Reference - PMID:8799335 - Molecular cloning of GAF2, a Schizosaccharomyces pombe GATA factor, which has two zinc-finger sequences.

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PubMed ID

PMID:8799335

Title

Molecular cloning of GAF2, a Schizosaccharomyces pombe GATA factor, which has two zinc-finger sequences.

Authors

Hoe KL, Won MS, Yoo OJ, Yoo HS

Citation

Biochem Mol Biol Int 1996 May;39(1):127-35

Publication year

1996

Abstract

By low stringency screening of a lambda-Shizosaccharomyces pombe genomic library, we have cloned a GATA factor homologous gene, gaf2+, within a 3.1-kb EcoRI fragment. The gaf2 ORF predicts a protein of M(r) 61 kDa consisting of intronless 564 amino acids corresponding to 1,692 bp. Gaf2 has two zinc-fingers as Urbs1 of Ustilago maydis, whereas most of fungal GATA factors have only one zinc-finger. The separation between two zinc-fingers of Gaf2 is rather long. In addition to gaf2, the sequence analysis revealed a Val-tRNA gene in the 3'-flanking region of gaf2. Northern blot analysis indicated that the gaf2 gene is transcribed constitutively irrespective of the nitrogen source in a medium.

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