PubMed · 8016369
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A Yamagishi, K Miyazaki, T Oshima. 1994. [Getting mutated proteins].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8016369/
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Despite occurring in an essential molecule, mutations in RNA polymerase readily emerge and elicit complex pleiotropic effects across different levels of biological organization, which are all modulated by environment. We investigated the impact of temperature on the effects of six mutations on sequence, structure, transcriptome, and organismal traits. We found temperature altered the transcriptomic response and key organismal traits such as growth rate and biofilm formation in a genotype-specific manner. Critically, mechanistic insights into the possible drivers of mutational effects emerged only when examining the relationships between different levels of organization: location of mutations in the tertiary structure and distance to key interacting molecules partly explained the observed transcriptomic differences, which in turn drove the impact of mutations on organismal traits. While falling short of capturing the full complexity of the system, our findings underscore the benefits of integrating insights across multiple biological levels to understand the relationship between environment and mutational effects in molecules with extensive pleiotropic effects.
The S39A mutant of yeast enolase (isozyme 1), prepared by site-directed mutagenesis, has a relative Vmax of 0.01% and an activation constant for Mg2+ ca. 10-fold higher, compared with native enzyme. It is correctly folded. There is little effect of solvent viscosity on activity. We think that the loop Ser36-His43 fails to move to the 'closed' position upon catalytic Mg2+ binding, weakening several electrostatic interactions involved in the mechanism.
By means of UV radiation 74 physiological mutants of the dermatophyte Trichophyton mentagrophytes (Robin) Blanchard were induced. These mutants had changed optimum cultivation temperature and mostly changed morphology and sporulation as well.