Analysis of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe cyclin puc1: evidence for a role in cell cycle exit

1994 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 601-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.L. Forsburg ◽  
P. Nurse
Keyword(s):  
Schizosaccharomyces Pombe ◽  
Fission Yeast ◽  
Sexual Development ◽  
Mitotic Cycle ◽  
Nitrogen Starvation ◽  
Cell Cycle Exit ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Protein Blocks

The puc1+ gene, encoding a G1-type cyclin from the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, was originally isolated by complementation in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Here, we report the molecular characterization of this gene and analyse its role in S. pombe. We fail to identify any function of this cyclin at the mitotic G1/S transition in S. pombe, but demonstrate that it does function in exit from the mitotic cycle. Expression of the puc1+ gene is increased during nitrogen starvation, and puc1 affects the timing of sexual development in response to starvation. Overexpression of the puc1 protein blocks sexual development, and rescues pat1ts cells, which would otherwise undergo a lethal meiosis. We conclude that puc1 contributes to negative regulation of the timing of sexual development in fission yeast, and functions at the transition between cycling and non-cycling cells.

Analysis of the structural genes encoding M-factor in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe: identification of a third gene, mfm3

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 3895-3905
Author(s):  
S Kjaerulff ◽  
J Davey ◽  
O Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Schizosaccharomyces Pombe ◽  
Fission Yeast ◽  
Mutational Analysis ◽  
M Cells ◽  
Gene Products ◽  
Structural Genes ◽  
Triple Mutant ◽  
Isolation And Characterization ◽  
Genes Encoding

We previously identified two genes, mfm1 and mfm2, with the potential to encode the M-factor mating pheromone of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe (J. Davey, EMBO J. 11:951-960, 1992), but further analysis revealed that a mutant strain lacking both genes still produced active M-factor. Here we describe the isolation and characterization of a third M-factor gene, mfm3. A mutant lacking all three genes fails to produce M-factor, indicating that all functional M-factor genes now have been identified. The triple mutant exhibits an absolute mating defect in M cells, a defect that is not rescued by addition of exogenous M-factor. A mutational analysis reveals that all three mfm genes contribute to the production of M-factor. Their transcription is limited to M cells and requires the mat1-Mc and ste11 gene products. Each gene is induced when the cells are starved of nitrogen and further induced by a pheromone signal. Additionally, the signal transduction machinery associated with the pheromone response is required for transcription of the mfm genes in both stimulated and unstimulated cells.

Characterization of yeast V-ATPase mutants lacking Vph1p or Stv1p and the effect on endocytosis

2002 ◽  
Vol 205 (9) ◽  
pp. 1209-1219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Perzov ◽  
Vered Padler-Karavani ◽  
Hannah Nelson ◽  
Nathan Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Sucrose Gradient ◽  
Ph Sensor ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Vacuolar Acidification ◽  
Atpase Subunits ◽  
Immunological Assays ◽  
Gradient Fractionation

SUMMARYSubunit a of V-ATPase in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, in contrast to its other subunits, is encoded by two genes VPH1 and STV1. While disruption of any other gene encoding the V-ATPase subunits results in growth arrest at pH 7.5, null mutants of Vph1p or Stv1p can grow at this pH. We used a polyclonal antibody to yeast Stv1p and a commercially available monoclonal antibody to Vph1p for analysis of yeast membranes by sucrose gradient fractionation, and two different vital dyes to characterize the phenotype of vph1 ▵ and stv1 ▵mutants as compared to the double mutant and the wild-type cells. Immunological assays of sucrose gradient fractions revealed that the amount of Stv1p was elevated in the vph1 ▵ strain, and that vacuoles purified by this method with no detectable endosomal contamination contain an assembled V-ATPase complex, but with much lower activity than the wild type. These results suggest that Stv1p compensates for the loss of Vph1p in the vph1 ▵ strain. LysoSensor Green DND-189 was used as a pH sensor to demonstrate unexpected changes in vacuolar acidification in stv1▵ as the Vph1p-containing V-ATPase complex is commonly considered to acidify the vacuoles. In the vph1 ▵ strain, the dye revealed slight but definite acidification of the vacuole as well. The lipophilic dye FM4-64 was used as an endocytic marker. We show that the null V-ATPase mutants, as well as the vph1 ▵ one, markedly slow down endocytosis of the dye.

