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Two distinct 18S rRNA secondary structures in Dipodascus (Hemiascomycetes)

Institute for Fermentation, Osaka, 17-85, Juso- honmachi 2-chome, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532-8686, Japan¹

Author for correspondence: Kumiko Ueda-Nishimura. Tel: +81 6 6300 6555. Fax: +81 6 6300 6814. e-mail: kumiueda{at}mb.infoweb.ne.jp

The nucleotide sequences of the 18S rRNA gene from ascomycetous yeast-like fungi in the genera Dipodascus, Galactomyces and Geotrichum were determined and the tested strains were separated into two groups by sequence length. In group 1, the length and secondary structure of 18S rRNA corresponded to those of typical eukaryotes. In group 2, the 18S rRNA gene sequences were about 150 nt shorter than those of most other eukaryotes and the predicted secondary structure lacked helices 10 and E21-5. Many substitutions and some deletions in group 2 18S rRNA gene were not only found in variable regions, but also in regions that are highly conserved among ascomycetes. Despite the considerable differences in 18S rRNA gene sequence and secondary structure between group 2 and other fungi, including group 1, phylogenetic analysis revealed that groups 1 and 2 are closely related. These findings suggest that a number of deletions occurred in the 18S rRNA of the common ancestor of group 2 strains.

The DDBJ accession numbers for the sequences reported in this paper are shown in Table 1.

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