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Amiloride toxicity in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe is released by thiamine and mutations in the thiamine-repressible gene car1.
Gene - 24 May 1996
Niederberger C, Fankhauser H, Edenharter E, Schweingruber M E
Abstract excerpt
Amiloride (Am) inhibits growth in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. We show that the toxic effect of this drug is relieved by low concentrations of thiamine (Th) and that the pyrimidine moiety of the Th molecule is responsible for growth inhibition release. A putative membrane protein encoded by the car1 gene is the target for Am action. It is responsible for Am sensitivity and is involved in the...
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