title: Isolation and characterization of Candida albicans homologue of RAP1, a repressor and activator protein gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
abstract: To study the function of RAP1, a Candida albicans gene (CaRAP1) that shows sequence similarity to RAP1 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was isolated by colony hybridization. DNA sequencing predicted an open reading frame of 429 amino acids with an overall identity of 24% to the ScRap1p. The DNA binding domain (DBD) was highly conserved, and EMSA using a GST-CaRap1p fusion protein confirmed its binding ability to the RPG-box of S. cerevisiae ENO1. In contrast, the N-terminus was less conserved and a moderate homology was observed in the BRCT domain. Interestingly, CaRap1p did not contain the C-terminal activation/repression region of ScRap1p.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, AIST Tsukuba Central 6, Higashi 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8566, Japan. hiroshi-uemura@aist.go.jp
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.forename: Miyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe-Yoshida
authors.forename: Nobuya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shinzato
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haw
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aoki
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D024202:Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010445:Peptide Elongation Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D055503:Protein Multimerization; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D000089804:Shelterin Complex; D034501:Telomere-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D010445:Peptide Elongation Factors; C474965:RAP1 protein, Candida albicans; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D000089804:Shelterin Complex; D034501:Telomere-Binding Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors