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Published on: September 20, 2016
Genomic exploration of the hemiascomycetous yeasts: 11. Kluyveromyces lactis
M Bolotin-Fukuhara1, C Toffano-Nioche, F Artiguenave
1Laboratoire de Génétique et Microbiologie, IGM, Centre Universitaire, Orsay, France. bolotin@igmors.u-psud.fr
Abstract:
Random sequencing of the Kluyveromyces lactis genome allowed the identification of 2235-2601 open reading frames (ORFs) homologous to S. cerevisiae ORFs, 51 ORFs which were homologous to genes from other species, 64 tRNAs, the complete rDNA repeat, and a few Ty1- and Ty2-like sequences. In addition, the complete sequence of plasmid pKD1 and a large coverage of the mitochondrial genome were obtained. The global distribution into general functional categories found in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and as defined by MIPS is well conserved in K. lactis. However, detailed examination of certain subcategories revealed a small excess of genes involved in amino acid metabolism in K. lactis. The sequences are deposited at EMBL under the accession numbers AL424881-AL430960.
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