Characterization of Cu, Zn-superoxide dismutase-deficient mutant of fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe

2002 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norihiro Mutoh ◽  
Chiaki Nakagawa ◽  
Kenichiro Yamada
Keyword(s):  
Superoxide Dismutase ◽  
Schizosaccharomyces Pombe ◽  
Fission Yeast ◽  
Deficient Mutant

scholarly journals Characterization of Schizosaccharomyces pombe Malate Permease by Expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

2001 ◽  
Vol 67 (9) ◽  
pp. 4144-4151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carole Camarasa ◽  
Frédérique Bidard ◽  
Muriel Bony ◽  
Pierre Barre ◽  
Sylvie Dequin
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Schizosaccharomyces Pombe ◽  
Malic Acid ◽  
Dicarboxylic Acids ◽  
Acid Uptake ◽  
Acid Transport ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Simple Diffusion ◽  
External Ph

ABSTRACT In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, l-malic acid transport is not carrier mediated and is limited to slow, simple diffusion of the undissociated acid. Expression in S. cerevisiae of the MAE1 gene, encodingSchizosaccharomyces pombe malate permease, markedly increased l-malic acid uptake in this yeast. In this strain, at pH 3.5 (encountered in industrial processes),l-malic acid uptake involves Mae1p-mediated transport of the monoanionic form of the acid (apparent kinetic parameters:V max = 8.7 nmol/mg/min;Km = 1.6 mM) and some simple diffusion of the undissociated l-malic acid (Kd = 0.057 min−1). As total l-malic acid transport involved only low levels of diffusion, the Mae1p permease was further characterized in the recombinant strain. l-Malic acid transport was reversible and accumulative and depended on both the transmembrane gradient of the monoanionic acid form and the ΔpH component of the proton motive force. Dicarboxylic acids with stearic occupation closely related to l-malic acid, such as maleic, oxaloacetic, malonic, succinic and fumaric acids, inhibitedl-malic acid uptake, suggesting that these compounds use the same carrier. We found that increasing external pH directly inhibited malate uptake, resulting in a lower initial rate of uptake and a lower level of substrate accumulation. In S. pombe, proton movements, as shown by internal acidification, accompanied malate uptake, consistent with the proton/dicarboxylate mechanism previously proposed. Surprisingly, no proton fluxes were observed during Mae1p-mediated l-malic acid import inS. cerevisiae, and intracellular pH remained constant. This suggests that, in S. cerevisiae, either there is a proton counterflow or the Mae1p permease functions differently from a proton/dicarboxylate symport.

scholarly journals Cloning and characterization of DST2, the gene for DNA strand transfer protein beta from Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 2583-2592 ◽  
Author(s):  
C C Dykstra ◽  
K Kitada ◽  
A B Clark ◽  
R K Hamatake ◽  
A Sugino
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Intragenic Recombination ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Strand Transfer ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Prolonged Incubation ◽  
Transfer Protein ◽  
Dna Strand

The gene encoding the 180-kDa DNA strand transfer protein beta from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae was identified and sequenced. This gene, DST2 (DNA strand transferase 2), was located on chromosome VII. dst2 gene disruption mutants exhibited temperature-sensitive sporulation and a 50% longer generation time during vegetative growth than did the wild type. Spontaneous mitotic recombination in the mutants was reduced severalfold for both intrachromosomal recombination and intragenic gene conversion. The mutants also had reduced levels of the intragenic recombination that is induced during meiosis. Meiotic recombinants were, however, somewhat unstable in the mutants, with a decrease in recombinants and survival upon prolonged incubation in sporulation media. spo13 or spo13 rad50 mutations did not relieve the sporulation defect of dst2 mutations. A dst1 dst2 double mutant has the same phenotype as a dst2 single mutant. All phenotypes associated with the dst2 mutations could be complemented by a plasmid containing DST2.

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