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Duan WY, Zhang SB, Lei JD, Qin YL, Li YN, Lv YY, Zhai HC, Cai JP, Hu YS. Protection of postharvest grains from fungal spoilage by biogenic volatiles. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 107:3375-3390. [PMID: 37115251 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12536-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Fungal spoilage of postharvest grains poses serious problems with respect to food safety, human health, and the economic value of grains. The protection of cereal grains from deleterious fungi is a critical aim in postharvest grain management. Considering the bulk volume of grain piles in warehouses or bins and food safety, fumigation with natural gaseous fungicides is a promising strategy to control fungal contamination on postharvest grains. Increasing research has focused on the antifungal properties of biogenic volatiles. This review summarizes the literature related to the effects of biogenic volatiles from microbes and plants on spoilage fungi on postharvest grains and highlights the underlying antifungal mechanisms. Key areas for additional research on fumigation with biogenic volatiles in postharvest grains are noted. The research described in this review supports the protective effects of biogenic volatiles against grain spoilage by fungi, providing a basis for their expanded application in the management of postharvest grains.
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- Wen-Yan Duan
- School of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, 100 Lianhua Street, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, 100 Lianhua Street, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, 100 Lianhua Street, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, 100 Lianhua Street, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, 100 Lianhua Street, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, 100 Lianhua Street, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, 100 Lianhua Street, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, 100 Lianhua Street, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, 100 Lianhua Street, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, People's Republic of China
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Węgrzyn A, Tsurtsumia A, Witkowski S, Freitas O, Figueiredo S, Cybińska J, Stawiński W. Vermiculite as a potential functional additive for water treatment bioreactors inhibiting toxic action of heavy metal cations upsetting the microbial balance. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 433:128812. [PMID: 35398796 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A new adsorbent that combines mineral vermiculite with the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, was used for Cd2+ removal. The influence of vermiculite presence on the toxic effects of Cd2+ to Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast was evaluated as a function of the microorganisms' respiratory activity (CO2 production). The Cd2+ toxicity increased with prolonged exposure time reaching the LC50 value of 857 and 489 mg L-1 after 30 and 120 min, respectively. The yeast managed to bioaccumulate 25.0 ± 0.6 mg g-1 of Cd2+ at the initial Cd2+ concentration of 741.9 mg L-1; the maximum Cd2+ adsorption capacity of vermiculite reached 25 ± 5 mg g-1. The addition of the mineral decreased the cations toxic effect; the LC20 value in vermiculite absence attained approximately 200 mg L-1 after 30 min and decreased to 80 mg L-1 after 2 h, while in the bio-mineral system it was at the level of 435 ± 50 mg L-1 without a significant change in time. The mineral provided a superior living environment for the yeast by removing part of the cations, releasing essential microelements and providing a protective, clay hutch-like habitat for the cells.
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- Agnieszka Węgrzyn
- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Kraków, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Kraków, Poland; Ilia State University, School of Natural Since and Engineering, Sustainable Natural And Forest Resources Management (MBA), Kakutsa Cholokashvili Ave 3/5, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Kraków, Poland.
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- REQUIMTE, LAQV, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 431, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.
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- REQUIMTE, LAQV, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 431, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, ul. F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland; Łukasiewicz Research Network, PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, Stabłowicka 147, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network, PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, Stabłowicka 147, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland.
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Zhao Y, Su R, Li S, Mao Y. Mechanistic analysis of cadmium toxicity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2021; 368:6346568. [PMID: 34370016 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnab095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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As a potentially toxic heavy metal, Cadmium (Cd) can cause endoplasmic reticulum and oxidative stress, and thus lead to cell death. To explore the mechanisms of Cd toxicity, we investigated the UPRE-lacZ expression, the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cell death in the 151 Cd-sensitive mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in response to Cd stress. We identified 101 genes regulating UPRE-lacZ expression were involved in preventing ROS production and/or cell death from increasing to high levels, while mutants for 72 genes caused both elevated ROS production and cell death, indicating the Cd-induced ROS production and cell death are mediated by UPR. Genes involved in cell wall integrity (CWI) pathway, vacuolar protein sorting (VPS) and vacuolar transport, calcium/calcineurin pathway and PHO pathways were all required for the Cd-induced UPR, intracellular ROS and cell death. To conclude, this study highlights the importance of Cd-induced UPR, intracellular ROS levels and cell death that may play crucial roles in Cd-induced toxicity.
