The frequency (frq) locus of Neurospora crassa plays a key role in the organization of circadian rhythms. Similar timing systems have been found in nearly all eukaryotes as well as some prokaryotes; thus, frq may be an excellent gene with which to conduct evolutionary studies. To investigate, we used the cloned frq locus from ascomycete fungi representing two classical taxonomic classes and thr...

Homologs of the gene encoding the hydrophobin EAS from Neurospora crassa have been identified both in the other conidial species of Neurospora (N. discreta, N. intermedia, N. sitophila, and N. tetrasperma) and selected aconidial species (N. africana, N. dodgei, N. lineolata, N. pannonica, and N. terricola). Southern blot analysis indicated the presence of a single gene in all species examined. ...

Significance In order to survive, most organisms must deal with parasites. Such parasites can be other or, sometimes, selfish genes found within the host genome itself. While much is known about parasitic organisms, interaction their hosts, and ability spread between species, less genes. We here identify a “spore killer” gene in fungus Neurospora sitophila . The appears have evolved genus but h...

It is now believed that the amino groups of isoleucine and valine are accepted by their respective carbon chains during biosynthesis via a transamination. Most of the evidence for this hypothesis has been derived from experiments on isoleucineless and valineless mutants of Escherichia coli and Neurospora crassu (l-4). It is not positively established whether this transamination step can be medi...

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