Universität, Halle, FRG.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dorn
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Morawietz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reuter
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saumweber
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics*; D039601:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4A; D017344:Genes, Insect / Q000235:genetics*; D005804:Genes, Lethal / Q000235:genetics*; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D051379:Mice / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010448:Peptide Initiation Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D010448:Peptide Initiation Factors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D039601:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4A