scholarly journals Physiological regulation of yeast cell death in multicellular colonies is triggered by ammonia

2005 ◽  
Vol 169 (5) ◽  
pp. 711-717 ◽  
Author(s):  
Libuše Váchová ◽  
Zdena Palková
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Cell Death ◽  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Programmed Cell Death ◽  
Yeast Cell ◽  
Metabolic Changes ◽  
Physiological Regulation ◽  
Unicellular Organisms ◽  
Apoptosis Inducing Factor

The existence of programmed cell death (PCD) in yeast and its significance to simple unicellular organisms is still questioned. However, such doubts usually do not reflect the fact that microorganisms in nature exist predominantly within structured, multicellular communities capable of differentiation, in which a profit of individual cells is subordinated to a profit of populations. In this study, we show that some PCD features naturally appear during the development of multicellular Saccharomyces cerevisiae colonies. An ammonia signal emitted by aging colonies triggers metabolic changes that localize yeast death only in the colony center. The remaining population can exploit the released nutrients and survives. In colonies defective in Sok2p transcription factor that are unable to produce ammonia (Váchová, L., F. Devaux, H. Kucerova, M. Ricicova, C. Jacq, and Z. Palková. 2004. J. Biol. Chem. 279:37973–37981), death is spread throughout the whole population, thus decreasing the lifetime of the colony. The absence of Mca1p metacaspase or Aif1p orthologue of mammalian apoptosis-inducing factor does not prevent regulated death in yeast colonies.

scholarly journals Translation machinery reprogramming in programmed cell death in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Monticolo ◽  
Emanuela Palomba ◽  
Maria Luisa Chiusano
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Cell Death ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Programmed Cell Death ◽  
Differential Expression ◽  
Ribosomal Proteins ◽  
Relative Proportion ◽  
Duplication Event ◽  
Genome Duplication Event ◽  
Cell Death Pathway

AbstractProgrammed cell death involves complex molecular pathways in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes. In Escherichia coli, the toxin–antitoxin system (TA-system) has been described as a programmed cell death pathway in which mRNA and ribosome organizations are modified, favoring the production of specific death-related proteins, but also of a minor portion of survival proteins, determining the destiny of the cell population. In the eukaryote Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the ribosome was shown to change its stoichiometry in terms of ribosomal protein content during stress response, affecting the relative proportion between ohnologs, i.e., the couple of paralogs derived by a whole genome duplication event. Here, we confirm the differential expression of ribosomal proteins in yeast also during programmed cell death induced by acetic acid, and we highlight that also in this case pairs of ohnologs are involved. We also show that there are different trends in cytosolic and mitochondrial ribosomal proteins gene expression during the process. Moreover, we show that the exposure to acetic acid induces the differential expression of further genes coding for products related to translation processes and to rRNA post-transcriptional maturation, involving mRNA decapping, affecting translation accuracy, and snoRNA synthesis. Our results suggest that the reprogramming of the overall translation apparatus, including the cytosolic ribosome reorganization, are relevant events in yeast programmed cell death induced by acetic acid.

scholarly journals SOG1 transcription factor promotes the onset of endoreduplication under salinity stress in Arabidopsis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalyan Mahapatra ◽  
Sujit Roy
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Dna Damage ◽  
Cell Death ◽  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Programmed Cell Death ◽  
Salinity Stress ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Genome Stability ◽  
Cell Cycle Checkpoint ◽  
Cell Cycle Regulators

