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Alpert T, Straube K, Carrillo Oesterreich F, Herzel L, Neugebauer KM. Widespread Transcriptional Readthrough Caused by Nab2 Depletion Leads to Chimeric Transcripts with Retained Introns. Cell Rep 2020; 33:108324. [PMID: 33113357 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Nascent RNA sequencing has revealed that pre-mRNA splicing can occur shortly after introns emerge from RNA polymerase II (RNA Pol II). Differences in co-transcriptional splicing profiles suggest regulation by cis- and/or trans-acting factors. Here, we use single-molecule intron tracking (SMIT) to identify a cohort of regulators by machine learning in budding yeast. Of these, Nab2 displays reduced co-transcriptional splicing when depleted. Unexpectedly, these splicing defects are attributable to aberrant "intrusive" transcriptional readthrough from upstream genes, as revealed by long-read sequencing. Transcripts that originate from the intron-containing gene's own transcription start site (TSS) are efficiently spliced, indicating no direct role of Nab2 in splicing per se. This work highlights the coupling between transcription, splicing, and 3' end formation in the context of gene organization along chromosomes. We conclude that Nab2 is required for proper 3' end processing, which ensures gene-specific control of co-transcriptional RNA processing.
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- Tara Alpert
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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Uwimana N, Collin P, Jeronimo C, Haibe-Kains B, Robert F. Bidirectional terminators in Saccharomyces cerevisiae prevent cryptic transcription from invading neighboring genes. Nucleic Acids Res 2017; 45:6417-6426. [PMID: 28383698 PMCID: PMC5499651 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Accepted: 03/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Transcription can be quite disruptive for chromatin so cells have evolved mechanisms to preserve chromatin integrity during transcription, thereby preventing the emergence of cryptic transcripts from spurious promoter sequences. How these transcripts are regulated and processed remains poorly characterized. Notably, very little is known about the termination of cryptic transcripts. Here, we used RNA-Seq to identify and characterize cryptic transcripts in Spt6 mutant cells (spt6-1004) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We found polyadenylated cryptic transcripts running both sense and antisense relative to genes in this mutant. Cryptic promoters were enriched for TATA boxes, suggesting that the underlying DNA sequence defines the location of cryptic promoters. While intragenic sense cryptic transcripts terminate at the terminator of the genes that host them, we found that antisense cryptic transcripts preferentially terminate near the 3΄-end of the upstream gene. This finding led us to demonstrate that most terminators in yeast are bidirectional, leading to termination and polyadenylation of transcripts coming from both directions. We propose that S. cerevisiae has evolved this mechanism in order to prevent/attenuate spurious transcription from invading neighbouring genes, a feature that is particularly critical for organisms with small compact genomes.
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- Nicole Uwimana
- Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H2W 1R7, Canada
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- Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H2W 1R7, Canada
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- Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H2W 1R7, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M9, Canada.,Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada.,Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5T 3A1, Canada.,Ontario Institute of Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H2W 1R7, Canada.,Département de médecine, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Québec H3T 1J4, Canada
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Bunina D, Štefl M, Huber F, Khmelinskii A, Meurer M, Barry JD, Kats I, Kirrmaier D, Huber W, Knop M. Upregulation of SPS100 gene expression by an antisense RNA via a switch of mRNA isoforms with different stabilities. Nucleic Acids Res 2017; 45:11144-11158. [PMID: 28977638 PMCID: PMC5737743 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Pervasive transcription of genomes generates multiple classes of non-coding RNAs. One of these classes are stable long non-coding RNAs which overlap coding genes in antisense direction (asRNAs). The function of such asRNAs is not fully understood but several cases of antisense-dependent gene expression regulation affecting the overlapping genes have been demonstrated. Using high-throughput yeast genetics and a limited set of four growth conditions we previously reported a regulatory function for ∼25% of asRNAs, most of which repress the expression of the sense gene. To further explore the roles of asRNAs we tested more conditions and identified 15 conditionally antisense-regulated genes, 6 of which exhibited antisense-dependent enhancement of gene expression. We focused on the sporulation-specific gene SPS100, which becomes upregulated upon entry into starvation or sporulation as a function of the antisense transcript SUT169. We demonstrate that the antisense effect is mediated by its 3' intergenic region (3'-IGR) and that this regulation can be transferred to other genes. Genetic analysis revealed that SUT169 functions by changing the relative expression of SPS100 mRNA isoforms from a short and unstable transcript to a long and stable species. These results suggest a novel mechanism of antisense-dependent gene regulation via mRNA isoform switching.
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- Daria Bunina
- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Genome Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Genome Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Huber F, Bunina D, Gupta I, Khmelinskii A, Meurer M, Theer P, Steinmetz LM, Knop M. Protein Abundance Control by Non-coding Antisense Transcription. Cell Rep 2016; 15:2625-36. [PMID: 27292640 PMCID: PMC4920891 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.05.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Revised: 04/08/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Stable unannotated transcripts (SUTs), some of which overlap protein-coding genes in antisense direction, are a class of non-coding RNAs. While case studies have reported important regulatory roles for several of such RNAs, their general impact on protein abundance regulation of the overlapping gene is not known. To test this, we employed seamless gene manipulation to repress antisense SUTs of 162 yeast genes by using a unidirectional transcriptional terminator and a GFP tag. We found that the mere presence of antisense SUTs was not sufficient to influence protein abundance, that observed effects of antisense SUTs correlated with sense transcript start site overlap, and that the effects were generally weak and led to reduced protein levels. Antisense regulated genes showed increased H3K4 di- and trimethylation and had slightly lower than expected noise levels. Our results suggest that the functionality of antisense RNAs has gene and condition-specific components.
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- Florian Huber
- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Genome Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Genome Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany; Stanford Genome Technology Center, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA; Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Yu L, Volkert MR. UV damage regulates alternative polyadenylation of the RPB2 gene in yeast. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 41:3104-14. [PMID: 23355614 PMCID: PMC3597686 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Alternative polyadenylation (APA) is conserved in all eukaryotic cells. Selective use of polyadenylation sites appears to be a highly regulated process and contributes to human pathogenesis. In this article we report that the yeast RPB2 gene is alternatively polyadenylated, producing two mRNAs with different lengths of 3′UTR. In normally growing wild-type cells, polyadenylation preferentially uses the promoter-proximal poly(A) site. After UV damage transcription of RPB2 is initially inhibited. As transcription recovers, the promoter-distal poly(A) site is preferentially used instead, producing more of a longer form of RPB2 mRNA. We show that the relative increase in the long RPB2 mRNA is not caused by increased mRNA stability, supporting the preferential usage of the distal poly(A) site during transcription recovery. We demonstrate that the 3′UTR of RPB2 is sufficient for this UV-induced regulation of APA. We present evidence that while transcription initiation rates do not seem to influence selection of the poly(A) sites of RPB2, the rate of transcription elongation is an important determinant.
