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Query: UNIPROT:P23193 (transcription elongation factor)
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Since Candida rugosa utilizes a nonuniversal serine codon CUG rather than leucine, no vectors have been constructed to transform this organism. Moreover, it is difficult to design a new transformation system because no selection markers and promoters are available. In this study, Zeocin (400 microg/ml) was demonstrated to inhibit the growth of C. rugosa. The dominant selectable marker bleomycin-resistant determinant (ble) gene containing five CUG codons in an open-reading frame of 375 bp was synthesized by replacing its CUG codons into leucine codons (zeo-n). This marker conferred resistance to Zeocin. GAL1 promoter, transcription elongation factor 1 (TEF1) promoter from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and LIP3 promoter from C. rugosa were then used to drive zeo-n and to examine the function of promoter in C. rugosa. The resulting vectors enabled selection of Zeocin-resistant clones after transformation by LiCl method and electroporation. These results demonstrate that transformation into C. rugosa is feasible under the operation of GAL1, TEF1, and LIP3 promoters. The development of the transformation system for C. rugosa is essential to the genetic analysis of gene regulation and biochemical features of this fungal species and the expression of recombinant proteins in C. rugosa.
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PMID:A transformation system for the nonuniversal CUG(Ser) codon usage species Candida rugosa. 1245 43

TFIIS is a transcription elongation factor that has been extensively studied biochemically. Although the in vitro mechanisms by which TFIIS stimulates RNA transcript cleavage and polymerase read-through have been well characterized, its in vivo roles remain unclear. To better understand TFIIS function in vivo, we have examined its role during Gal4-mediated activation of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae GAL1 gene. Surprisingly, TFIIS is strongly associated with the GAL1 upstream activating sequence. In addition, TFIIS recruitment to Gal4-binding sites is dependent on Gal4, SAGA, and Mediator but not on RNA polymerase II (Pol II). The association of TFIIS is also necessary for the optimal recruitment of TATA-binding protein and Pol II to the GAL1 promoter. These results provide strong evidence that TFIIS plays an important role in the initiation of transcription at GAL1 in addition to its well-characterized roles in transcription elongation.
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PMID:Evidence that the elongation factor TFIIS plays a role in transcription initiation at GAL1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 1576 71