Soraphen A resistant fungi and acetyl-CoA carboxylase

摘要

The present invention discloses DNA molecules comprising a gene encoding yeast acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase resistant to soraphen A inhibition. Mutations confering soraphen A resistance to acetyl-CoA carboxylase can be dominant or recessive, and they can be point mutations, deletion or insertion mutations. In addition methods of isolating a gene encoding fungal acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase resistant to soraphen A inhibition are provided as well as methods for purifying fungal acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase resistant to soraphen A inhibition. Purified enzyme can be used in assays to identify inhibitors of soraphen A resistant acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase.