Dipeptidyl aminopeptidase yspI mutants of Schizosaccharomyces pombe: Genetic mapping of dpa1+ on chromosome III

Lourdes Villa, Paz Suárez-Rendueles

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Abstract

A mutant strain of Schizosaccharomyces pombe lacking dipeptidyl aminopeptidase yspI was isolated from a strain already defective in aminopeptidase activity by means of a staining technique with the chromogenic substrate ala-pro-4-methoxy-β-naphthylamide to screen colonies for the absence of the enzyme. The defect segregated 2+ :2- in meiotic tetrads, indicating a single chromosomal gene mutation, which was shown to be recessive. Gene dosage experiments indicated that the mutation resides in the structural gene of dipeptidyl aminopeptidase yspI, dpa1+. The dpa1+ gene was located on chromosome III by using l m- fluorophen-ylalanine-induced haploidization and mitotic analysis. dpa1 mutants did not show any obvious phenotype under a variety of conditions tested.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)211-216
Number of pages6
JournalFEMS Microbiology Letters
Volume120
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 1994
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Fission yeast
  • Peptidase
  • Peptidase mutant
  • Schizosaccharomyces pombe

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