Identification of the gene for the yeast ribonucleotide reductase small subunit and its inducibility by methyl methanesulfonate.

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We have identified, cloned, and sequenced the gene for the small subunit of ribonucleotide diphosphate reductase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The protein and its transcript are induced about 10-fold by the alkylating agent methyl methanesulfonate, a result which suggests that the gene is induced by DNA damage.