The sluggish-A gene of Drosophila melanogaster is expressed in the nervous system and encodes proline oxidase, a mitochondrial enzyme involved in glutamate biosynthesis.
Work
Year: 1993
Type: article
Abstract: Certain gene mutations in Drosophila melanogaster cause sluggish motor activity. We have localized the transcription unit of the sluggish-A gene to a 14.7-kb region at the base of the X chromosome and... more
Institutions Australian National University, Université Libre de Bruxelles, California Institute of Technology
Cites: 33
Cited by: 78
Related to: 10
FWCI: 1.328
Citation percentile (by year/subfield): 94.99
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Sustainable Development Goal Life on land
Open Access status: green