AbstractAs like in mammalian system, the DNA damage responsive cell cycle checkpoint functions play crucial role for maintenance of genome stability in plants through repairing of damages in DNA and induction of programmed cell death or endoreduplication by extensive regulation of progression of cell cycle. ATM and ATR (ATAXIA-TELANGIECTASIA-MUTATED and -RAD3-RELATED) function as sensor kinases and play key role in the transmission of DNA damage signals to the downstream components of cell cycle regulatory network. The plant-specific NAC domain family transcription factor SOG1 (SUPPRESSOR OF GAMMA RESPONSE 1) plays crucial role in transducing signals from both ATM and ATR in presence of double strand breaks (DSBs) in the genome and found to play crucial role in the regulation of key genes involved in cell cycle progression, DNA damage repair, endoreduplication and programmed cell death. Here we report that Arabidopsis exposed to high salinity shows generation of oxidative stress induced DSBs along with the concomitant induction of endoreduplication, displaying increased cell size and DNA ploidy level without any change in chromosome number. These responses were significantly prominent in SOG1 overexpression line than wild-type Arabidopsis, while sog1 mutant lines showed much compromised induction of endoreduplication under salinity stress. We have found that both ATM-SOG1 and ATR-SOG1 pathways are involved in the salinity mediated induction of endoreduplication. SOG1was found to promote G2-M phase arrest in Arabidopsis under salinity stress by downregulating the expression of the key cell cycle regulators, including CDKB1;1, CDKB2;1, and CYCB1;1, while upregulating the expression of WEE1 kinase, CCS52A and E2Fa, which act as important regulators for induction of endoreduplication. Our results suggest that Arabidopsis undergoes endoreduplicative cycle in response to salinity induced DSBs, showcasing an adaptive response in plants under salinity stress.

Cytochrome c Trp65Ser substitution results in inhibition of acetic acid-induced programmed cell death in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Mitochondrion ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 987-991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicoletta Guaragnella ◽  
Salvatore Passarella ◽  
Ersilia Marra ◽  
Sergio Giannattasio
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Cell Death ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Cytochrome C ◽  
Programmed Cell Death

scholarly journals Yersinia enterocolitica Impairs Activation of Transcription Factor NF-κB: Involvement in the Induction of Programmed Cell Death and in the Suppression of the Macrophage Tumor Necrosis Factor α Production

1998 ◽  
Vol 187 (7) ◽  
pp. 1069-1079 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Ruckdeschel ◽  
Suzanne Harb ◽  
Andreas Roggenkamp ◽  
Mathias Hornef ◽  
Robert Zumbihl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Death ◽  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Tumor Necrosis Factor ◽  
Programmed Cell Death ◽  
Proteasome Inhibitor ◽  
Tumor Necrosis ◽  
Tumor Necrosis Factor Α ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Factor Α ◽  
Necrosis Factor

In this study, we investigated the activity of transcription factor NF-κB in macrophages infected with Yersinia enterocolitica. Although triggering initially a weak NF-κB signal, Y. enterocolitica inhibited NF-κB activation in murine J774A.1 and peritoneal macrophages within 60 to 90 min. Simultaneously, Y. enterocolitica prevented prolonged degradation of the inhibitory proteins IκB-α and IκB-β observed by treatment with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or nonvirulent, plasmid-cured yersiniae. Analysis of different Y. enterocolitica mutants revealed a striking correlation between the abilities of these strains to inhibit NF-κB and to suppress the tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) production as well as to trigger macrophage apoptosis. When NF-κB activation was prevented by the proteasome inhibitor MG-132, nonvirulent yersiniae as well as LPS became able to trigger J774A.1 cell apoptosis and inhibition of the TNF-α secretion. Y. enterocolitica also impaired the activity of NF-κB in epithelial HeLa cells. Although neither Y. enterocolitica nor TNF-α could induce HeLa cell apoptosis alone, TNF-α provoked apoptosis when activation of NF-κB was inhibited by Yersinia infection or by the proteasome inhibitor MG-132. Together, these data demonstrate that Y. enterocolitica suppresses cellular activation of NF-κB, which inhibits TNF-α release and triggers apoptosis in macrophages. Our results also suggest that Yersinia infection confers susceptibility to programmed cell death to other cell types, provided that the appropriate death signal is delivered.

scholarly journals Cell fusion in yeast is negatively regulated by components of the cell wall integrity pathway

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 441-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison E. Hall ◽  
Mark D. Rose
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Cell Death ◽  
Cell Wall ◽  
Yeast Cell ◽  
Cell Fusion ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Cell Wall Integrity ◽  
Fusion Genes ◽  
Cell Wall Degradation ◽  
Cell Wall Integrity Pathway

