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J. Bacteriol., Jan 1995, 212-221, Vol 177, No. 1
Copyright © 1995, American Society for Microbiology

The hsp70 gene family of Neurospora crassa: cloning, sequence analysis, expression, and genetic mapping of the major stress-inducible member

M Kapoor, CA Curle and C Runham
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The gene encoding the major heat shock-inducible member of the HSP70 family of Neurospora crassa was cloned and characterized. The 5' nontranscribed region shows the presence of consensus sequence motifs resembling the classical heat shock elements found in many heat shock- responsive eukaryotic promoters, as well as metal-responsive-element sequences. The coding region of the gene contains four introns with boundaries and internal consensus motifs typical of genes of filamentous fungi. None of the other stress-inducible hsp70 genes of fungal origin have, so far, been reported to contain introns. The sequence adjoining the transcriptional initiation zone shows the presence of prominent CT-rich stretches, characteristic of highly expressed fungal genes. The deduced amino acid sequence corresponds to a 646-residue polypeptide, with a calculated molecular mass of 70,561 Da and an average pI of 6.01, exhibiting strong sequence homology with many other eukaryotic HSP70s, with typical HSP70 family signatures 1 and 2 and a bipartite nuclear targeting sequence. Experiments with primer extension revealed the presence of one minor and two major transcriptional start sites. This gene, designated hsps-1, was mapped to a locus on the left arm of linkage group II, in close proximity to the AR-30 translocation breakpoint.

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