title: Allelic divergence at B alpha 1 pheromone receptor genes of Schizophyllum commune.
abstract: The multiallelic mating type locus B alpha 1 of Schizophyllum commune encodes a pheromone receptor and putative pheromone genes. A comparison of two alleles encoding receptors that share the same specificity B alpha 1 was performed using strains of different geographic origin. The amino acid sequence alignment revealed strong conservation of the largest part of the receptor. Only in the distal C-terminus major amino acid was divergence encountered. This C-terminal region of 117 of the total of 639 amino acids was shown to be unnecessary for function in vivo by transformation experiments.
authors.affiliation: Dept. Biology, Fachbereich Biologie-Molekulargenetik, Philipps-Universität, Marburg, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wendland
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kothe
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D005075:Biological Evolution; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005800:Genes, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D049770:Genes, Mating Type, Fungal; D014644:Genetic Variation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012567:Schizophyllum / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary