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. 1986 Sep;167(3):1043–1047. doi: 10.1128/jb.167.3.1043-1047.1986

Genetic and biochemical identification of the glutamate synthase structural gene in Neurospora crassa.

D Romero, G Dávila
PMCID: PMC215978  PMID: 2943726

Abstract

Neurospora crassa cells require glutamate synthase activity for growth under ammonium-limiting conditions. Despite the physiological importance of glutamate synthase, little is known about the genetics of its expression. To identify the glutamate synthase structural gene, we isolated three new mutants lacking this activity. All mutations are recessive to the wild-type allele and belong to the same complementation group as the previously described en(am)-2 (C24) mutation. Two lines of evidence indicate that en(am)-2 is the structural gene for glutamate synthase in N. crassa. The en(am)-2+ gene shows a gene dosage effect on enzyme activity, and some mutants lacking glutamate synthase activity have cross-reacting material. These data suggest that the mutations are located in the structural gene for N. crassa glutamate synthase.

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