methionine-8

locus: met-8

locus_name: methionine-8

organism_type: B

chromosome_number: III

chromosome_side: R

link_group: IIIR

cultural_requirements: IIIR. Between ff-5 (1 to 4%) and ad-4 (4%) (219, 815,1052). (718) Uses methionine but not precursors (718). Lacks methyl tetrahydrofolate homocysteine transmethylase (124, 964) (Fig. 17).

enzyme_id: 134

Enzyme: methyl tetrahydrofolate homocysteine transmethylase

anid_name: metH

near_l: ff-5 (1 to 4%)

near_r: ad-4 (4%)

neu_name:

supplement: methionine

image_url:

Strains

FGSC #	Reporting Genes	Species
FGSC #98	met-8	Neurospora crassa
FGSC #3053	Has been replaced by strain number: 5090	Neurospora crassa
FGSC #5090	met-8	Neurospora crassa
FGSC #7177	acr-2 met-8 leu-1	Neurospora crassa

References

Authors	Title	Year
Burton, E. G. , and R. L. Metzenberg.	Regulation of methionine biosynthesis in N. crassa.	1975
Crawford, J. E.	New data on linkage group III markers in Neurospora crassa.	1967
Murray, N. E.	The distribution of methionine loci in Neurospora crassa.	1960
Perkins, D. D. , and N. E. Murray.	New markers and linkage data.	1963
Selhub, J. , E. Burton, and W. Sakami.	Identification of three enzymes specifically involved in the de novo methionine methylbiosynthesis of N. crassa.	1969
Tan, S. T.	Genes controlling the development of protoperithecium in Neurospora.	1972