| Literature DB >> 8371982 |
S K Alahari1, H Schmidt, N F Käufer.
Abstract
Only four prp (pre-mRNA processing) genes of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe have been reported. We exploited yeast genetics and identified and isolated the prp4 gene. Sequence analysis revealed that the splicing factor encoded by this gene contains the signature sequences that define the serine/threonine protein kinase family. This is the first kinase gene identified whose product is involved in pre-mRNA splicing. The prp4 gene contains one intron in the kinase domain. Gene replacement studies provided evidence that this gene is essential for growth and is located on chromosome III.Entities:
Mesh:
Substances:
Year: 1993 PMID: 8371982 PMCID: PMC310008 DOI: 10.1093/nar/21.17.4079
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nucleic Acids Res ISSN: 0305-1048 Impact factor: 16.971