Insight into the genome of Aspergillus fumigatus: analysis of a 922 kb region encompassing the nitrate assimilation gene cluster.
Aspergillus fumigatus is the most ubiquitous opportunistic filamentous fungal pathogen of human. As an initial step toward sequencing the entire genome of A. fumigatus, which is estimated to be approximately 30 Mb in size, we have sequenced a 922 kb region, contained within 16 overlapping bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones. Fifty-four percent of the DNA is predicted to be coding with 341 putative protein coding genes. Functional classification of the proteins showed the presence of a higher proportion of enzymes and membrane transporters when compared to those of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In addition to the nitrate assimilation gene cluster, the quinate utilisation gene cluster is also present on this 922 kb genomic sequence. We observed large scale synteny between A. fumigatus and Aspergillus nidulans by comparing this sequence to the A. nidulans genetic map of linkage group VIII.
The Pathogen Sequencing Unit, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK.
Arnab
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Pain
John
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Woodward
Michael A
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Quail
Michael J
MJ
Anderson
Richard
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Clark
Matthew
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Collins
Nigel
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Fosker
Audrey
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Fraser
David
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Harris
Natasha
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Larke
Lee
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Murphy
Sean
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Humphray
Susan
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O'Neil
Mihaela
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Pertea
Claire
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Price
Ester
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Rabbinowitsch
Marie-Adele
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Rajandream
Steven
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Salzberg
David
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Saunders
Kathy
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Seeger
Sarah
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Sharp
Tim
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Warren
David W
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Denning
Bart
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Barrell
Neil
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Hall
D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D001233:Aspergillus nidulans / Q000235:genetics; D022202:Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D021901:DNA, Intergenic; D004798:Enzymes / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D023061:Gene Order; D016681:Genome, Fungal; D023281:Genomics; D007438:Introns; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D009566:Nitrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D011801:Quinic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D026801:Synteny
D004271:DNA, Fungal; D021901:DNA, Intergenic; D004798:Enzymes; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009566:Nitrates; D011801:Quinic Acid