scholarly journals A library of yeast genomic MCM1 binding sites contains genes involved in cell cycle control, cell wall and membrane structure, and metabolism.

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 348-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
M H Kuo ◽  
E Grayhack

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae MCM1 protein, which is essential for viability, participates in both transcription activation and repression as well as DNA replication. However, neither the full network of genes at which MCM1 acts nor whether MCM1 itself mediates a regulatory response is known. Thus far, sites of MCM1 action have been identified by chance during analysis of particular genes. To identify a more complete set of genes on which MCM1 acts, we isolated a library of yeast genomic sequences to which MCM1 binds and then identified known genes within this library. Fragments of genomic DNA, bound to bacterially expressed MCM1 protein, were collected on a nitrocellulose filter, cloned, and analyzed. This selected library contains a large number of genes. As expected, it is enriched for strong MCM1 binding sites and contains cell-type-specific genes known to require MCM1. In addition, it also includes sequences upstream (or near the 5' end) of a number of identified yeast genes that have not yet been shown to be controlled by MCM1. These include genes whose products are involved in (i) the control of cell cycle progression (CLN3, CLB2, and FAR1), (ii) synthesis and maintenance of cell wall or cell membrane structures (PMA1, PIS1, DIT1,2, and GFA1), (iii) cellular metabolism (PCK1, MET2, and CCP1), and (iv) production of a secreted glycoprotein which is heat shock inducible (HSP150). The previously unidentified MCM1 binding site in the essential PMA1 gene is required for expression of a PMA1:lacZ fusion gene, providing evidence that one site is functionally important. We speculate that MCM1 coordinates decisions about cell cycle progression with changes in cell wall integrity and metabolic activity. The presence in the library of three genes involved in cell cycle progression reinforces the idea that one of the functions of MCM1 is indeed analogous to that of the mammalian serum response factor.

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 348-359
Author(s):  
M H Kuo ◽  
E Grayhack

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae MCM1 protein, which is essential for viability, participates in both transcription activation and repression as well as DNA replication. However, neither the full network of genes at which MCM1 acts nor whether MCM1 itself mediates a regulatory response is known. Thus far, sites of MCM1 action have been identified by chance during analysis of particular genes. To identify a more complete set of genes on which MCM1 acts, we isolated a library of yeast genomic sequences to which MCM1 binds and then identified known genes within this library. Fragments of genomic DNA, bound to bacterially expressed MCM1 protein, were collected on a nitrocellulose filter, cloned, and analyzed. This selected library contains a large number of genes. As expected, it is enriched for strong MCM1 binding sites and contains cell-type-specific genes known to require MCM1. In addition, it also includes sequences upstream (or near the 5' end) of a number of identified yeast genes that have not yet been shown to be controlled by MCM1. These include genes whose products are involved in (i) the control of cell cycle progression (CLN3, CLB2, and FAR1), (ii) synthesis and maintenance of cell wall or cell membrane structures (PMA1, PIS1, DIT1,2, and GFA1), (iii) cellular metabolism (PCK1, MET2, and CCP1), and (iv) production of a secreted glycoprotein which is heat shock inducible (HSP150). The previously unidentified MCM1 binding site in the essential PMA1 gene is required for expression of a PMA1:lacZ fusion gene, providing evidence that one site is functionally important. We speculate that MCM1 coordinates decisions about cell cycle progression with changes in cell wall integrity and metabolic activity. The presence in the library of three genes involved in cell cycle progression reinforces the idea that one of the functions of MCM1 is indeed analogous to that of the mammalian serum response factor.


