Open AccessDecreased zinc ion accumulation by the basidiomycete Lentinus edodes over‐expressing L. edodes priA gene
Author(s) -
Ishizaki Takayuki,
Shishido Kazuo
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2000.tb09411.x
Subject(s) - lentinus , gene , zinc , gene product , intracellular , biology , gene expression , function (biology) , chemistry , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , botany , mushroom , organic chemistry
The information that the deduced expression product of Lentinus edodes priA gene consists of N‐terminal hydrophobic sequence, putative zinc‐binding motifs and C‐terminal membrane‐binding‐promoting unique sequence led us to analyze its function in L. edodes . Here L. edodes monokaryotic cells over‐expressing priA gene were found to exhibit a remarkably decreased accumulation of zinc ion, indicating the involvement of the priA gene in regulation of the intracellular zinc concentration.