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- Lijian Yu
- Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
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López de Saro FJ, Georgescu RE, Goodman MF, O'Donnell M. Competitive processivity-clamp usage by DNA polymerases during DNA replication and repair. EMBO J 2004; 22:6408-18. [PMID: 14633999 PMCID: PMC291844 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Protein clamps are ubiquitous and essential components of DNA metabolic machineries, where they serve as mobile platforms that interact with a large variety of proteins. In this report we identify residues that are required for binding of the beta-clamp to DNA polymerase III of Escherichia coli, a polymerase of the Pol C family. We show that the alpha polymerase subunit of DNA polymerase III interacts with the beta-clamp via its extreme seven C-terminal residues, some of which are conserved. Moreover, interaction of Pol III with the clamp takes place at the same site as that of the delta-subunit of the clamp loader, providing the basis for a switch between the clamp loading machinery and the polymerase itself. Escherichia coli DNA polymerases I, II, IV and V (UmuC) interact with beta at the same site. Given the limited amounts of clamps in the cell, these results suggest that clamp binding may be competitive and regulated, and that the different polymerases may use the same clamp sequentially during replication and repair.
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- Francisco J López de Saro
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Valerius O, Brendel C, Düvel K, Braus GH. Multiple factors prevent transcriptional interference at the yeast ARO4-HIS7 locus. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:21440-5. [PMID: 11937506 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m201841200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Increased transcriptional activity may cause transcriptional interference in organisms with compact genomes such as the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Replacement of the yeast ARO4 promoter by the stronger ACT1 promoter increases ARO4 transcription and simultaneously reduces the basal transcription of the downstream HIS7 gene. The open reading frames of ARO4 and HIS7 are tandemly transcribed and are separated by 416 bp. In wild-type cells, a nuclease-resistant site suggests that the two genes are separated by a single positioned nucleosome. Transcriptional interference correlates with Micrococcus nuclease accessibility of this otherwise nuclease-resistant site. Deletion analyses of the region between the two open reading frames revealed that transcriptional interference increases upon removal of either parts of the ARO4 3' end or HIS7 promoter sequences. The abolishment of the Abf1p-binding site within the HIS7 promoter significantly enhances transcriptional interference, resulting in a histidine auxotrophic strain. Our data suggest that the yeast cell prevents transcriptional interference by the combined action of efficient ARO4 transcription termination, the positioning of a fixed nucleosome, and transcription factor binding to the HIS7 promoter.
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- Oliver Valerius
- Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August-University, Grisebachstrasse 8, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Zhao J, Hyman L, Moore C. Formation of mRNA 3' ends in eukaryotes: mechanism, regulation, and interrelationships with other steps in mRNA synthesis. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 1999. [PMID: 10357856 DOI: 10.1007/s13146-011-0050-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2023] Open
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Formation of mRNA 3' ends in eukaryotes requires the interaction of transacting factors with cis-acting signal elements on the RNA precursor by two distinct mechanisms, one for the cleavage of most replication-dependent histone transcripts and the other for cleavage and polyadenylation of the majority of eukaryotic mRNAs. Most of the basic factors have now been identified, as well as some of the key protein-protein and RNA-protein interactions. This processing can be regulated by changing the levels or activity of basic factors or by using activators and repressors, many of which are components of the splicing machinery. These regulatory mechanisms act during differentiation, progression through the cell cycle, or viral infections. Recent findings suggest that the association of cleavage/polyadenylation factors with the transcriptional complex via the carboxyl-terminal domain of the RNA polymerase II (Pol II) large subunit is the means by which the cell restricts polyadenylation to Pol II transcripts. The processing of 3' ends is also important for transcription termination downstream of cleavage sites and for assembly of an export-competent mRNA. The progress of the last few years points to a remarkable coordination and cooperativity in the steps leading to the appearance of translatable mRNA in the cytoplasm.
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- J Zhao
- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
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Hani J, Schelbert B, Bernhardt A, Domdey H, Fischer G, Wiebauer K, Rahfeld JU. Mutations in a peptidylprolyl-cis/trans-isomerase gene lead to a defect in 3'-end formation of a pre-mRNA in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:108-16. [PMID: 9867817 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.1.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In a genetic screen aimed at the identification of trans-acting factors involved in mRNA 3'-end processing of budding yeast, we have previously isolated two temperature-sensitive mutants with an apparent defect in the 3'-end formation of a plasmid-derived pre-mRNA. Surprisingly, both mutants were rescued by the essential gene ESS1/PTF1 that encoded a putative peptidylprolyl-cis/trans-isomerase (PPIase) (Hani, J., Stumpf, G., and Domdey, H. (1995) FEBS Lett. 365, 198-202). Such enzymes, which catalyze the cis/trans-interconversion of peptide bonds N-terminal of prolines, are suggested to play a role in protein folding or trafficking. Here we report that Ptf1p shows PPIase activity in vitro, displaying an unusual substrate specificity for peptides with phosphorylated serine and threonine residues preceding proline. Both mutations were found to result in amino acid substitutions of highly conserved residues within the PPIase domain, causing a marked decrease in PPIase activity of the mutant enzymes. Our results are suggestive of a so far unknown involvement of a PPIase in mRNA 3'-end formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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- J Hani
- Genzentrum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Feodor-Lynen Strasse 25, 81377 München, Germany
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Miosga T, Zimmermann FK. Sequence analysis of the CEN12 region of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on a 43·7 kb fragment of chromosome XII including an open reading frame homologous to the human cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein CFTR. Yeast 1998. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0061(19960615)12:7<693::aid-yea956>3.0.co;2-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Aranda A, Pérez-Ortín JE, Moore C, del Olmo M. The yeast FBP1 poly(A) signal functions in both orientations and overlaps with a gene promoter. Nucleic Acids Res 1998; 26:4588-96. [PMID: 9753725 PMCID: PMC147910 DOI: 10.1093/nar/26.20.4588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This report provides an analysis of a region of chromosome XII in which the FBP1 and YLR376c genes transcribe in the same direction. Our investigation indicates that the Saccharomyces cerevisiae FBP1 gene contains strong signals for polyadenylation and transcription termination in both orientations in vivo . A (TA)14 element plays a major role in directing polyadenylation in both orientations. While this region has four nonoverlapping copies of a TATATA hexanucleotide, which is a very potent polyadenylation efficiency element in yeast, it alone is not sufficient for full activation in the reverse orientation of a cluster of downstream poly(A) sites, and an additional upstream sequence is required. The putative RNA hairpin formed from the (TA)14 element is not involved in 3'-end formation. Surprisingly, deletion of the entire (TA)14 stretch affects transcription termination in the reverse orientation, in contrast to our previous results with the forward orientation, indicating that the transcription termination element operating in the reverse orientation has very different sequence requirements. Promoter elements for the YLR376c gene overlap with the signal for FBP1 3'-end formation. To our knowledge, this is the first time that overlapping of both types of regulatory signals has been found in two adjacent yeast genes.
