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Characterization of the biotin biosynthesis pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and evidence for a cluster containing BIO5, a novel gene involved in vitamer uptake.
Gene - 17 May 1999
Phalip V, Kuhn I, Lemoine Y, Jeltsch J M
Abstract excerpt
An engineered mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae affected in biotin biosynthesis has been isolated. This mutant allowed the characterization of a bio cluster (BIO3-4-5). We demonstrate that BIO3 (YNR058w) and BIO4 (YNR057c) encode, respectively, a 7, 8-diaminopelargonic acid aminotransferase and a dethiobiotin synthase, involved in the biotin biosynthesis pathway. A novel gene, BIO5 (YNR056c), is present...
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