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The A alpha mating locus of Schizophyllum commune encodes two dissimilar multiallelic homeodomain proteins.


ABSTRACT: The A alpha mating locus is one of four multiallelic loci that govern sexual development in the basidiomycete fungus Schizophyllum commune. We have determined the nucleotide sequence encoding three A alpha mating types, A alpha 1, A alpha 3, and A alpha 4. We have found that the locus for A alpha 3 and A alpha 4 consists of two genes: Y and Z. The locus for A alpha 1 encodes only one gene, Y. The Z polypeptides encoded by different alleles exhibit 42% identity. The Y polypeptides exhibit 49-54% identity. The finding that the deduced Z and Y polypeptides have homeodomain motifs suggests that these polypeptides may be DNA-binding regulatory proteins that control the expression of developmental genes. The deduced Z polypeptide also has acidic regions that might be functionally analogous to the acidic regions in yeast GAL4 and GCN4 that activate transcription. The Y polypeptide has a serine-rich region and a basic region that shows some identity to the lysine-rich region of H1 histones.

SUBMITTER: Stankis MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC49667 | biostudies-other | 1992 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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The A alpha mating locus of Schizophyllum commune encodes two dissimilar multiallelic homeodomain proteins.

Stankis M M MM   Specht C A CA   Yang H H   Giasson L L   Ullrich R C RC   Novotny C P CP  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 19920801 15


The A alpha mating locus is one of four multiallelic loci that govern sexual development in the basidiomycete fungus Schizophyllum commune. We have determined the nucleotide sequence encoding three A alpha mating types, A alpha 1, A alpha 3, and A alpha 4. We have found that the locus for A alpha 3 and A alpha 4 consists of two genes: Y and Z. The locus for A alpha 1 encodes only one gene, Y. The Z polypeptides encoded by different alleles exhibit 42% identity. The Y polypeptides exhibit 49-54%  ...[more]

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