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- A Aranda
- Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Facultats de Ciències, Universitat de València, andDepartamento de Biotecnología, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, CSIC, Apartado 73,-46100 Burjassot, Spain
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Aranda A, Pérez-Ortín JE, Moore C, del Olmo ML. Transcription termination downstream of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae FBP1 [changed from FPB1] poly(A) site does not depend on efficient 3'end processing. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 1998; 4:303-318. [PMID: 9510332 PMCID: PMC1369619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Efficient transcription termination downstream of poly(A) sites has been shown to correlate with the strength of an upstream polyadenylation signal and the presence of a polymerase pause site. To further investigate the mechanism linking termination with 3'-end processing, we analyzed the cis-acting elements that contribute to these events in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae FBP1 gene. FBP1 has a complex polyadenylation signal, and at least three efficiency elements must be present for efficient processing. However, not all combinations of these elements are equally effective. This gene also shows a novel organization of sequence elements. A strong positioning element is located upstream, rather than downstream, of the efficiency elements, and functions to select the cleavage site in vitro and in vivo. Transcription run-on analysis indicated that termination occurs within 61 nt past the poly(A) site. Deletion of two UAUAUA-type efficiency elements greatly reduces polyadenylation in vivo and in vitro, but transcription termination is still efficient, implying that FBP1 termination signals may be distinct from those for polyadenylation. Alternatively, assembly of a partial, but nonfunctional, polyadenylation complex on the nascent transcript may be sufficient to cause termination.
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- A Aranda
- Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Facultats de Ciències, Universitat de València, Spain
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Børsting C, Hummel R, Schultz ER, Rose TM, Pedersen MB, Knudsen J, Kristiansen K. Saccharomyces carlsbergensis contains two functional genes encoding the acyl-CoA binding protein, one similar to the ACB1 gene from S. cerevisiae and one identical to the ACB1 gene from S. monacensis. Yeast 1997; 13:1409-21. [PMID: 9434347 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0061(199712)13:15<1409::aid-yea188>3.0.co;2-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Saccharomyces carlsbergensis is an amphiploid, and it has previously been suggested that the genomes of S. carlsbergensis originate from S. cerevisiae and S. monacensis. We have cloned the ACB1 genes encoding the acyl-CoA binding protein (ACBP) from S. carlsbergensis, S. cerevisiae and S. monacensis. Two genes were found in S. carlsbergensis and named ACB1 type 1 and type 2, respectively. The type 1 gene is identical to the S. cerevisiae ACB1 gene except for three substitutions, one single base pair deletion and one double base pair insertion, all located in the promoter region. The type 2 gene is completely identical to the S. monacensis ACB1 gene. These findings substantiate the notion that S. carlsbergensis is a hybrid between S. cerevisiae and S. monacensis. Both ACB1 type 1 and type 2 are actively transcribed in S. carlsbergensis and transcription is initiated at sites identical to those used for transcriptional initiation of the ACB1 genes in S. cerevisiae and S. monacensis, respectively. Two polyadenylation sites, spaced 225 bp apart, are present in the S. cerevisiae ACB1 gene. The upstream polyadenylation site is used exclusively during exponential growth, whereas both sites are utilized during later stages of growth.
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- C Børsting
- Department of Molecular Biology, Odense University, Denmark.
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Springer C, Valerius O, Strittmatter A, Braus GH. The adjacent yeast genes ARO4 and HIS7 carry no intergenic region. J Biol Chem 1997; 272:26318-24. [PMID: 9334203 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.42.26318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The region between the open reading frames of the adjacent yeast genes ARO4 and HIS7 consists of 417 base pairs (bp). Termination of ARO4 transcription and initiation of HIS7 transcription has to take place within this interval, because both genes are transcribed into the same direction. We show that the ARO4 terminator and the HIS7 promoter are spatially separated, nonoverlapping units. The ARO4 terminator includes 84 bp of the ARO4 3'-untranslated region with several redundant ARO4 3' end processing signals. Deletion of the ARO4 terminator does reduce but not completely shut down its expression. The adjacent region of 40 bp is neither required for correct ARO4 3' end formation nor for HIS7 initiation but contains the nucleotides corresponding to the wild type mRNA 3' ends. The following 280 bp are required for the HIS7 promoter. Replacement of the housekeeping ARO4 promoter by the stronger ACT1 promoter leads to reduced HIS7 expression due to transcriptional interference. This underlines the compactness of the yeast genome carrying virtually no intergenic regions between adjacent genes.
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- C Springer
- Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University, Grisebachstrasse 8, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Sibley CH, Brophy VH, Cheesman S, Hamilton KL, Hankins EG, Wooden JM, Kilbey B. Yeast as a model system to study drugs effective against apicomplexan proteins. Methods 1997; 13:190-207. [PMID: 9405202 DOI: 10.1006/meth.1997.0511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Biochemical and genetic analyses are required to identify potential drug targets in apicomplexan parasites, but these studies have proved difficult in most parasite systems. We have developed methods based on expression of parasite proteins in the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, to rapidly screen drugs directed against particular parasite targets, to study the structure and function of these target molecules, and to identify mutations in the parasite genes that alter enzyme specificity or drug sensitivity. In this paper we outline the parameters that need to be considered to design yeast strains that function efficiently to assay function of parasite proteins. Basic protocols and methods are included. We detail some problems that might be encountered in the engineering of these yeast strains and suggest possible solutions.
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- C H Sibley
- Department of Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195-7360, USA.
