Differential effects of nalidixate on the cell growth of respiratory competent strains and cytoplasmic petite mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1976 ◽  
Vol 146 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Carnevali ◽  
L. E. Sarcoe ◽  
P. A. Whittaker
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Cell Growth ◽  
Differential Effects ◽  
Petite Mutants

scholarly journals The rye Mutants Identify a Role for Ssn/Srb Proteins of the RNA Polymerase II Holoenzyme During Stationary Phase Entry in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Genetics ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 157 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya-Wen Chang ◽  
Susie C Howard ◽  
Yelena V Budovskaya ◽  
Jasper Rine ◽  
Paul K Herman
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Cell Growth ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Stationary Phase ◽  
Yeast Cell ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Transcriptional Response ◽  
Nutrient Deprivation ◽  
Ras Signaling ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii Holoenzyme

Abstract Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells enter into a distinct resting state, known as stationary phase, in response to specific types of nutrient deprivation. We have identified a collection of mutants that exhibited a defective transcriptional response to nutrient limitation and failed to enter into a normal stationary phase. These rye mutants were isolated on the basis of defects in the regulation of YGP1 expression. In wild-type cells, YGP1 levels increased during the growth arrest caused by nutrient deprivation or inactivation of the Ras signaling pathway. In contrast, the levels of YGP1 and related genes were significantly elevated in the rye mutants during log phase growth. The rye defects were not specific to this YGP1 response as these mutants also exhibited multiple defects in stationary phase properties, including an inability to survive periods of prolonged starvation. These data indicated that the RYE genes might encode important regulators of yeast cell growth. Interestingly, three of the RYE genes encoded the Ssn/Srb proteins, Srb9p, Srb10p, and Srb11p, which are associated with the RNA polymerase II holoenzyme. Thus, the RNA polymerase II holoenzyme may be a target of the signaling pathways responsible for coordinating yeast cell growth with nutrient availability.

scholarly journals The Ras/PKA Signaling Pathway May Control RNA Polymerase II Elongation via the Spt4p/Spt5p Complex in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Genetics ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 165 (3) ◽  
pp. 1059-1070
Author(s):  
Susie C Howard ◽  
Arelis Hester ◽  
Paul K Herman
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Cell Growth ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Ras Signaling ◽  
Elongation Step ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii Transcription

Abstract The Ras signaling pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae controls cell growth via the cAMP-dependent protein kinase, PKA. Recent work has indicated that these effects on growth are due, in part, to the regulation of activities associated with the C-terminal domain (CTD) of the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II. However, the precise target of these Ras effects has remained unknown. This study suggests that Ras/PKA activity regulates the elongation step of the RNA polymerase II transcription process. Several lines of evidence indicate that Spt5p in the Spt4p/Spt5p elongation factor is the likely target of this control. First, the growth of spt4 and spt5 mutants was found to be very sensitive to changes in Ras/PKA signaling activity. Second, mutants with elevated levels of Ras activity shared a number of specific phenotypes with spt5 mutants and vice versa. Finally, Spt5p was efficiently phosphorylated by PKA in vitro. Altogether, the data suggest that the Ras/PKA pathway might be directly targeting a component of the elongating polymerase complex and that this regulation is important for the normal control of yeast cell growth. These data point out the interesting possibility that signal transduction pathways might directly influence the elongation step of RNA polymerase II transcription.

Production of petite mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by patulin

1969 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 454-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vernon W. Mayer ◽  
Marvin S. Legator
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Petite Mutants

scholarly journals Prohibitins Regulate Membrane Protein Degradation by the m-AAA Protease in Mitochondria

1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 3435-3442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregor Steglich ◽  
Walter Neupert ◽  
Thomas Langer
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Cell Growth ◽  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Eukaryotic Cells ◽  
Mitochondrial Morphology ◽  
Regulatory Effect ◽  
Inner Membrane ◽  
Functional Activities ◽  
Native Molecular Mass ◽  
Affect Cell Growth

