title: Molecular cloning of the RPS0 gene from Candida tropicalis.
abstract: The Saccharomyces cerevisiae RPS0 A and B genes encode proteins essential for maturation of the 40S ribosomal subunit precursors. We have isolated a homologue of the RPS0 gene from Candida tropicalis, which we named CtRPS0. The C. tropicalis RPS0 encodes a protein of 261 amino acid residues with a predicted molecular weight of 28.65 kDa and an isoelectric point of 4.79. CtRps0p displays significant amino acid sequence homology with Rps0p from C. albicans, S. cerevisiae, Neurospora crassa, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Pneumocystis carinii and higher organisms, such as human, mouse and rat. CtRPS0 on a high copy number vector can complement the lethal phenotype linked to the disruption of both RPS0 genes in S. cerevisiae. Southern blot analysis suggests that CtRPS0 is present at a single locus within the C. tropicalis genome.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia y Ecología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Av. Vicente Andres Estelles s/n, 46100-Burjassot, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baquero
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montero
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sentandreu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Valentin
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002175:Candida / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; C433643:RPS0 protein, Candida tropicalis; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins