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Twenty-one suppressor gene mutations which suppress the met-5.1 missense mutation of Coprinus were separated into six groups (A-F) on the basis of dominance or recessiveness, linkage to the met-5 locus, comlementation in heterozygous cells and growth behaviour. The actual number of suppressor loci could not be determined because crosses between suppressed mutants were inviable. The allele specificity of group A, C, D and F suppressors was confirmed by appropriate crosses. Group B and E suppressors were not tested because of close linkage to the met-5 locus. No evidence for functional suppression of met-5 mutations was obtained thus it is likely that all the suppressors cause translational corelation of met-5.1. Suppressors in four groups (C-F) have properties expected of tRNA structural gene mutations: the group C mutation is dominant, the other mutations are recessive but do not complement in heterozygous cells. The relative efficiencies of the tRNA species involved was assessed by comparing the degree to which the different sup + mutations depressed the growth rate on methionine supplemented medium. The dominant mutation depressed growth to the greatest extent and is, therefore, the most efficient suppressor. The least efficient suppressors did not depress growth at all. When growth was compared on minimal medium it was found that the more efficient the suppressor the less well it restored growth. The mutations in groups A and B depressed growth more than the tRNA mutations but affect some other component in translation because they are recessive and complement normally. It is suggested that they may act to alter tRNA modifying enzymes.
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Sealy-Lewis, H.M., Casselton, L.A. Dominant and recessive informational suppressors of a missense mutation in Coprinus . Molec. gen. Genet. 151, 189–195 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00338694
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