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Schmidt M, Zargari A, Holt P, Lindbom L, Hellman U, Whitley P, van der Ploeg I, Härfast B, Scheynius A. The complete cDNA sequence and expression of the first major allergenic protein of Malassezia furfur, Mal f 1. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1997; 246:181-5. [PMID: 9210481 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00181.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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For the first time the complete cDNA encoding a major allergen and novel protein of the yeast Malassezia furfur, Mal f 1, has been sequenced and expressed. The amino acid sequences of nine tryptic peptides of the protein were determined. Oligonucleotides were designed from these amino acid sequences. The cDNA sequence was obtained by hybridizing these primers to mRNA and enhancement by reverse-transcriptase PCR techniques. The cDNA is 1176 bp in length. It shows an open reading frame of 1050 bp coding for a protein of 38178 Da and a deduced amino acid sequence containing 350 residues. The hydropathy plot and the tryptic digest indicate that the first 22 amino acids represent a leader sequence determining a mature protein of 35 988 Da. The complete encoding cDNA was expressed as a maltose-binding protein fusion protein in Escherichia coli. The recombinant fusion protein reacted with our specific monoclonal antibody and with IgE from patients with atopic dermatitis.
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- M Schmidt
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Mahadevan S, Raghunand TR, Panicker S, Struhl K. Characterisation of 3' end formation of the yeast HIS3 mRNA. Gene 1997; 190:69-76. [PMID: 9185851 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(96)00708-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The nucleotide (nt) sequence of the 3' end of the yeast HIS3 mRNA was determined by PCR amplification of the 3' end. Analysis of 28 individual clones revealed that at least 13 distinct polyadenylation sites are present. The sites of polyadenylation are extremely heterogeneous and do not show any obvious similarity other than that they occur after pyrimidine residues in most cases. Most mutants carrying internal deletions of the 3' untranslated region (3' UTR) did not abolish 3' end formation and showed polyadenylation at normal sites. Deletion of a 90-nt region that contains an A+T-rich sequence close to the 3' end of the HIS3 coding sequence and a subset of processing sites resulted in a drastic reduction in the levels of full-length HIS3 mRNA and concomitant transcription past the normal HIS3 3' end. The 90-nt region appears to be sufficient to direct the formation of at least a subset of the HIS3 3' ends since mutants that carry deletions of flanking regions of this sequence show detectable levels of HIS3 mRNA. Spacing between the upstream A-T sequence and the site of processing is variable. In the light of the extreme heterogeneity of the sites, a possible mechanism for 3' processing is discussed.
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- S Mahadevan
- Developmental Biology and Genetics Laboratory, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
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Mazzoni C, Ruzzi M, Rinaldi T, Solinas F, Montebove F, Frontali L. Sequence analysis of a 10.5 kb DNA fragment from the yeast chromosome VII reveals the presence of three new open reading frames and of a tRNAThr gene. Yeast 1997; 13:369-72. [PMID: 9133741 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0061(19970330)13:4<369::aid-yea81>3.0.co;2-v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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We report the sequence analysis of a 10,531 bp DNA of Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome VII. This sequence contains five complete open reading frames (ORFs) potentially encoding proteins longer than 100 amino acids and incomplete ORF encoding for the 3' part of the GCN5 gene (Georgakopoulos and Thireos, 1992). ORFs G9160 and G9155 correspond to the genes ENO1 (Holland et al. 1981) and PUP2 (Gergatsou et al., 1992) respectively. ORF G9165 codes for a protein which shares significant homology with known proteins present in databases (see below). The translated sequence of ORF G9170 shows 88% identity to the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase encoded by the gene 6PGD from S. cerevisiae present in the SwissProt data library (P38720). This indicates that G9170 might code for a second 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase. ORF G9175 codes for a putative new member of the mitochondrial carrier family. A hypothetical tRNAThr (TGT) is also present in position 6842-6913.
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- C Mazzoni
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy
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Wahle E, Kühn U. The mechanism of 3' cleavage and polyadenylation of eukaryotic pre-mRNA. PROGRESS IN NUCLEIC ACID RESEARCH AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1997; 57:41-71. [PMID: 9175430 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6603(08)60277-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- E Wahle
- Institut für Biochemic, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany
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Klima R, Coglievina M, Zaccaria P, Bertani I, Bruschi CV. A putative helicase, the SUA5, PMR1, tRNALys1 genes and four open reading frames have been detected in the DNA sequence of an 8.8 kb fragment of the left arm of chromosome VII of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 1996; 12:1033-40. [PMID: 8896267 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0061(199609)12:10b%3c1033::aid-yea983%3e3.0.co;2-v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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We report the sequence of an 8.8 kb segment of DNA from the left arm of chromosome VII of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The sequence reveals seven open reading frames (ORFs) G1651, G1654, G1660, G1663, G1666, G1667 and G1669 greater than 100 amino acids in length and the tRNALys1 gene. ORF G1651 shows 100% identity with the ROK1 protein which is a putative RNA helicase of the 'DEAD box' protein family. ORF G1654 exhibits a motif highly conserved in ATP/GTP binding proteins generally referred to as 'P-loop'. From FastA analysis, G1660 and G1666 were found to be previously sequenced genes, respectively SUA5 and PMR1. The three other ORFs identified are partially (G1663) or completely (G1667 and G1669) overlapping with the PMR1 sequence on the complementary strand. This feature, together with their low codon adaptation indexes and the absence of significant homology with known proteins suggest that they do not correspond to real genes.
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- R Klima
- Microbiology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy
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Klima R, Coglievina M, Zaccaria P, Bertani I, Bruschi CV. A putative helicase, theSUA5, PMR1, tRNALys1 genes and four open reading frames have been detected in the DNA sequence of an 8·8 kb fragment of the left arm of chromosome VII ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 1996. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0061(199609)12:10b<1033::aid-yea983>3.0.co;2-v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Miosga T, Zimmermann FK. Sequence analysis of the CEN12 region of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on a 43.7 kb fragment of chromosome XII including an open reading frame homologous to the human cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein CFTR. Yeast 1996; 12:693-708. [PMID: 8810043 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0061(19960615)12:7%3c693::aid-yea956%3e3.0.co;2-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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In the framework of the European Union BIOTECH project for systematically sequencing the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome, we determined the nucleotide sequence of a 43.7 kb DNA fragment spanning the centromeric region of chromosome XII. A novel approach was the distribution of sublibraries prepared by the DNA coordinator (J. Hoheisel, Heidelberg, FRG), using a new hybridization-based DNA mapping method, in order to facilitate ordered sequencing. The sequence contains 22 open reading frames (ORFs) longer than 299 bp, including the published sequences for ATS/DPS1, SCD25, SOF1, DRS1, MMM1, DNM1 and the centromeric region CEN12. Five putative ORF products show similarity to known proteins: the leucine zipper-containing ABC transporter L1313p to the yeast Ycflp metal resistance protein, to the yeast putative ATP-dependent permease Yhd5p, to the yeast putative proteins Yk83p and Yk84p, to the human cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein (hCFTR) and to the human multidrug resistance-associated protein hMRP1; L1325p to the Drosophila melanogaster Pumilio protein, to the putative yeast regulatory protein Yg13p and to the yeast protein Mpt5p/Htrlp; L1329p to human lipase A and gastric lipase, to rat lingual lipase and to the putative yeast triglyceride lipase Tg11p; L1341p to the putative yeast protein Yhg4p; and the leucine zipper-containing L1361p to the two yeast proteins 00953p and Ym8156.08p and to the Arabidopsis thaliana protein HYP1. Eight ORFs show no homology to known sequences in the database, three small ORFs are internal and complementary to larger ones and L1301 is complementary overlapping the ATS/DPS1 gene. Additionally three equally spaced ARS consensus sequences were found.
