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Using a heterologous probe containing a fragment of the L25-gene from Saccharomyces carlsbergensis we have isolated a DNA-fragment of Candida utilis carrying the gene encoding ribosomal protein L25. This gene is present in a single copy on the C. utilis genome, though as two distinguishable alleles. Both alleles have been isolated and sequenced including their flanking regions. The nucleotide sequence of the amino acid coding region of the C. utilis gene turned out to be highly homologous (83%) to the L25-gene of S. carlsbergensis. At the protein level the degree of homology is about 87%. Codon usage in both organisms appears to be somewhat different. Just like the Saccharomyces gene, the L25 gene in C. utilis appears to be split in its 5th codon, though the identity of this codon has changed. Intron as well as 5′- and 3′-flanking sequences have almost completely diverged, with some notable exceptions. Of the intervening sequences the 5′- and 3′-splice sites as well as the putative lariat branch site are conserved. In the 5′-flanking region, at a distance of about 330 n from the initiation codon, a conserved nucleotide element is present that is very similar to the upstream transcription activation site previously found in front of the ribosomal protein genes in Saccharomyces.
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Abbreviations
- r-protein or rp:
-
ribosomal protein
- 1 × SSC:
-
0.15 M sodium chloride, 0.015 M sodium citrate
- n:
-
nucleotides
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Woudt, L.P., Mager, W.H., Beek, J.G. et al. Structural and putative regulatory sequences of the gene encoding ribosomal protein L25 in Candida utilis . Curr Genet 12, 193–198 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00436878
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