title: Arabidopsis thaliana RAD6 homolog AtUBC2 complements UV sensitivity, but not N-end rule degradation deficiency, of Saccharomyces cerevisiae rad6 mutants.
abstract: AtUBC2 of Arabidopsis thaliana encodes a structural homolog of the RAD6 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with approximately 65% identical amino acids. Like structural homologs from other organisms, AtUBC2 lacks the carboxyl-terminal extension of mostly acidic amino acids which is present in Rad6p. AtUBC2 was expressed in S. cerevisiae rad6 mutants. It was found to partially complement the UV sensitivity and reduced growth rate of rad6 mutants at elevated temperatures. AtUBC2 however, has no apparent influence on the degradation of N-end rule substrates in the heterologous host.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Botanik der Universität Wien, Rennweg 14, A-1030 Wien, Austria.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zwirn
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stary
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Luschnig
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bachmair
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D017343:Genes, Plant; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D008025:Ligases / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011836:Radiation Tolerance / Q000235:genetics; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000528:radiation effects; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D044763:Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D018744:DNA, Plant; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; C471606:RAD6 protein, S cerevisiae; D044763:Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes; D008025:Ligases