SUT1 is a putative Zn[II]2Cys6-transcription factor whose upregulation enhances both sterol uptake and synthesis in aerobically growing Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells

2001 ◽  
Vol 268 (6) ◽  
pp. 1585-1595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederique Ness ◽  
Stephane Bourot ◽  
Matthieu Regnacq ◽  
Roberto Spagnoli ◽  
Thierry Berges ◽  
...  
2001 ◽  
Vol 268 (6) ◽  
pp. 1585-1595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frédérique Ness ◽  
Stéphane Bourot ◽  
Matthieu Régnacq ◽  
Roberto Spagnoli ◽  
Thierry Bergès ◽  
...  

Genetics ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 144 (2) ◽  
pp. 511-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorina Avram ◽  
Alan T Bakalinsky

Abstract An ssu2 mutation in Sacccharomyces cermisiae, previously shown to cause sulfite sensitivity, was found to be allelic to GRR1, a gene previously implicated in glucose repression. The suppressor rgt1, which suppresses the growth defects of grr1 strains on glucose, did not fully suppress the sensitivity on glucose or nonglucose carbon sources, indicating that it is not strictly linked to a defect in glucose metabolism. Because the Cln1 protein was previously shown to be elevated in grr1 mutants, the effect of CLN1 overexpression on sulfite sensitivity was investigated. Overexpression in GRR1 cells resulted in sulfite sensitivity, suggesting a connection between CLN1 and sulfite metabolism. Multicopy FZF1, a putative transcription factor, was found to suppress the sulfite sensitive phenotype of grr1 strains, but not the glucose derepression or aberrant cell morphology. Multicopy FZF1 was also found to suppress the sensitivity of a number of other unrelated sulfite-sensitive mutants, but not that of ssu1 or met20, implying that FZF1 may act through Ssulp and Met20p. Disruption of FZF1 resulted in sulfite sensitivity when the construct was introduced in single copy at the FZF1 locus in a GRR1 strain, providing evidence that FZF1 is involved in sulfite metabolism.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seungwoo Cha ◽  
Chang Pyo Hong ◽  
Hyun Ah Kang ◽  
Ji-Sook Hahn

Abstract Gcr1, an important transcription factor for glycolytic genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, was recently revealed to have two isoforms, Gcr1U and Gcr1S, produced from un-spliced and spliced transcripts, respectively. In this study, by generating strains expressing only Gcr1U or Gcr1S using the CRISPR/Cas9 system, we elucidate differential activation mechanisms of these two isoforms. The Gcr1U monomer forms an active complex with its coactivator Gcr2 homodimer, whereas Gcr1S acts as a homodimer without Gcr2. The USS domain, 55 residues at the N-terminus existing only in Gcr1U, inhibits dimerization of Gcr1U and even acts in trans to inhibit Gcr1S dimerization. The Gcr1S monomer inhibits the metabolic switch from fermentation to respiration by directly binding to the ALD4 promoter, which can be restored by overexpression of the ALD4 gene, encoding a mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase required for ethanol utilization. Gcr1U and Gcr1S regulate almost the same target genes, but show unique activities depending on growth phase, suggesting that these isoforms play differential roles through separate activation mechanisms depending on environmental conditions.


2014 ◽  
Vol 966 ◽  
pp. 83-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zanariah Hashim ◽  
Shao Thing Teoh ◽  
Takeshi Bamba ◽  
Eiichiro Fukusaki

2020 ◽  
Vol 295 (6) ◽  
pp. 1716-1726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liangtao Li ◽  
Sophie Bertram ◽  
Jerry Kaplan ◽  
Xuan Jia ◽  
Diane M. Ward

Budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) responds to low cytosolic iron by up-regulating the expression of iron import genes; iron import can reflect iron transport into the cytosol or mitochondria. Mmt1 and Mmt2 are nuclearly encoded mitochondrial proteins that export iron from the mitochondria into the cytosol. Here we report that MMT1 and MMT2 expression is transcriptionally regulated by two pathways: the low-iron-sensing transcription factor Aft1 and the oxidant-sensing transcription factor Yap1. We determined that MMT1 and MMT2 expression is increased under low-iron conditions and decreased when mitochondrial iron import is increased through overexpression of the high-affinity mitochondrial iron importer Mrs3. Moreover, loss of iron-sulfur cluster synthesis induced expression of MMT1 and MMT2. We show that exposure to the oxidant H2O2 induced MMT1 expression but not MMT2 expression and identified the transcription factor Yap1 as being involved in oxidant-mediated MMT1 expression. We defined Aft1- and Yap1-dependent transcriptional sites in the MMT1 promoter that are necessary for low-iron- or oxidant-mediated MMT1 expression. We also found that the MMT2 promoter contains domains that are important for regulating its expression under low-iron conditions, including an upstream region that appears to partially repress expression under low-iron conditions. Our findings reveal that MMT1 and MMT2 are induced under low-iron conditions and that the low-iron regulator Aft1 is required for this induction. We further uncover an Aft1-binding site in the MMT1 promoter sufficient for inducing MMT1 transcription and identify an MMT2 promoter region required for low iron induction.


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