During mating, Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells must degrade the intervening cell wall to allow fusion of the partners. Because improper timing or location of cell wall degradation would cause lysis, the initiation of cell fusion must be highly regulated. Here, we find that yeast cell fusion is negatively regulated by components of the cell wall integrity (CWI) pathway. Loss of the cell wall sensor, MID2, specifically causes “mating-induced death” after pheromone exposure. Mating-induced death is suppressed by mutations in cell fusion genes ( FUS1, FUS2, RVS161, CDC42), implying that mid2Δ cells die from premature fusion without a partner. Consistent with premature fusion, mid2Δ shmoos had thinner cell walls and lysed at the shmoo tip. Normally, Cdc42p colocalizes with Fus2p to form a focus only when mating cells are in contact (prezygotes) and colocalization is required for cell fusion. However, Cdc42p was aberrantly colocalized with Fus2p to form a focus in mid2Δ shmoos. A hyperactive allele of the CWI kinase Pkc1p ( PKC1*) caused decreased cell fusion and Cdc42p localization in prezygotes. In shmoos, PKC1* increased Cdc42p localization; however, it was not colocalized with Fus2p or associated with cell death. We conclude that Mid2p and Pkc1p negatively regulate cell fusion via Cdc42p and Fus2p.

scholarly journals Ethylene-Responsive AP2/ERF Transcription Factor MACD1 Participates in Phytotoxin-Triggered Programmed Cell Death

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 868-879 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keisuke Mase ◽  
Nobuaki Ishihama ◽  
Hitoshi Mori ◽  
Hideki Takahashi ◽  
Hironori Kaminaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Death ◽  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Programmed Cell Death ◽  
Fumonisin B1 ◽  
Structural Analog ◽  
Necrotrophic Pathogen ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Downstream Signaling ◽  
Upregulated Genes ◽  
Erf Transcription Factor

To investigate plant programmed cell death (PCD), we developed the model system using phytotoxin AAL, which is produced by necrotrophic pathogen Alternaria alternata f. sp. lycopersici, and AAL-sensitive Nicotiana umbratica. We previously reported that ethylene (ET) signaling plays a pivotal role in AAL-triggered cell death (ACD). However, downstream signaling of ET to ACD remains unclear. Here, we show that the modulator of AAL cell death 1 (MACD1), which is an APETALA2/ET response factor (ERF) transcription factor, participates in ACD and acts downstream of ET signaling during ACD. MACD1 is a transcriptional activator and MACD1 overexpression plants showed earlier ACD induction than control plants, suggesting that MACD1 positively regulates factors affecting cell death. To investigate the role of MACD1 in PCD, we used Arabidopsis thaliana and a structural analog of AAL, fumonisin B1 (FB1). FB1-triggered cell death was compromised in ET signaling and erf102 mutants. The loh2 mutants showed sensitivity to AAL, and the loh2-1/erf102 double mutant compromised ACD, indicating that ERF102 also participates in ACD. To investigate the PCD-associated genes regulated by ERF102, we compared our microarray data using ERF102 overexpression plants with the database of upregulated genes by AAL treatment in loh2 mutants, and found genes under the control of ERF102 in ACD.

scholarly journals The Membrane-Associated Transcription Factor NAC089 Controls ER-Stress-Induced Programmed Cell Death in Plants

PLoS Genetics ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. e1004243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng-Ting Yang ◽  
Mei-Jing Wang ◽  
Ling Sun ◽  
Sun-Jie Lu ◽  
Dong-Ling Bi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Death ◽  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Programmed Cell Death ◽  
Er Stress

scholarly journals Acid stress adaptation protects Saccharomyces cerevisiae from acetic acid-induced programmed cell death

Gene ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 354 ◽  
pp. 93-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Giannattasio ◽  
Nicoletta Guaragnella ◽  
Manuela Corte-Real ◽  
Salvatore Passarella ◽  
Ersilia Marra
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Cell Death ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Programmed Cell Death ◽  
Acid Stress ◽  
Stress Adaptation

Mechanism of Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast cell death induced by heat shock. Effect of cycloheximide on thermotolerance

2014 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. G. Rikhvanov ◽  
I. V. Fedoseeva ◽  
N. N. Varakina ◽  
T. M. Rusaleva ◽  
A. V. Fedyaeva
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Cell Death ◽  
Heat Shock ◽  
Yeast Cell ◽  
Shock Effect
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