Journal of Microbiology

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Cloning and Sequence Analysis of a Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate Dehydrogenase Gene from Ganoderma lucidum: Xu Fei , Ming Wen Zhao , Yu Xiang Li; J. Microbiol. 2006;44(5):515-522.; DOI: https://doi.org/2446 [pii]

Abstract: A cDNA library of Ganoderma lucidum has been constructed using a Zap Express cloning vector. A glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene (gpd) was isolated from this library by hybridization of the recombinant phage clones with a gpd-specific gene probe generated by PCR. By comparison of the cDNA and the genomic DNA sequences, it was found that the complete nucleotide sequence encodes a putative polypeptide chain of 338 amino acids interrupted by 6 introns. The predicted amino acid sequence of this gene shows a high degree of sequence similarity to the GPD proteins from yeast and filamentous fungi. The promoter region contains a CT-rich stretch, two CAAT boxes, and a consensus TATA box. The possibility of using the gpd promoter in the construction of new transformation vectors is discussed.

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