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Phytochemistry ; 47(3): 451-7, 1998 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9433819

ABSTRACT

From the leaves and roots of Polyscias fruticosa, eight new oleanolic acid saponins named polysciosides A to H were isolated together with three known saponins. The structures of the saponins were established by means of spectral data, particularly NMR, which included COSY, HSQC, HMBC, HOHAHA and ROESY techniques.


Subject(s)
Oleanolic Acid/analysis , Plants, Medicinal , Saponins/chemistry , Carbohydrate Sequence , Molecular Conformation , Molecular Sequence Data , Molecular Structure , Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular , Plant Extracts , Plant Leaves , Plant Roots , Saponins/isolation & purification
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Genetics ; 147(2): 435-50, 1997 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9335584

ABSTRACT

The sequenced yeast genome offers a unique resource for the analysis of eukaryotic cell function and enables genome-wide screens for genes involved in cellular processes. We have identified genes involved in cell surface assembly by screening transposon-mutagenized cells for altered sensitivity to calcofluor white, followed by supplementary screens to further characterize mutant phenotypes. The mutated genes were directly retrieved from genomic DNA and then matched uniquely to a gene in the yeast genome database. Eighty-two genes with apparent perturbation of the cell surface were identified, with mutations in 65 of them displaying at least one further cell surface phenotype in addition to their modified sensitivity to calcofluor. Fifty of these genes were previously known, 17 encoded proteins whose function could be anticipated through sequence homology or previously recognized phenotypes and 15 genes had no previously known phenotype.


Subject(s)
Genes, Fungal , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics , Cell Membrane/metabolism , DNA Transposable Elements , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Mutagenesis, Site-Directed , Phenotype
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Yeast ; 13(3): 267-74, 1997 Mar 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9090056

ABSTRACT

The KRE2/MNT1 mannosyltransferase gene family of Saccharomyces cerevisiae currently consists of the KRE2, YUR1, KTR1, KTR2, KTR3 and KTR4 genes. All six encode putative type II membrane proteins with a short cytoplasmic N-terminus, a membrane-spanning region and a highly conserved catalytic lumenal domain. Here we report the identification of the three remaining members of this family in the yeast genome. KTR5 corresponds to an open reading frame (ORF) of the left arm of chromosome XIV, and KTR6 and KTR7 to ORFs on the left arms of chromosomes XVI and IX respectively. The KTR5, KTR6 and KTR7 gene products are highly similar to the Kre2p/Mnt1p family members. Initial functional characterization revealed that some mutant yeast strains containing null copies of these genes displayed cell wall phenotypes. None was K1 killer toxin resistant but ktr6 and ktr7 null mutants were found to be hypersensitive and resistant, respectively, to the drug Calcofluor White.


Subject(s)
Chromosomes, Fungal/genetics , DNA, Fungal/analysis , Mannosyltransferases/genetics , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics , Amino Acid Sequence , Cell Wall/genetics , Cell Wall/metabolism , Cloning, Molecular , Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic , Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal , Genome, Fungal , Mannosyltransferases/metabolism , Molecular Sequence Data , Mycotoxins/metabolism , Open Reading Frames , Phylogeny , Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
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Genome ; 40(1): 151-64, 1997 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9061922

ABSTRACT

The DNA sequence and preliminary functional analysis of a 103-kbp section of the left arm of yeast chromosome I is presented. This region, from the left telomere to the LTE1 gene, can be divided into two distinct portions. One portion, the telomeric 29 kbp, has a very low gene density (only five potential genes and 21 kbp of noncoding sequence), does not encode any "functionally important" genes, and is rich in sequences repeated several times within the yeast genome. The other portion, with 37 genes and only 14.5 kbp of noncoding sequence, is gene rich and codes for at least 16 "functionally important" genes. The entire gene-rich portion is apparently duplicated on chromosome XV as an extensive region of partial gene synteney called a cluster homology region. A function can be assigned with varying degrees of precision to 23 of the 42 potential genes in this region; however, the precise function is know for only eight genes. Nineteen genes encode products presently novel to yeast, although five of these have homologs elsewhere in the yeast genome.


Subject(s)
Chromosomes, Fungal , Genes, Fungal , Multigene Family , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics , Base Sequence , DNA, Fungal , Molecular Sequence Data , Open Reading Frames , Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
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