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Isolation and characterisation of a strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae deficient in in vitro RNA polymerase B(II) Activity

✍ Scribed by Winsor, Barbara ;Lacroute, François ;Ruet, Anny ;Sentenac, André

Publisher
Springer
Year
1979
Tongue
English
Weight
620 KB
Volume
173
Category
Article
ISSN
0026-8925

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✦ Synopsis

Two hundred strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae temperature sensitive for RNA synthesis were selected and screened in crude extracts for DNA-dependent RNA polymerase activities. One strain was isolated which had only residual in vitro RNA polymerase B activity. In normal growth conditions total RNA, poly A+ RNA and protein synthesis were indistinguishable from those of the wild type strain at 23 degrees C and after shift to 37 degrees C. A temperature sensitive phenotype was detected only when rpoB containing strains were grown in adverse conditions. The mutant character showed mendelian segregation and was coexpressed with the wild type character in heterozygous diploids. Residual enzyme activity was characterised in crude extracts using synthetic polymers and natural templates in different ionic conditions.

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