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La estructura de los loci tipo de apareamiento de levadura transponibles
Cell
|March 1, 1980
Resumen
Los investigadores identificaron secuencias de ADN comunes en todos los loci de tipo de apareamiento de Saccharomyces cerevisiae (MAT, HMR, HML). Las secuencias específicas de fenotipos alfa o a están flanqueadas por regiones homólogas, lo que sugiere la transposición del ADN para el cambio de tipo de apareamiento.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- Genética de la levadura Genética de la levadura
Sus antecedentes:
- El locus de tipo de apareamiento (MAT) en Saccharomyces cerevisiae determina el comportamiento de apareamiento de la levadura.
- Se sabe que los loci de tipo de apareamiento silencioso (HMR y HML) influyen en el locus MAT activo.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Aclarar la organización estructural y la homología de secuencias de los loci de tipo de apareamiento en Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
- Para investigar las secuencias de ADN involucradas en la interconversión de tipo de apareamiento.
Principales métodos:
- Aislamiento de un plásmido recombinante que contiene el locus de tipo de apareamiento MAT alfa.
- Estudios de hibridación utilizando fragmentos de restricción de los loci MAT, HMR y HML.
- Aislamiento del clon lambda recombinante y análisis de heterodúplex para comparar las estructuras del locus.
Principales resultados:
- Todos los loci de tipo de apareamiento (MAT, HMR, HML) comparten secuencias de ADN comunes.
- Los loci del fenotipo alfa (MAT alfa, HML alfa) contienen una secuencia específica de 850 bp alfa; los loci del fenotipo a (MATa, HMRa) contienen una secuencia específica de 700 bp a.
- Existen regiones flanqueantes homólogas de diferentes longitudes, con HML alfa y HMRa que muestran homología diferencial a los loci MAT.
Conclusiones:
- La organización estructural de los loci de tipo de apareamiento apoya los modelos de transposición del ADN para el cambio de tipo de apareamiento.
- Las secuencias específicas de ADN son características de los loci de HML, independientemente de su contenido específico de a o alfa.
- Estos hallazgos proporcionan información sobre los mecanismos genéticos subyacentes a la determinación del tipo de apareamiento y el cambio en la levadura.
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