title: The isolation of a Dol-P-Man synthase from Ustilago maydis that functions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
abstract: Genomic DNAs from several fungi were screened for a homologous sequence to Saccharomyces cerevisiae DPM1, an essential gene which encodes dolichyl phosphoryl mannose synthase. The fungi examined included Aspergillus nidulans, Neurospora crassa, Schizophyllum commune and Ustilago maydis. Only U. maydis gave a significant signal after Southern hybridization using DPM1 as a probe. The Ustilago homolog was subsequently cloned and sequenced. The predicted protein of 294 amino acids has 60% identity to the S. cerevisiae protein, but lacks the putative "dolichol recognition sequence'. RNA of ca. 900 bp is transcribed in both yeast and filamentous cells of Ustilago. In Escherichia coli, the U. maydis sequence expressed a 35 kDa protein exhibiting dolichyl phosphoryl mannose synthase activity. The sequence was also shown to complement a haploid strain of S. cerevisiae containing a deletion of the DPM1 gene. The U. maydis sequence therefore, encodes a dolichyl phosphoryl mannose synthase that can support normal vegetative growth in S. cerevisiae.
authors.affiliation: Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139, USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Specht
authors.forename: B X
authors.initials: BX
authors.lastname: Cazares
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Robbins
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D008364:Mannosyltransferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014588:Ustilago / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D008364:Mannosyltransferases; C022755:dolichyl-phosphate beta-D-mannosyltransferase