title: The Schizosaccharomyces pombe spqM gene is a new member of the Qm transcription factor family.
abstract: The Qm family of proteins, which are found in a wide variety of species such as budding yeast, plants and humans, are believed to play a role in gene expression. Here, we report the isolation ofaa gene, spqM, from the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, whose deduced amino-acid sequence shared 71.6 to 61.36% identity with members of the Qm family. The high degree of conservation of the Qm members suggest that they were selectively conserved, because of an important biological role.
authors.affiliation: CHUL Research Center, Health and Environment Unit, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Masson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vadnais
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ramotar
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000235:genetics*; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; C099214:RPl1001 protein, S pombe; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C503807:spqM protein, S pombe