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- T Miosga
- Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, Federal Republic of Germany
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Miosga T, Schaaff-Gerstenschläger I, Chalwatzis N, Baur A, Boles E, Fournier C, Schmitt S, Velten C, Wilhelm N, Zimmermann FK. Sequence analysis of a 33.1 kb fragment from the left arm of Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome X, including putative proteins with leucine zippers, a fungal Zn(II)2-Cys6 binuclear cluster domain and a putative alpha 2-SCB-alpha 2 binding site. Yeast 1995; 11:681-9. [PMID: 7483841 DOI: 10.1002/yea.320110709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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In the framework of the European BIOTECH project for sequencing the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome, we have determined the nucleotide sequence of the left part of the cosmid clone 232 and the cosmid clone 233 provided by F. Galibert (Rennes Cedex, France). We present here 33,099 base pairs of sequence derived from the left arm of chromosome X of strain S288C. This sequence reveals 17 open reading frames (ORFs) with more than 299 base pairs, including the published sequences for ARG3, LIGTR/LIG1, ORF2, ACT3 and SCP160. Two other ORFs showed similarity with S. cerevisiae genes: one with the CAN1 gene coding for an arginine permease, and one with genes encoding the family of transcriptional activators containing a fungal Zn(II)2-Cys6 binuclear cluster domain like that found in Ppr1p or Ga14p. Both putative proteins contain a leucine zipper motif, the Can1p homologue has 12 putative membrane-spanning domains and a putative alpha 2-SCB-alpha 2 binding site. In a diploid disruption mutant of ORF J0922 coding for the transcriptional activator homologue, no colonies appeared before 10 days after transformation and then grew slowly. In contrast, haploid disruption mutants showed a growth phenotype like wild-type cells. One ORF showed weak similarity to the rad4 gene product of Schizosaccharomyces pombe and is essential for yeast growth. Five ORFs showed similarity to putative genes on the right arm of chromosome XI of S. cerevisiae. Two of them have similarity to each other and belong to a family of extracellular proteins that groups mammalian SCP/Tpx-1, insects Ag3/Ag5, plants PR-1 and fungi Sc7/Sc14.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- T Miosga
- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, Federal Republic of Germany
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Preker PJ, Lingner J, Minvielle-Sebastia L, Keller W. The FIP1 gene encodes a component of a yeast pre-mRNA polyadenylation factor that directly interacts with poly(A) polymerase. Cell 1995; 81:379-89. [PMID: 7736590 DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(95)90391-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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We have identified an essential gene, called FIP1, encoding a 327 amino acid protein interacting with yeast poly(A) polymerase (PAP1) in the two-hybrid assay. Recombinant FIP1 protein forms a 1:1 complex with PAP1 in vitro. At 37 degrees C, a thermosensitive allele of FIP1 shows a shortening of poly(A) tails and a decrease in the steady-state level of actin transcripts. When assayed for 3'-end processing in vitro, fip1 mutant extracts exhibit normal cleavage activity, but fail to polyadenylate the upstream cleavage product. Polyadenylation activity is restored by adding polyadenylation factor I (PF I). Antibodies directed against FIP1 specifically recognize a polypeptide in these fractions. Coimmunoprecipitation experiments reveal that RNA14, a subunit of cleavage factor I (CF I), directly interacts with FIP1, but not with PAP1. We propose a model in which PF I tethers PAP1 to CF I, thereby conferring specificity to poly(A) polymerase for pre-mRNA substrates.
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- P J Preker
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Basel, Switzerland
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Meade JC, Stringer JR. Cloning and characterization of an ATPase gene from Pneumocystis carinii which closely resembles fungal H+ ATPases. J Eukaryot Microbiol 1995; 42:298-307. [PMID: 7496388 DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1995.tb01584.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A gene encoding a P-type cation translocating ATPase was cloned from a genomic library of rat-derived Pneumocystis carinii. The nucleotide sequence of the gene contains a 2781 base-pair open reading frame that is predicted to encode a 101,401 dalton protein composed of 927 amino acids. The P. carinii ATPase protein (pcal) is 69-75% identical when compared with eight proton pumps from six fungal species. The Pneumocystis ATPase is less than 34% identical to ATPase proteins from protozoans, vertebrates or the Ca++ ATPases of yeast. The P. carinii ATPase contains 115 of 121 residues previously identified as characteristic of H+ ATPases. Alignment of the Pneumocystis and fungal proton pumps reveals five homologous domains specific for fungal H+ ATPases.
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- J C Meade
- Department of Microbiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson 39216-4505, USA
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Wach A, Brachat A, Pöhlmann R, Philippsen P. New heterologous modules for classical or PCR-based gene disruptions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 1994; 10:1793-808. [PMID: 7747518 DOI: 10.1002/yea.320101310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2184] [Impact Index Per Article: 70.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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We have constructed and tested a dominant resistance module, for selection of S. cerevisiae transformants, which entirely consists of heterologous DNA. This kanMX module contains the known kanr open reading-frame of the E. coli transposon Tn903 fused to transcriptional and translational control sequences of the TEF gene of the filamentous fungus Ashbya gossypii. This hybrid module permits efficient selection of transformants resistant against geneticin (G418). We also constructed a lacZMT reporter module in which the open reading-frame of the E. coli lacZ gene (lacking the first 9 codons) is fused at its 3' end to the S. cerevisiae ADH1 terminator. KanMX and the lacZMT module, or both modules together, were cloned in the center of a new multiple cloning sequence comprising 18 unique restriction sites flanked by Not I sites. Using the double module for constructions of in-frame substitutions of genes, only one transformation experiment is necessary to test the activity of the promotor and to search for phenotypes due to inactivation of this gene. To allow for repeated use of the G418 selection some kanMX modules are flanked by 470 bp direct repeats, promoting in vivo excision with frequencies of 10(-3)-10(-4). The 1.4 kb kanMX module was also shown to be very useful for PCR based gene disruptions. In an experiment in which a gene disruption was done with DNA molecules carrying PCR-added terminal sequences of only 35 bases homology to each target site, all twelve tested geneticin-resistant colonies carried the correctly integrated kanMX module.
