title: Isolation of the vma-6 gene encoding a 41 kDa subunit of the Neurospora crassa vacuolar ATPase, and an adjoining gene encoding a ribosome-associated protein.
abstract: The vma-6 gene, encoding a membrane-associated subunit of the vacuolar H+-ATPase from Neurospora crassa, was cloned and sequenced. The gene contains three small introns and encodes a protein of 41 005 Da. When compared with homologous polypeptides from other species, the N. crassa protein contains a unique glycine-rich region. Three conserved cysteine residues, previously unrecognized, have been identified. An unrelated gene encoding a protein of 31 701 Da was found 2.1 kb downstream of vma-6. The second appears to encode the N. crassa homolog of a ribosome-associated protein identified previously in several plant and mammalian cells, and was named rap-1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz 95064, USA.
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Melnik
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Bowman
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000235:genetics*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009492:Neurospora crassa / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D014617:Vacuoles / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases