title: Cloning and characterization of the citA gene encoding the mitochondrial citrate synthase of Aspergillus nidulans.
abstract: We isolated a citrate synthase gene (citA) from Aspergillus nidulans. By analysis of the protein coding region, citA was shown to encode a citrate synthase (CitA) of 52.2 kDa consisting of 474 amino acid residues that were interrupted by seven introns. Also, the precursor CitA protein was revealed to have an N-terminal mitochondrial targeting signal of 35 amino acid residues containing an R-3 cleavage motif, R(32)-C-Y decreases S(35), which supports the fact that citA encodes the mitochondrial form of citrate synthase of A. nidulans. Southern blot analysis showed that citA is present as a single copy in the genome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Chungnam National University, Taejon, Korea.
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Maeng
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001233:Aspergillus nidulans / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000201:enzymology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase