Title | Isolation of the REC1 gene controlling recombination in Ustilago maydis. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1989 |
Authors | Tsukuda T, Bauchwitz R, Holloman WK |
Journal | Gene |
Volume | 85 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 335-41 |
Date Published | 1989 Dec 28 |
ISSN | 0378-1119 |
Keywords | Alleles, Basidiomycota, Cloning, Molecular, DNA Repair, DNA, Fungal, Genes, Fungal, Genotype, Kinetics, Mutation, Recombination, Genetic, Restriction Mapping, Ultraviolet Rays, Ustilago |
Abstract | Previous studies on the rec1 mutant of Ustilago maydis revealed a complex phenotype. The mutant was found to be defective in DNA repair, recombination, growth, mutagenesis, and meiosis. We cloned the REC1 gene by complementing the phenotype of the mutant using a genomic DNA library made in a replicating vector and provided proof of identity by one-step gene disruption of the wild-type (wt) REC1 locus with a mutant allele constructed in vitro. The transcript of the REC1 gene was identified as a damage-inducible 1.7-kb RNA. After UV irradiation, the level of the transcript was observed to rise ten- to 15-fold. In the rec1 mutant, the basal level of the 1.7-kb transcript was tenfold lower than in wt. In addition, a second transcript of 1.1 kb was noted in rec1-1 cells in response to DNA damage. |
Alternate Journal | Gene |
PubMed ID | 2628171 |
Grant List | GM42482 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States |
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