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- A Wach
- Institut für Angewandte Mikrobiologie, Universität Basel, Switzerland
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Egli CM, Braus GH. Uncoupling of mRNA 3' cleavage and polyadenylation by expression of a hammerhead ribozyme in yeast. J Biol Chem 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)46996-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Miosga T, Boles E, Schaaff-Gerstenschläger I, Schmitt S, Zimmermann FK. Sequence and function analysis of a 9.74 kb fragment of Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome X including the BCK1 gene. Yeast 1994; 10:1481-8. [PMID: 7871887 DOI: 10.1002/yea.320101112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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In the framework of the European BIOTECH project for sequencing the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome, we have determined the nucleotide sequence of the cosmid clone 233 provided by F. Galibert (Rennes Cedex, France). We present here 9743 base pairs of sequence derived from the left arm of chromosome X. This sequence reveals three new open reading frames and includes the published sequence (5' end and open reading frame) of the gene BCK1/SLK1/SSP31 also identified as ORFAA. Deletion mutants of two earlier unknown open reading frames J0840 and J0904 are viable and the open reading frame J0902 is essential for yeast growth.
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- T Miosga
- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Darmstadt, Federal Republic of Germany
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Xie Q, Jiménez A. Cloning and molecular analysis of two different ILV5 genes from a brewing strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Curr Genet 1994; 26:398-402. [PMID: 7874731 DOI: 10.1007/bf00309925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Two different ILV5 genes encoding acetohydroxy-acid isomeroreductases, and named ILV5G and ILV5X, were cloned and sequenced from a Saccharomyces cerevisiae brewing strain. The coding sequence of ILV5X shows a single nucleotide change with respect to that from the ILV5 gene of a S. cerevisiae laboratory strain. In addition, all promoter motifs which are, or are presumed to be, implicated in transcription regulatory functions are identical in ILV5 and ILV5X. In contrast, the coding sequence of ILV5G differs in 5.6% of its nucleotides from that of ILV5 and most of its promoter regulatory motifs show a single nucleotide change with respect to those from ILV5.
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- Q Xie
- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (U.A.M./C.S.I.C.), Universidad Autónoma, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
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Cusick ME. Sequence of a segment of yeast chromosome II shows two novel genes, one almost entirely hydrophobic and the other extremely asparagine-serine rich. Yeast 1994; 10:1251-6. [PMID: 7754714 DOI: 10.1002/yea.320100913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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A 3.2 kb EcoRI fragment of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae was entirely sequenced. Two new open reading frames were identified. The first is extremely hydrophobic, and would likely be an integral membrane protein. It has significant similarity to only one reported gene, a gene of unknown function from Drosophila melanogaster. The second ORF is asparagine-rich and very serine-rich, with a remarkable stretch of nearly 26 consecutive asparagine residues comprised of the same codon. It has no significant similarity to any reported gene. The fragment maps to chromosome II on the left arm between the CDC27 and ILS1 loci.
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- M E Cusick
- Department of Medical Biochemistry & Genetics, Texas A&M College of Medicine, College Station 77843-1114
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Miosga T, Witzel A, Zimmermann FK. Sequence and function analysis of a 9.46 kb fragment of Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome X. Yeast 1994; 10:965-73. [PMID: 7985424 DOI: 10.1002/yea.320100712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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In the framework of the European yeast genome sequencing project, we have determined the nucleotide sequence of the cosmid clone 233 provided by F. Galibert (Rennes Cedex, France). We present here 9464 base pairs of this cosmid located on the left arm of Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome X. This sequence contains two new open reading frames and includes the published sequences of the RADH gene (also identified as SRS2/HPR5) and the 3'-end of the gene BCK1/SLK1/SSP31. Deletion mutants of the two unknown genes J0909 and J0911 are viable.
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- T Miosga
- Institut für Mikrobiologie, TH Darmstadt, Germany
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Rothnie HM, Reid J, Hohn T. The contribution of AAUAAA and the upstream element UUUGUA to the efficiency of mRNA 3'-end formation in plants. EMBO J 1994; 13:2200-10. [PMID: 8187773 PMCID: PMC395075 DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1994.tb06497.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The requirement for sequence specificity in the AAUAAA motif of the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) polyadenylation signal was examined by saturation mutagenesis. While deletion of AAUAAA almost abolished processing at the CaMV polyadenylation site, none of the 18 possible single base mutations had a dramatic effect on processing efficiency. The effect of replacing all six nucleotides simultaneously varied depending on the sequence used, but some replacements were as detrimental as the deletion mutant. Taken together, these results confirm that AAUAAA is an essential component of the CaMV polyadenylation signal, but indicate that a high degree of sequence variation can be tolerated. A repeated UUUGUA motif was identified as an important upstream accessory element of the CaMV polyadenylation signal. This sequence was able to induce processing at a heterologous polyadenylation site in a sequence-specific and additive manner. The effect of altering the spacing between this upstream element and the AAUAAA was examined; moving these two elements closer together or further apart reduces the processing efficiency. The upstream element does not function to signal processing at the CaMV polyadenylation site if placed downstream of the cleavage site. Analysis of further upstream sequences revealed that almost all of the 200 nt fragment required for maximal processing contributes positively to processing efficiency. Furthermore, isolated far upstream sequences distinct from UUUGUA were also able to induce processing at a heterologous polyadenylation site.
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- H M Rothnie
- Friedrich Miescher Institute, Basel, Switzerland
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Vazquez MP, Schijman AG, Levin MJ. A short interspersed repetitive element provides a new 3' acceptor site for trans-splicing in certain ribosomal P2 beta protein genes of Trypanosoma cruzi. Mol Biochem Parasitol 1994; 64:327-36. [PMID: 7935610 DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(94)00026-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Four Trypanosoma cruzi genomic DNA fragments carrying different TcP2 beta genes have been isolated and sequenced. Three of them had a single TcP2 beta gene, while the 3.8-kb-long DNA segment encoding the TcP2 beta-H1.8 locus showed two TcP2 beta genes arranged in tandem. These genes were physically connected by a 428-bp-long DNA sequence that was also located immediately 5' to the first gene and immediately 3' to the second. Comparison of the 4 TcP2 beta gene loci, suggested that the insertion of this repeated element originated the duplication of its target sequence, a poly(dT) stretch. Approximately 1200 copies of this short sequence, named short interspersed repetitive element (SIRE), were found scattered in the genome. Analysis of the 5' non-coding regions of different TcP2 beta mRNAs, and RNA-PCR experiments suggested that the insertion of a SIRE upstream of a TcP2 beta-H1.8 gene introduced a new 3' spliced leader (SL) acceptor site in the TcP2 beta-H1.8 pre-mRNAs, encoded within the SIRE. Consequently, in the mature H1.8 mRNA the SL sequence is followed by 38 bases directly transcribed from the SIRE. Structural and functional features of this repeated element reveal similarity to the short interspersed repetitive DNA sequences detected in the genomes of several microorganisms.
