J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 255, Issue 6, 2231-2234, Mar, 1980
Heterogeneity of glutamine synthetase polypeptides in Neurospora crassa
F Sanchez, E Calva, M Campomanes, L Blanco, J Guzman, JL Saborio and R Palacios
Purified preparations of Neurospora crassa glutamine synthetase contain two
nonidentical polypeptides that can be separated by acrylamide gel
electrophoresis in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate and 7 M urea.
These polypeptides are synthesized both in vivo and in a heterologous
cell-free protein-synthesizing system. The data presented indicate that
both polypeptides contain an active site for glutamine synthetase activity
and suggest that there is not a precursor-product relationship between
them.