Agricultural and Biological Chemistry · 1991 · 33 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesGeneticsMolecular GeneticsEnzymologyGenomicsTranscriptionFungal BiochemistryFungal GeneticsFungal GenomicsProteolytic EnzymesTranscription Start SitesCaat BoxEnzyme Expression In FungiFungal EnzymologyFungal Genome OrganizationGenomic Dna AnalysisMicrobial ProteasesPrimer ExtensionTranscriptional Start Sites
The genomic DNA for the alkaline protease (Alp) of the fungus Aspergillus oryzae was isolated using synthetic oligonucleotides as hydridization probes, and the complete nucleotide sequence was identified. The Alp gene is 1374 nucleotides long and contains three introns, one of which is in the pro region and two in the mature coding region. Sequences related to the TATA box (TATAAAT) and the CAAT box (CCAAAT) were found in the 5'-noncoding region. Primer extension analysis showed that three transcriptional start points are present.