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- Yunying Zhao
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology (NELCF), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology (NELCF), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology (NELCF), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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Zhao Y, Li S, Wang J, Liu Y, Deng Y. Roles of High Osmolarity Glycerol and Cell Wall Integrity Pathways in Cadmium Toxicity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22126169. [PMID: 34201004 PMCID: PMC8226467 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22126169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cadmium is a carcinogen that can induce ER stress, DNA damage, oxidative stress and cell death. The yeast mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling pathways paly crucial roles in response to various stresses. Here, we demonstrate that the unfolded protein response (UPR) pathway, the high osmolarity glycerol (HOG) pathway and the cell wall integrity (CWI) pathway are all essential for yeast cells to defend against the cadmium-induced toxicity, including the elevated ROS and cell death levels induced by cadmium. We show that the UPR pathway is required for the cadmium-induced phosphorylation of HOG_MAPK Hog1 but not for CWI_MAPK Slt2, while Slt2 but not Hog1 is required for the activation of the UPR pathway through the transcription factors of Swi6 and Rlm1. Moreover, deletion of HAC1 and IRE1 could promote the nuclear accumulation of Hog1, and increase the cytosolic and bud neck localisation of Slt2, indicating crucial roles of Hog1 and Slt2 in regulating the cellular process in the absence of UPR pathway. Altogether, our findings highlight the significance of these two MAPK pathways of HOG and CWI and their interrelationship with the UPR pathway in responding to cadmium-induced toxicity in budding yeast.
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- Yunying Zhao
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology (NELCF), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China;
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- Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China;
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- China-Canada Joint Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Health (Beijing), Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China; (J.W.); (Y.L.)
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- China-Canada Joint Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Health (Beijing), Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China; (J.W.); (Y.L.)
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology (NELCF), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China;
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Comparative Study of Cytotoxicity, DNA Damage and Oxidative Stress Induced by Heavy Metals Cd(II), Hg(II) and Cr(III) in Yeast. Curr Microbiol 2021; 78:1856-1863. [PMID: 33770215 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-021-02454-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Wide range of applications of heavy metals and improperly discarded their castoffs possess serious threats to environment and human health. In this study, cytotoxicity, DNA damage and oxidative stress induced by Cd(II), Hg(II) and Cr(III) were comparatively studied in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Cd(II), Hg(II), and Cr(III) all produced strong cytotoxicity resulting in growth inhibition and cell mortality to varying degrees (Hg(II) > Cd(II) > Cr(III)). Hg(II) produced more oxidative stress. Cr(III) caused more serious DNA damage in vitro. Cd(II) also caused both obvious DNA damage and oxidative stress at higher concentration, but not as efficiently as Cd(II) and Hg(II). A further null mutation sensitivity assay showed that the relative sensitivity of rad1∆ to the metals was Cr(III) > Cd(II) > Hg(II), and that of trx1∆ to the metals was Hg(II) > Cd(II) > Cr(III). These data provide a clear evidence that the Cr(III) can cause significant DNA damage and potential genotoxicity; Hg(II) can strongly inhibit SOD activity, produce lipid peroxidation and cause serious membrane injury, suggesting these heavy metals can cause different toxic effects in different ways.
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Huang L, Fang Z, Gao J, Wang J, Li Y, Sun L, Wang Y, Liao J, Gooneratne R. Protective role of l-threonine against cadmium toxicity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Basic Microbiol 2021; 61:339-350. [PMID: 33570201 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.202100012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Environment and food contamination with cadmium (Cd) can cause serious toxicity, posing a severe threat to agricultural production and human health. However, how amino acids contribute to defenses against oxidative stress caused by Cd in cells is not fully understood. As a model eukaryote with a relatively clear genetic background, Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been commonly used in Cd toxicity research. To gain insight into Cd toxicity and cell defenses against it, 20 amino acids were screened for protective roles against Cd stress in S. cerevisiae. The results showed that threonine (Thr, T) had the strongest protective effect against Cd-induced mortality and membrane damage in the cells. Compared to the antioxidant vitamin C (VC), Thr exhibited a higher efficacy in restoring the superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity that was inhibited by Cd but not by H2 O2 in vivo. Thr exhibited evident DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) activity but weak ABTS (2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-9 sulfonic acid)) scavenging activity, giving it a weaker effect against Cd-induced lipid peroxidation and superoxide radical O2- , compared to VC. More importantly, compared to the chelating agent EDTA, Thr showed stronger chelation of Cd, giving it a stronger protective effect on SOD against Cd than VC in vitro. The results of the in vivo and in vitro experiments revealed that the role Thr plays in cell defenses against Cd may be attributed to its protection of the SOD enzyme, predominantly through the preferential chelation of Cd. Our results provide insights into the protective mechanisms of amino acid Thr that ameliorate Cd toxicity and suggest that a supplement of Thr might help to reduce Cd-induced oxidative damage.
