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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-8-7
pubmed:abstractText
DNA fragments containing genetic information for five secretion-related small GTPases of Aspergillus niger (srgA-E) were isolated and identified as members of different Rab/Ypt subfamilies. This isolation and the search for similar sequences in fungal genomic and EST databases showed that, in contrast to Saccharomyces cerevisiae, filamentous fungi also possess homologues of mammalian Rab2 GTPases. Multiple transcripts with unusually long 5' and 3' untranslated regions were found for all srg genes. Their level of expression was independent of the type of carbon source used for growth. Although the transcripts of srgA and srgB were abundant to the same extent throughout the cultivation, that of the other genes peaked during the early growth phase and then declined. Two genes, srgA and srgB, were characterized further. The protein encoded by srgA exhibited relatively low identity (58%) to its closest S. cerevisiae homologue SEC4, whereas the protein encoded by srgB showed 73% identity with S. cerevisiae YPT1. In contrast to other SEC4 homologues, srgA was unable to complement an S. cerevisiae sec4 mutant, and its disruption was not lethal in A. niger. SrgA mutants displayed a twofold increase in their hyphal diameter, unusual apical branching and strongly reduced protein secretion during growth on glucose.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0950-382X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
513-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11489135-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11489135-Aspergillus niger, pubmed-meshheading:11489135-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:11489135-Fungal Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11489135-Genes, Essential, pubmed-meshheading:11489135-Genes, Fungal, pubmed-meshheading:11489135-Genetic Complementation Test, pubmed-meshheading:11489135-Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:11489135-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11489135-Multigene Family, pubmed-meshheading:11489135-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:11489135-Nucleic Acid Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:11489135-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:11489135-Polysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:11489135-Saccharomyces cerevisiae, pubmed-meshheading:11489135-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11489135-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:11489135-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:11489135-rab GTP-Binding Proteins
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification and characterization of a family of secretion-related small GTPase-encoding genes from the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger: a putative SEC4 homologue is not essential for growth.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Applied Microbiology and Gene Technology, TNO Voeding, PO Box 360, 3700 AJ Zeist, The Netherlands. P.punt@voeding.tno.nl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't