title: Cloning and characterisation of the gene for the large subunit of the DNA primase from Drosophila melanogaster.
abstract: We have cloned the gene for the large subunit of the DNA primase from Drosophila melanogaster, and mapped it to position 77b on chromosome 3. The central region of the protein shows high similarity with homologues from other species, but the N- and C-termini diverge. The protein is enriched in replicating tissues, and consistent with this the region upstream of the gene contains close matches to the sites of two transcription factors - Dref and E2f - which have been implicated in controlling proliferation-associated genes.
authors.affiliation: Marie Curie Research Institute, The Chart, Oxted RH8 0TL, UK.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huikeshoven
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cotterill
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D019915:DNA Primase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D017344:Genes, Insect; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D019915:DNA Primase