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Related findings in yeast

Posted by kupiec on 10 Jun 2007 at 12:29 GMT

It is proposed that related systems are ubiquitous.
http://plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0000447#article1.front1.article-meta1.abstract1.sec3.p1

In the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae the Cdc40 gene encodes a splicing factor with a role in cell cycle progression (DNA replication). cdc40 mutants are sensitive to the replication inhibitor Hydroxyurea. A screen for high-copy number suppressors of the sensitivity uncovered many genes involved in glycolysis/gluconeogenesis:

Kaplan Y, Kupiec M.
A role for the yeast cell cycle/splicing factor Cdc40 in the G1/S transition.
Curr Genet. 2007 Feb;51(2):123-40. Epub 2006 Dec 14.
PMID: 17171376