ABSTRACT Prohibitins comprise a protein family in eukaryotic cells with potential roles in senescence and tumor suppression. Phb1p and Phb2p, members of the prohibitin family in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, have been implicated in the regulation of the replicative life span of the cells and in the maintenance of mitochondrial morphology. The functional activities of these proteins, however, have not been elucidated. We demonstrate here that prohibitins regulate the turnover of membrane proteins by the m-AAA protease, a conserved ATP-dependent protease in the inner membrane of mitochondria. The m-AAA protease is composed of the homologous subunits Yta10p (Afg3p) and Yta12p (Rca1p). Deletion ofPHB1 or PHB2 impairs growth of Δyta10 or Δyta12 cells but does not affect cell growth in the presence of the m-AAA protease. A prohibitin complex with a native molecular mass of approximately 2 MDa containing Phb1p and Phb2p forms a supercomplex with them-AAA protease. Proteolysis of nonassembled inner membrane proteins by the m-AAA protease is accelerated in mitochondria lacking Phb1p or Phb2p, indicating a negative regulatory effect of prohibitins on m-AAA protease activity. These results functionally link members of two conserved protein families in eukaryotes to the degradation of membrane proteins in mitochondria.

News & Notes: Correlation of Resistance to the Alkaloid Lycorine with the Degree of Suppressiveness in Petite Mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1997 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 382-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelica Del Giudice ◽  
Domenica R. Massardo ◽  
Filomena Manna ◽  
Natalia Koltovaya ◽  
Hans Hartings ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Petite Mutants

Colicin E5 Ribonuclease Domain Cleaves Saccharomyces cerevisiae tRNAs Leading to Impairment of the Cell Growth

2009 ◽  
Vol 145 (4) ◽  
pp. 461-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Ogawa ◽  
M. Hidaka ◽  
K. Kohno ◽  
H. Masaki
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Cell Growth

scholarly journals Differential effects of flaxseed oil (Linum usitatissimum) on cell growth between malignant and non‐malignant cell lines

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Linda Buckner ◽  
Carly Buckner ◽  
Domenic Lombardo ◽  
Mamdouh Abou‐Zaid ◽  
Robert Lafrenie
Keyword(s):  
Cell Growth ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Linum Usitatissimum ◽  
Malignant Cell ◽  
Flaxseed Oil ◽  
Differential Effects

The induction of cytoplasmic petite mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by hydrostatic pressure

1977 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 373-385
Author(s):  
M.P. Rosin ◽  
A.M. Zimmerman
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
Cell Survival ◽  
Growth Stage ◽  
Lag Phase ◽  
Pressure Treatment ◽  
Tetrad Analysis ◽  
Petite Mutants ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Inductive Agent

This study demonstrates that hydrostatic pressure is a potent inductive agent of the petite mutation in cultures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The inductive capacity of this mutagen is dependent on the magnitude and the duration of the pressure treatment. Furthermore, the extent of petite induction varies with the growth stage of the culture. Induction occurs in pressure-treated (1-4 X 1-(4) lbf in.-2 or 9–66 X 10(4) kN m-2 for 4 h) log growth cultures but not in stationary or lag phase cultures. Petite induction and cell survival are also dependent on the particular strain of yeast which is pressure-treated. Tetrad analysis and complementation assays demonstrate that pressure-induced petite cells are cytoplasmic in nature. Moreover, induced petite cells show a wide range of suppressivity (2–99%) with a large proportion of the petite cells being highly suppressive.

Multiple elements and auto-repression regulate Rox1, a repressor of hypoxic genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Genetics ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 139 (3) ◽  
pp. 1149-1158 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Deckert ◽  
R Perini ◽  
B Balasubramanian ◽  
R S Zitomer
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Cell Growth ◽  
Blot Analysis ◽  
Lacz Fusion ◽  
Upstream Region ◽  
Fusion Construct ◽  
Gel Retardation ◽  
Gal1 Promoter ◽  
Rna Blot Analysis

Abstract The ROX1 gene encodes a heme-induced repressor of hypoxic genes in yeast. Using RNA blot analysis and a ROX1/lacZ fusion construct that included the ROX1 upstream region and only the first codon, we discovered that Rox1 represses its own expression. Gel-retardation experiments indicated that Rox1 was capable of binding to its own upstream region. Overexpression of Rox1 from the inducible GAL1 promoter was found to be inhibitory to cell growth. Also, we found that, as reported previously, Hap1 is partially responsible for heme-induction of ROX1, but, in addition, it also may play a role in ROX1 repression in the absence of heme. There is a second repressor of anaerobic ROX1 expression that requires the general repressor Tup1/Ssn6 for its function.

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