ISSN:
0749-503X
Keywords:
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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2μm plasmid
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molecular evolution
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homeologous recombination
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Life Sciences
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Life Sciences (general)
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Industrial yeast strains carry one of two homeologous 2μm plasmids designated as type-1 or type-2. The 2μm plasmid, Scp1, found in common laboratory strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is considered a type-2 plasmid, since the ori, STB, RAF and REP1 loci and intergenic sequences of the right-unique region of Scp1 are homologous to the corresponding loci in industrial strain type-2 plasmids. However, within both its 599 bp inverted repeats Scp1 has 142-bp sequences homologous to the bakers' yeast type-1 plasmid. DNA sequence analyses and oligonucleotide hybridizations indicate that the 142-bp insertion in Scp1 was probably due to homeologous recombination between type-1 and type-2 plasmids. These results suggest that some of the plasmid and chromosomal sequence polymorphisms seen in laboratory yeast strains result from homeologous recombination in their ancestral breeding stock.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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