1994
DOI: 10.1093/genetics/136.2.547
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Molecular and genetic analyses of Drosophila Prat, which encodes the first enzyme of de novo purine biosynthesis.

Abstract: The Drosophila Prat gene encodes phosphoribosylamidotransferase (PRAT), the enzyme that performs the first committed step of the de novo purine nucleotide biosynthesis pathway. Using information from amino acid sequence alignments of PRAT from other organisms, a polymerase chain reaction-based approach was employed to clone Prat. Amino acid sequence alignment of Drosophila PRAT with PRAT from bacteria, yeast, and vertebrates indicates that it is most identical (at least 60%) to the vertebrate PRATs. It shares … Show more

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“…This amino acid is highly conserved within eukaryotes, displaying an important role of the PFAS gene in purine synthesis. Synthesis of DNA and RNA as well as energy supply for cells are important tasks of this gene (Henikoff, 1987;Clark, 1994;Bønsdorff et al, 2004).…”
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“…This amino acid is highly conserved within eukaryotes, displaying an important role of the PFAS gene in purine synthesis. Synthesis of DNA and RNA as well as energy supply for cells are important tasks of this gene (Henikoff, 1987;Clark, 1994;Bønsdorff et al, 2004).…”
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confidence: 99%