ISOLATION OF A NEW GENE (SWA2) ENCODING AN ALPHA-AMYLASE FROM SCHWANNIOMYCES-OCCIDENTALIS AND ITS EXPRESSION IN SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE

被引:18
作者
ABARCA, D [1 ]
FERNANDEZLOBATO, M [1 ]
DELPOZO, L [1 ]
JIMENEZ, A [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV AUTONOMA MADRID,CSIC,CTR BIOL MOLEC,CANTO BLANCO,E-28049 MADRID,SPAIN
关键词
ALPHA-AMYLASE; GENE CLONING; STARCH UTILIZATION; SCHWANNIOMYCES-OCCIDENTALIS; SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(91)80245-X
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A new gene (SW A2) encoding a secretory alpha-amylase activity from Schwanniomyces occidentalis has been cloned from this yeast and then expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Both Sw. occidentalis and a transformant of S. cerevisiae incorporating SW A2 contain a transcript of 2.1 kb which hybridizes to DNA carrying the SW A2 gene. This indicates that the transcript is a product of the SW A2 gene. Transcription of the SW A2 gene seems to be regulated in both Sw. occidentalis and S. cerevisiae. Furthermore, the secretion of alpha-amylase activity is drastically repressed by glucose in both Sw. occidentalis and a transformant of S. cerevisiae containing SW A2.
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