Cell Cycle ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1897-1904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hauke Cornils ◽  
Reto S. Kohler ◽  
Alexander Hergovich ◽  
Brian A. Hemmings

2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 4736-4747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Yu ◽  
Lourdes Peña Castillo ◽  
Sanie Mnaimneh ◽  
Timothy R. Hughes ◽  
Grant W. Brown

Mutations impacting specific stages of cell growth and division have provided a foundation for dissecting mechanisms that underlie cell cycle progression. We have undertaken an objective examination of the yeast cell cycle through flow cytometric analysis of DNA content in TetO7promoter mutant strains representing 75% of all essential yeast genes. More than 65% of the strains displayed specific alterations in DNA content, suggesting that reduced function of an essential gene in most cases impairs progression through a specific stage of the cell cycle. Because of the large number of essential genes required for protein biosynthesis, G1 accumulation was the most common phenotype observed in our analysis. In contrast, relatively few mutants displayed S-phase delay, and most of these were defective in genes required for DNA replication or nucleotide metabolism. G2 accumulation appeared to arise from a variety of defects. In addition to providing a global view of the diversity of essential cellular processes that influence cell cycle progression, these data also provided predictions regarding the functions of individual genes: we identified four new genes involved in protein trafficking (NUS1, PHS1, PGA2, PGA3), and we found that CSE1 and SMC4 are important for DNA replication.


2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Bilal Ahmad Andrabi ◽  
Michiru Tahara ◽  
Ryuma Matsubara ◽  
Tomoko Toyama ◽  
Hiroka Aonuma ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lijuan Du ◽  
Jian Wang

AbstractHow neural stem cells regulate their proliferative potential and lineage diversity is a central problem in developmental neurobiology. Drosophila Mushroom bodies (MBs), centers of olfactory learning and memory, are generated by a specific set of neuroblasts (Nbs) that are born in the embryonic stage and continuously proliferate till the end of the pupal stage. Although MB presents an excellent model for studying neural stem cell proliferation, the genetic and molecular mechanisms that control the unique proliferative characteristics of the MB Nbs are largely unknown. Further, the signaling cues controlling cell cycle regulators to promote cell cycle progression in MB Nbs remain poorly understood. Here, we report that JAK/STAT signaling pathway is required for the proliferation activity and maintenance of MB Nbs. Loss of JAK/STAT activity severely reduces the later-born MB neuron types and leads to premature neuroblast termination, which can be rescued by tissue-specific overexpression of CycE and diap1. Higher JAK/STAT pathway activity in MB results in more neurons, without producing supernumerary Nbs. Furthermore, we show that JAK/STAT signaling effector Stat92E directly regulates CycE transcription in MB Nbs. Finally, MB Nb clones of loss or excess CycE phenocopy those of decreased or increased JAK/STAT signaling pathway activities. We conclude that JAK/STAT signaling controls MB Nb proliferative activity through directly regulating CycE expression to control cell cycle progression.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 1041
Author(s):  
Inma Quilis ◽  
Mercè Gomar-Alba ◽  
Juan Carlos Igual

Cell-signaling pathways are essential for cells to respond and adapt to changes in their environmental conditions. The cell-wall integrity (CWI) pathway of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is activated by environmental stresses, compounds, and morphogenetic processes that compromise the cell wall, orchestrating the appropriate cellular response to cope with these adverse conditions. During cell-cycle progression, the CWI pathway is activated in periods of polarized growth, such as budding or cytokinesis, regulating cell-wall biosynthesis and the actin cytoskeleton. Importantly, accumulated evidence has indicated a reciprocal regulation of the cell-cycle regulatory system by the CWI pathway. In this paper, we describe how the CWI pathway regulates the main cell-cycle transitions in response to cell-surface perturbance to delay cell-cycle progression. In particular, it affects the Start transcriptional program and the initiation of DNA replication at the G1/S transition, and entry and progression through mitosis. We also describe the involvement of the CWI pathway in the response to genotoxic stress and its connection with the DNA integrity checkpoint, the mechanism that ensures the correct transmission of genetic material and cell survival. Thus, the CWI pathway emerges as a master brake that stops cell-cycle progression when cells are coping with distinct unfavorable conditions.


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