Aob. Ribon et al., Cloning and characterization of a gene encoding the endopolygalacturonase of Penicillium griseoroseum, BIOTECH LET, 21(5), 1999, pp. 395-399
A conserved region of a polygalacturonase (PG) gene from Penicillium griseo
roseum was PCR amplified and used to screen a genomic library from this fun
gus. The nucleotide sequence of the isolated clone (pggI) consisted of 1497
bp, including a coding region of 1251 bp. This region potentially encodes
a protein of 376 amino acids, and is interrupted by two introns. Extensive
homology was observed between this protein and several fungal endopolygalac
turonases. DNA hybridization analyses revealed that there is a low copy num
ber of pggI in the P. griseoroseum genome, probably one or two copies.