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- Linru Huang
- College of Food Science and Technology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing and Safety, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology, Research Center of Marine Food, Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing of Aquatic Products of Guangdong Higher Education Institution, Cunjin College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing and Safety, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology, Research Center of Marine Food, Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing of Aquatic Products of Guangdong Higher Education Institution, Cunjin College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing and Safety, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology, Research Center of Marine Food, Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing of Aquatic Products of Guangdong Higher Education Institution, Cunjin College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing and Safety, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology, Research Center of Marine Food, Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing of Aquatic Products of Guangdong Higher Education Institution, Cunjin College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing and Safety, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology, Research Center of Marine Food, Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing of Aquatic Products of Guangdong Higher Education Institution, Cunjin College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing and Safety, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology, Research Center of Marine Food, Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing of Aquatic Products of Guangdong Higher Education Institution, Cunjin College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing and Safety, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology, Research Center of Marine Food, Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing of Aquatic Products of Guangdong Higher Education Institution, Cunjin College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Institute for Food and Drug Control, Zhanjiang, China
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- Department of Wine, Food, and Molecular Biosciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Chen R, Zhu Q, Fang Z, Huang Z, Sun J, Peng M, Shi P. Aluminum induces oxidative damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Can J Microbiol 2020; 66:713-722. [PMID: 32730711 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2020-0084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The mechanism of aluminum toxicity was studied in the model cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Cell growth of yeast was inhibited by aluminum. The spot assay showed that the mechanism of aluminum detoxification in yeast cells was different from that of heavy metal cadmium. After treatment with aluminum, intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species, protein carbonyl, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances were dramatically increased. Meanwhile, the percentage of aluminum-treated cells permeable to propidium iodide was augmented significantly. These data demonstrated that aluminum toxicity was attributed to oxidative stress in yeast, and it induced oxidative damage by causing lipid peroxidation, injuring cell membrane integrity. Moreover, aluminum triggered the antioxidant defense system in the cells. Glutathione levels were found to be decreased, while activities of superoxide dismutase and catalase were increased after treatment with aluminum. Additionally, an oxidative-stress-related mutation sensitivity assay showed that aluminum-induced yeast oxidative stress was closely related to glutathione. These data demonstrated that the oxidative damage caused by aluminum was different from that of hydrogen peroxide, in yeast. Aluminum could cause DNA damage, and aluminum toxicity was associated with sulfhydryl groups, such as glutathione, while it was independent of YAP1.
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- Ranran Chen
- Key Lab of Science & Technology of Eco-textile, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, 2999 Renmin Road, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab of Science & Technology of Eco-textile, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, 2999 Renmin Road, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab of Science & Technology of Eco-textile, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, 2999 Renmin Road, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab of Science & Technology of Eco-textile, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, 2999 Renmin Road, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-Assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Qinghai Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Biological Resources, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiguan Avenue 59, Xining, Qinghai Province 810001, People's Republic of China
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- Qinghai Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Biological Resources, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiguan Avenue 59, Xining, Qinghai Province 810001, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, People's Republic of China
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Pellegrino-Coppola D. Regulation of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore and its effects on aging. MICROBIAL CELL (GRAZ, AUSTRIA) 2020; 7:222-233. [PMID: 32904375 PMCID: PMC7453641 DOI: 10.15698/mic2020.09.728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Aging is an evolutionarily conserved process and is tightly connected to mitochondria. To uncover the aging molecular mechanisms related to mitochondria, different organisms have been extensively used as model systems. Among these, the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been reported multiple times as a model of choice when studying cellular aging. In particular, yeast provides a quick and trustworthy system to identify shared aging genes and pathway patterns. In this viewpoint on aging and mitochondria, I will focus on the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP), which has been reported and proposed as a main player in cellular aging. I will make several parallelisms with yeast to highlight how this unicellular organism can be used as a guidance system to understand conserved cellular and molecular events in multicellular organisms such as humans. Overall, a thread connecting the preservation of mitochondrial functionality with the activity of the mPTP emerges in the regulation of cell survival and cell death, which in turn could potentially affect aging and aging-related diseases.
