title: Molecular characterization of a ribosome-associated Hsp70-homologous gene from Rhizopus nigricans.
abstract: A ribosome-associated Hsp70-homologous gene (Rnssb-1) was isolated from the genomic library of the filamentous zygomycete fungus Rhizopus nigricans. The nucleotide sequence of a genomic clone encoded the N-terminal part of a protein with high similarity to the yeast SSB ribosome-associated chaperones. The missing 3' end of the gene was obtained by 3' RACE. The Northern blot analysis showed that the Rnssb-1 gene is constitutively expressed and is not induced upon heat shock at 37 degrees C. The primary structure analyses revealed that the coding region of the Rnssb-1 gene is interrupted by at least four introns. Their splicing was not inhibited by exposure of the organism to heat shock as proven by RT-PCR. A Southern blot analysis of R. nigricans genomic DNA confirmed the presence of two additional gene copies of ribosome-associated Hsp70 genes in the fungal genome.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Vrazov trg 2, Ljubljana, SI-1000, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Bostjan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cernila
authors.forename: Bronislava
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cresnar
authors.forename: Katja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Breskvar
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000235:genetics*; D012270:Ribosomes; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins