title: Primary structure of cytochrome c gene from the white root rot fungus Rosellinia necatrix.
abstract: The nucleotide sequence of the cytochrome c (CytC) gene of the white root rot fungus Rosellinia necatrix was analyzed. The structure of this gene, which had three introns in the coding region, was similar to that of Aspergillus nidulans. The second intron of the R. necatrix CytC gene was not present in Neurospora crassa or Fusarium oxysporum. However, the amino acid sequence of R. necatrix was most similar to that of Neurospora crassa. Thus, it seemed that the second intron of the R. necatrix CytC gene was inserted into its present position after R. necatrix and its closest relatives diverged evolutionarily.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioresource Development, Hiroshima Prefectural University, Nanatsuka-cho 562, Shobara-shi, Hiroshima 727-0023, Japan.
authors.forename: Tadanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aimi
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morinaga
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D003574:Cytochrome c Group / Q000235:genetics*; D005800:Genes, Fungal / Q000235:genetics*; D007438:Introns / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D003574:Cytochrome c Group; D012331:RNA, Fungal