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Identification of the Genetic Requirements for Zinc Tolerance and Toxicity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2020; 10:479-488. [PMID: 31836620 PMCID: PMC7003084 DOI: 10.1534/g3.119.400933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Zinc is essential for almost all living organisms, since it serves as a crucial cofactor for transcription factors and enzymes. However, it is toxic to cell growth when present in excess. The present work aims to investigate the toxicity mechanisms induced by zinc stress in yeast cells. To this end, 108 yeast single-gene deletion mutants were identified sensitive to 6 mM ZnCl2 through a genome-wide screen. These genes were predominantly related to the biological processes of vacuolar acidification and transport, polyphosphate metabolic process, cytosolic transport, the process utilizing autophagic mechanism. A result from the measurement of intracellular zinc content showed that 64 mutants accumulated higher intracellular zinc under zinc stress than the wild-type cells. We further measured the intracellular ROS (reactive oxygen species) levels of 108 zinc-sensitive mutants treated with 3 mM ZnCl2. We showed that the intracellular ROS levels in 51 mutants were increased by high zinc stress, suggesting their possible involvement in regulating ROS homeostasis in response to high zinc. The results also revealed that excess zinc could generate oxidative damage and then activate the expression of several antioxidant defenses genes. Taken together, the data obtained indicated that excess zinc toxicity might be mainly due to the high intracellular zinc levels and ROS levels induced by zinc stress in yeast cells. Our current findings would provide a basis to understand the molecular mechanisms of zinc toxicity in yeast cells.
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Rajakumar S, Abhishek A, Selvam GS, Nachiappan V. Effect of cadmium on essential metals and their impact on lipid metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Cell Stress Chaperones 2020; 25:19-33. [PMID: 31823289 PMCID: PMC6985397 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-019-01058-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal that induces irregularity in numerous lipid metabolic pathways. Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a model to study lipid metabolism, has been used to establish the molecular basis of cellular responses to Cd toxicity in relation to essential minerals and lipid homeostasis. Multiple pathways sense these environmental stresses and trigger the mineral imbalances specifically calcium (Ca) and zinc (Zn). This review is aimed to elucidate the role of Cd toxicity in yeast, in three different perspectives: (1) elucidate stress response and its adaptation to Cd, (2) understand the physiological role of a macromolecule such as lipids, and (3) study the stress rescue mechanism. Here, we explored the impact of Cd interference on the essential minerals such as Zn and Ca and their influence on endoplasmic reticulum stress and lipid metabolism. Cd toxicity contributes to lipid droplet synthesis by activating OLE1 that is essential to alleviate lipotoxicity. In this review, we expanded our current findings about the effect of Cd on lipid metabolism of budding yeast.
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- Selvaraj Rajakumar
- Eukaryotic Biology Lab, Department of Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625021, India.
- Biomembrane Lab, Department of Biochemistry, Centre for Excellence in Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620024, India.
- Department of Pediatrics, Heritage Medical Research Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2S2, Canada.
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- Eukaryotic Biology Lab, Department of Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625021, India
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- Eukaryotic Biology Lab, Department of Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625021, India
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- Biomembrane Lab, Department of Biochemistry, Centre for Excellence in Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620024, India
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Pozgajova M, Navratilova A, Arvay J, Duranova H, Trakovicka A. Impact of cadmium and nickel on ion homeostasis in the yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART. B, PESTICIDES, FOOD CONTAMINANTS, AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES 2019; 55:166-173. [PMID: 31588841 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2019.1673613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Toxicity of heavy metals to living organisms is a worldwide research topic. Although, much has been discovered about cadmium and nickel impact on biological systems, a lot still remains unclear. We used inductively coupled plasma - optical emission spectroscopy to address the question of the effect of two different heavy metals nickel, and cadmium on intracellular ion balance. Increase or decrease of the content of several essential cations including Ca2+, Na+, K+, Mg2+, Cu2+, Fe3+ in the yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe was determined. Our results revealed that the cell exposure to high nickel and cadmium concentrations led to significant elevation of Ca2+, Na+, Mg2+, Cu2+, Fe3+ levels in the yeast cell, while the content of K+ decreased. Correlation analyses showing in the presence of nickel and cadmium strong positive correlation among each tested element (Ca2+, Na+, Cu2+, Mg2+ and Fe3+) except for K+, demonstrate the significant impact of heavy metal treatment to ion homeostasis of the cell. Our data indicate that acute nickel and cadmium contamination leads to substantial ionome misbalance in yeast.
