Title
Cloning and Analysis of cDNA Encoding an Elongation Factor 1 α from the Dimorphic Fungus Histoplasma capsulatum
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-8-1995
Department
Biological Sciences
Abstract
The cDNA encoding translation elongation factor 1 α (EF-lα) was isolated from the dimorphic fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum (Hc), an important pathogen of man. A cDNA library was probed with the tefl gene from the fungus Mucor racemosus. Ten independent clones were isolated, all with similar restriction patterns. The longest clone (1.96 kb) was sequenced. Southern blot analysis revealed that the Hc tefl gene was present as a single copy. A single transcript of approx. 2300 nucleotides was found in total RNA from both the yeast and mold forms of the organism. Comparison of the deduced 460-amino-acid Hc EF-1α protein to EF-1 α proteins from other species of fungi revealed the greatest degree of similarity to proteins from the filamentous ascomycetes Podospora anserina and Trichoderma reesei. Phylogenetic tree analysis of fungal tef genes indicated that Hc is most closely related to filamentous ascomycetes and most distantly related to the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Publication Title
Gene
Volume
161
Issue
1
First Page
119
Last Page
123
Recommended Citation
Shearer, G.
(1995). Cloning and Analysis of cDNA Encoding an Elongation Factor 1 α from the Dimorphic Fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. Gene, 161(1), 119-123.
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