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- M P Vazquez
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular (INGEBI), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Linke MJ, Smulian AG, Stringer JR, Walzer PD. Characterization of multiple unique cDNAs encoding the major surface glycoprotein of rat-derived Pneumocystis carinii. Parasitol Res 1994; 80:478-86. [PMID: 7808998 DOI: 10.1007/bf00932694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The major surface glycoprotein (MSG) of rat-derived Pneumocystis carinii represents a group of related molecules that are encoded by multiple genes. We isolated seven unique MSG cDNAs from a library prepared from a single infected rat lung. The cDNAs displayed both conserved and variant regions to previously described cDNAs. These clones contained inserts that ranged in size from 0.4 to 1.8 kb and all contained a poly(A) tail. The largest clone, Pc1410, hybridized to all 15 chromosomes resolved by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Protein produced by in vitro translation from Pc1410 was immunoprecipitated with affinity-purified MSG antibodies. The clones were characterized by DNA sequencing of their 3' and 5' ends. Analysis of the untranslated and coding regions demonstrated that the clones contained unique and conserved regions of sequence, but none of the clones were identical. Isolation of seven additional unique clones picked from a single screening of a cDNA library suggests that numerous MSG transcripts exist within a population of P. carinii.
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Purification and identification of two major single-stranded binding proteins of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as ribosomal protein L4 and histone H2B. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/0167-4781(94)90121-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Scorer CA, Buckholz RG, Clare JJ, Romanos MA. The intracellular production and secretion of HIV-1 envelope protein in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. Gene 1993; 136:111-9. [PMID: 8293993 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(93)90454-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope glycoprotein, gp120 (ENV), is required in large quantities for immunological studies and as a potential vaccine component. We have expressed the DNA encoding gp120 in a highly efficient expression system based on the methylotrophic yeast, Pichia pastoris. The native gene was found to contain a sequence which resembled a Saccharomyces cerevisiae polyadenylation consensus and acted as a premature polyadenylation site in P. pastoris, resulting in the production of truncated mRNA. As full-length mRNA was produced in S. cerevisiae, this indicates differences in mRNA 3'-end formation between the two yeasts. Inactivation of this site by site-directed mutagenesis revealed several additional fortuitous polyadenylation sites within the gene. We have designed and constructed a 69%-synthetic gene with increased G + C content which overcomes this transcriptional problem, giving rise to full-length mRNA. High levels of intracellular, insoluble, unglycosylated ENV were produced [1.25 mg/ml in high-density (2 x 10(10) cells per ml) fermentations]. ENV also was secreted from P. pastoris using the S. cerevisiae alpha-factor prepro secretion leader and the S. cerevisiae invertase signal sequence. However, a high proportion of the secreted product was found to be hyperglycosylated, in contrast to other foreign proteins secreted from P. pastoris. There also was substantial proteolytic degradation, but this was minimized by maintaining a low pH on induction. Insoluble, yeast-derived ENV proteins are being considered as vaccine antigens and the P. pastoris system offers an efficient method of production.
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- C A Scorer
- Wellcome Research Laboratories, Beckenham, Kent, UK
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Pereira SA, Livi GP. Cloning and expression of the ARO3 gene encoding DAHP synthase from Candida albicans. Gene X 1993; 132:159-65. [PMID: 7901125 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(93)90191-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the primary step in the aromatic (ARO) amino acid (aa) biosynthetic pathway is catalyzed by two isozymes of 3-deoxy-D-arabinoheptulosonate-7-phosphate synthase (DAHPS). The activity of one DAHPS isozyme (encoded by the ARO3 gene) is feedback inhibited by phenylalanine, whereas the other (encoded by the ARO4 gene) is inhibited by tyrosine. The expression of these genes is also regulated at the transcriptional level by the general control activator GCN4. We took advantage of the high degree of aa sequence homology between DAHPSs from several species to isolate ARO3 homologues from the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans. An ARO3/ARO4-specific sequence was generated from C. albicans genomic DNA by polymerase chain reaction amplification and used as a probe to screen a C. albicans cDNA library. A 1.3-kb cDNA clone was isolated and sequenced. The cDNA contains a long open reading frame predicting a 368-aa protein with significant homology to known DAHPSs, including both the S. cerevisiae ARO3 and ARO4 products (68.5% and 58.5% identity, respectively). Northern analysis of yeast and mycelial poly(A)+ RNA revealed equivalent expression of a 1.3-kb transcript in both cell types. A genomic clone was isolated by cross-hybridization, and analysis of the 5' untranslated region revealed the presence of a putative GCN4-binding site. This clone complemented an aro3 mutation in S. cerevisiae; functional complementation was inhibited by the presence of excess phenylalanine (but not tyrosine) in the growth medium, confirming that the cloned gene is the C. albicans homologue of ARO3.
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- S A Pereira
- Department of Molecular Biology, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015
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Rønnow B, Kielland-Brandt MC. GUT2, a gene for mitochondrial glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 1993; 9:1121-30. [PMID: 8256521 DOI: 10.1002/yea.320091013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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A gut2 mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is deficient in the mitochondrial glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase and hence cannot utilize glycerol. Upon transformation of a gut2 mutant strain with a low-copy yeast genomic library, hybrid plasmids were isolated which complemented the gut2 mutation. The nucleotide sequence of a 3.2 kb PstI-XhoI fragment complementing a gut2 mutant strain is presented. The fragment reveals an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a polypeptide with a predicted molecular weight of 68.8 kDa. Disruption of the ORF leads to a glycerol non-utilizing phenotype. A putative flavin-binding domain, located at the amino terminus, was identified by comparison with the amino acid sequences of other flavoproteins. The cloned gene has been mapped both physically and genetically to the left arm of chromosome IX, where the original gut2 mutation also maps. We conclude that the presented ORF is the GUT2 gene and propose that it is the structural gene for the mitochondrial glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase.
