Regulation of the Aspergillus nidulans hisB gene by histidine starvation
2001 | journal article. A publication with affiliation to the University of Göttingen.
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Regulation of the Aspergillus nidulans hisB gene by histidine starvation
Busch, S.; Hoffmann, B.; Valerius, O.; Starke, K.; Duvel, K. & Braus, G. H. (2001)
Current Genetics, 38(6) pp. 314-322. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002940000171
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- Authors
- Busch, S.; Hoffmann, Bernd; Valerius, Oliver; Starke, K.; Duvel, K.; Braus, Gerhard H.
- Abstract
- The hisB gene of the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans encodes imidazole glycerol-phosphate dehydratase (E.C. 4.2.1.19), which catalyses the seventh enzymatic step in histidine biosynthesis. The gene was isolated and its deduced peptide sequence of 247 amino acids showed up to 54% identity with the IGPD enzymes of organisms comprising all three kingdoms. Expression of hisB cDNA in a Saccharomyces cerevisiae his3 Delta mutant strain functionally complemented the growth phenotype under histidine limitation. Addition of histidine did not affect hisB mRNA levels A. nidulans wild-type cells. Histidine starvation conditions increased the hisB transcript level four-fold, suggesting regulation by a cross-pathway regulatory network. Deletion of the complete hisB open reading frame in A. nidulans strain A234 resulted in histidine auxotrophy. Additionally, hisB deletion strains were blocked from sexual fruiting body formation on medium containing low concentrations of histidine. This developmental phenotype of the hisB deletion mutant strain correlated with the induction of the cross-pathway control system.
- Issue Date
- 2001
- Status
- published
- Publisher
- Springer
- Journal
- Current Genetics
- ISSN
- 1432-0983; 0172-8083