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ArticleJournal of bacteriology1997

The tigA gene is a transcriptional fusion of glycolytic genes encoding triose-phosphate isomerase and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in oomycota.

S E Unkles, J M Logsdon, K Robison, J R Kinghorn, J M Duncan

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Article in Journal of bacteriology, 1997. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

S E UnklesScottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, United Kingdom. shiela.unkles@med.monash.edu.au
J M Logsdon
K Robison
J R Kinghorn
J M Duncan

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genes encoding triose-phosphate isomerase (TPI) and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) are fused and form a single transcriptional unit (tigA) in Phytophthora species, members of the order Pythiales in the phylum Oomycota. This is the first demonstration of glycolytic gene fusion in eukaryotes and the first case of a TPI-GAPDH fusion in any organism. The tigA gene from Phytophthora infestans has a typical Oomycota transcriptional start point consensus sequence and, in common with most Phytophthora genes, has no introns. Furthermore, Southern and PCR analyses suggest that the same organization exists in other closely related genera, such as Pythium, from the same order (Oomycota), as well as more distantly related genera, Saprolegnia and Achlya, in the order Saprolegniales. Evidence is provided that in P. infestans, there is at least one other discrete copy of a GAPDH-encoding gene but not of a TPI-encoding gene. Finally, a phylogenetic analysis of TPI does not place Phytophthora within the assemblage of crown eukaryotes and suggests TPI may not be particularly useful for resolving relationships among major eukaryotic groups.

Indexed as

Genes, FungalAmino Acid SequenceEukaryotic CellsEvolution, MolecularGlyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate DehydrogenasesGlycolysisMolecular Sequence DataOomycetesPhylogenyPhytophthoraRNA, FungalRNA, MessengerSequence Homology, Amino AcidTranscription, GeneticTriose-Phosphate IsomeraseGlyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate DehydrogenasesRNA, FungalRNA, MessengertigA protein, Phytophthora infestansTriose-Phosphate Isomerase

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PMID9352934
PMCPMC179613
OpenAlexW1807451554

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