Gene Review:
pr - purple
Drosophila melanogaster
Synonyms:
38B.9, 6-pyruvoyl tetrahydrobiopterin synthase, CG16784, Dmel\CG16784, PTP synthase, ...
- Escherichia coli 6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase ortholog encoded by ygcM has a new catalytic activity for conversion of sepiapterin to 7,8-dihydropterin. Woo, H.J., Hwang, Y.K., Kim, Y.J., Kang, J.Y., Choi, Y.K., Kim, C.G., Park, Y.S. FEBS Lett. (2002)
- Mechanism of suppression in Drosophila: control of sepiapterin synthase at the purple locus. Yim, J.J., Grell, E.H., Jacobson, K.B. Science (1977)
- Xanthurenic acid 8-O-beta-D-glucoside, a novel tryptophan metabolite in eye-color mutants of Drosophila melanogaster. Ferré, J., Real, M.D., Ménsua, J.L., Jacobson, K.B. J. Biol. Chem. (1985)
- Purification and properties of the enzymes from Drosophila melanogaster that catalyze the conversion of dihydroneopterin triphosphate to the pyrimidodiazepine precursor of the drosopterins. Wiederrecht, G.J., Brown, G.M. J. Biol. Chem. (1984)
- Structure and expression of wild-type and suppressible alleles of the Drosophila purple gene. Kim, N., Kim, J., Park, D., Rosen, C., Dorsett, D., Yim, J. Genetics (1996)
- An analysis of two tandem promoters of the Drosophila purple gene. Baek, G., Yoon, S., Jeon, M.J., Han, S., Yim, J., Baek, K., Yoon, J., Han, K. Mol. Cells (1998)
- Gene expression in adult metafemales of Drosophila melanogaster. Birchler, J.A., Hiebert, J.C., Krietzman, M. Genetics (1989)
- Mechanism of suppression in Drosophila. V. Localization of the purple mutant of Drosophila melanogaster in the pteridine biosynthetic pathway. Wilson, T.G., Jacobson, K.B. Biochem. Genet. (1977)
- Purification and characterization of 6-pyruvoyl-tetrahydropterin synthase from Drosophila melanogaster. Park, Y.S., Kim, J.H., Jacobson, K.B., Yim, J.J. Biochim. Biophys. Acta (1990)