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- B Rønnow
- Department of Physiology, Carlsberg Laboratory, Copenhagen Valby, Denmark
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Pfeifer K, Frank W, Schröder HC, Gamulin V, Rinkevich B, Batel R, Müller IM, Müller WE. Cloning of the polyubiquitin cDNA from the marine sponge Geodia cydonium and its preferential expression during reaggregation of cells. J Cell Sci 1993; 106 ( Pt 2):545-53. [PMID: 8282761 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.106.2.545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Ubiquitination of proteins is a critical step in the controlled degradation process of many polypeptides. Here we show that sponges, the simplest multicellular group of eukaryotic organisms, are also equipped with the ubiquitin pathway. The polyubiquitin cDNA was isolated and characterized from the marine sponge Geodia cydonium. The open reading frame contains six ubiquitin moieties, which are lined up head to tail without spacers. A comparison of the predicted amino acid sequence of the six sponge ubiquitin-coding units with those from other organisms revealed a high degree of homology (> 93%). The ubiquitin gene is expressed to almost the same extent in the two main compartments of the sponge, the cortex and the medulla. However, only in the cortex are detectable amounts of the ubiquitin protein synthesized. The ubiquitin protein isolated from the sponge organism was found to initiate protein degradation in the heterologous reticulocyte system in the same manner as bovine ubiquitin. In vitro studies with dissociated sponge cells revealed that the homologous aggregation factor causes (i) a strong increase in the steady-state level of mRNA coding for ubiquitin and (ii) a drastic increase in ubiquitin protein synthesis, while the homologous lectin failed to display that effect in isolated cells. These data suggest that ubiquitin may play a role in sponge morphogenesis.
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- K Pfeifer
- Institut für Physiologische Chemie, Universität, Mainz, Germany
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Vainio AE, Torkkeli HT, Tuusa T, Aho SA, Fagerström BR, Korhola MP. Cloning and expression of Hormoconis resinae glucoamylase P cDNA in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Curr Genet 1993; 24:38-44. [PMID: 8358830 DOI: 10.1007/bf00324663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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A cDNA coding for glucoamylase P of Hormoconis resinae was cloned using a synthetic oligonucleotide probe coding for a peptide fragment of the purified enzyme and polyclonal anti-glucoamylase antibodies. Nucleotide-sequence analysis revealed an open reading frame of 1848 base pairs coding for a protein of 616 amino-acid residues. Comparison with other fungal glucoamylase amino-acid sequences showed homologies of 37-48%. The glucoamylase cDNA, when introduced into Saccharomyces cerevisiae under the control of the yeast ADC1 promoter, directed the secretion of active glucoamylase P into the growth medium.
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- A E Vainio
- Research Laboratories, Alko Ltd, Helsinki, Finland
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Irniger S, Egli CM, Braus GH. Messenger RNA 3'-end formation of a DNA fragment from the human c-myc 3'-end region in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Curr Genet 1993; 23:201-4. [PMID: 7916669 DOI: 10.1007/bf00351496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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We have tested the functioning of the human c-myc polyadenylation signal in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. A DNA fragment containing the two AATAAA polyadenylation signals of the c-myc gene was inserted into a plasmid designed for the in-vivo testing of polyadenylation signals in yeast. The c-myc fragment had a partial capacity for directing mRNA 3'-end formation in yeast. The 3'-endpoints were 50-100 bp distant from the mRNA 3'-ends mapped in humans. This human DNA fragment is therefore unspecifically functional in yeast, indicating that other sequence elements than the human polyadenylation signal, AATAAA, are necessary for 3'-end formation.
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- S Irniger
- Institute of Microbiology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich
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Jank B, Waldherr M, Schweyen RJ. Yeast single copy gene URP1 is a homolog of rat ribosomal protein gene L21. Curr Genet 1993; 23:15-8. [PMID: 8428379 DOI: 10.1007/bf00336743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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This communication reports on a single-copy gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae which is homologous to the rat ribosomal protein gene L21. The yeast and the rat genes show 59% identity in DNA sequences and in the predicted protein sequences. This yeast gene is, therefore, assumed to code for an as yet unassigned ribosomal protein (URP1). The URP1 open reading frame is 480 nucleotides long and can encode a protein of about M(r) 18,200. Like most of the other known ribosomal protein genes, URP1 is interrupted by an intron in its 5' terminal part and it is preceded by upstream sequence elements which usually regulate transcription of these genes. Northern blot analysis reveals that the URP1 gene is actually expressed in vivo.
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- B Jank
- Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Vienna Biocenter, Austria
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Partaledis JA, Fleming MA, Harding MW, Berlin V. Saccharomyces cerevisiae contains a homolog of human FKBP-13, a membrane-associated FK506/rapamycin binding protein. Yeast 1992; 8:673-80. [PMID: 1279908 DOI: 10.1002/yea.320080812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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FKB2 encodes a homolog of human FKBP-13, a membrane-associated binding protein for the immunosuppressants FK506 and rapamycin. FKB2 is located on the right arm of chromosome IV and contains an open reading frame of 135 amino acids, of which the first 17 residues comprise a putative hydrophobic leader peptide. Yeast FKBP-13 is homologous to human FKBP-13 (52% amino acid identity) and to FKBP-12, the major cytosolic receptor for FK506. In the alignment of FKBP-13 and FKBP-12 sequences, there are 28 invariant residues. Among these conserved residues are those that comprise the drug binding and peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase active site of FKBP-12. The phylogenetic conservation of the FKBP family suggest that the proteins are involved in a basic cellular function.
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- M A Romanos
- Department of Cell Biology, Wellcome Research Laboratories, Beckenham, Kent, U.K
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Isolation and nucleotide sequence of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae gene for the succinate dehydrogenase flavoprotein subunit. J Biol Chem 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)50205-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Almost all messenger RNAs carry a polyadenylate tail that is added in a post-transcriptional reaction. In the nuclei of animal cells, the 3'-end of the RNA is formed by endonucleolytic cleavage of the primary transcript at the site of poly(A) addition, followed by the polymerisation of the tail. The reaction depends on specific RNA sequences upstream as well as downstream of the polyadenylation site. Cleavage and polyadenylation can be uncoupled in vitro. Polyadenylation is carried out by poly(A) polymerase with the aid of a specificity factor that binds the polyadenylation signal AAUAAA. Several additional factors are required for the initial cleavage. A newly discovered poly(A)-binding protein stimulates poly(A) tail synthesis and may be involved in the control of tail length. Polyadenylation reactions different from this scheme, either in other organisms or under special physiological circumstances, are discussed.
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- E Wahle
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Basel, Switzerland
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Ogata T, Iimura Y, Obata T, Tamura G. Isolation and nucleotide sequence of Hansenula anomala URA3 gene encoding orotidine-5′-phosphate decarboxylase. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/0922-338x(92)90030-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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