Sequence of aEuplotes crassusMacronuclear DNA Molecule Encoding a Protein with Homology to a Rat Form-I Phosphoinositide-specific Phospholipase C

Abstract
A 604-base pair macronuclear DNA molecule from the hypotrichous ciliate Euplotes crassus was cloned and its DNA sequence determined. The DNA sequence contains an open reading frame capable of encoding a protein 141 amino acids in length. The putative protein contains significant sequence similarity to other eukaryotic proteins, including the rat form-I phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase-C.