The Saccharomyces cerevisiae mevalonate diphosphate decarboxylase is essential for viability, and a single Leu-to-Pro mutation in a conserved sequence leads to thermosensitivity

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 4664-4670

  Bergès, Thierry ^a   Guyonnet, Daniel ^a   Karst, Francis ^a  

^a IBMIG Institut de Biologie Moleculaire et dIngenierie Genetique   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLYASE; ISOPRENOID; LEUCINE; MEVALONIC ACID; PROLINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; HEAT SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE MUTANT;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030802439     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.15.4664-4670.1997     Document Type: Article

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