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- Miroslava Pozgajova
- AgroBioTech Research Center, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia
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- Department of Genetics and Breeding Biology, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia
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- Department of Chemistry, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia
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- AgroBioTech Research Center, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia
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- Department of Genetics and Breeding Biology, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia
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Kan G, Wang X, Jiang J, Zhang C, Chi M, Ju Y, Shi C. Copper stress response in yeast Rhodotorula mucilaginosa AN5 isolated from sea ice, Antarctic. Microbiologyopen 2019; 8:e00657. [PMID: 29926536 PMCID: PMC6436437 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Revised: 03/24/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Heavy metal pollution in Antarctic is serious by anthropogenic emissions and atmospheric transport. To dissect the heavy metal adaptation mechanisms of sea-ice organisms, a basidiomycetous yeast strain AN5 was isolated and its cellular changes were analyzed. Morphological, physiological, and biochemical characterization indicated that this yeast strain belonged to Rhodotorula mucilaginosa AN5. Heavy metal resistance pattern of Cd > Pb = Mn > Cu > Cr > Hg was observed. Scanning electron microscopic (SEM) results exhibited altered cell surface morphology under the influence of copper metal compared to that with control. The determination of physiological and biochemical changes manifested that progressive copper treatment significantly increased antioxidative reagents content and enzymes activity in the red yeast, which quench the active oxygen species to maintain the intercellular balance of redox state and ensure the cellular fission and growth. Comparative proteomic analysis revealed that, under 2 mM copper stress, 95 protein spots were tested reproducible changes of at least 10-fold in cells. Among 95 protein spots, 43 were elevated and 52 were decreased synthesis. After MALDI TOF MS/MS analysis, 51 differentially expressed proteins were identified successfully and classified into six functional groups, including carbohydrate and energy metabolism, nucleotide and protein metabolism, protein folding, antioxidant system, signaling, and unknown function proteins. Function analysis indicated that carbohydrate and energy metabolism-, nucleotide and protein metabolism-, and protein folding-related proteins played central role to the heavy metal resistance of Antarctic yeast. Generally, the results revealed that the yeast has a great capability to cope with heavy metal stress and activate the physiological and protein mechanisms, which allow more efficient recovery after copper stress. Our studies increase understanding of the molecular resistance mechanism of polar yeast to heavy metal, which will be benefitted for the sea-ice isolates to be a potential candidate for bioremediation of metal-contaminated environments.
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- Guangfeng Kan
- School of Marine Science and TechnologyHarbin Institute of Technology at WeihaiWeihaiChina
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- School of Marine Science and TechnologyHarbin Institute of Technology at WeihaiWeihaiChina
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- School of Marine Science and TechnologyHarbin Institute of Technology at WeihaiWeihaiChina
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- Tobacco Integrated Pest Management of China TobaccoTobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural ScienceQingdaoChina
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- School of Marine Science and TechnologyHarbin Institute of Technology at WeihaiWeihaiChina
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- School of Marine Science and TechnologyHarbin Institute of Technology at WeihaiWeihaiChina
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- School of Marine Science and TechnologyHarbin Institute of Technology at WeihaiWeihaiChina
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Huang Z, Yu Y, Fang Z, Deng Y, Shen Y, Shi P. OLE1 reduces cadmium-induced oxidative damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2018; 365:5067301. [DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fny193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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- Zhiwei Huang
- Key Lab of Science & Technology of Eco-textile, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, 2999 Renmin Road, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Key Lab of Science & Technology of Eco-textile, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, 2999 Renmin Road, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Key Lab of Science & Technology of Eco-textile, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, 2999 Renmin Road, Shanghai 201620, China
- College of Food Science and Technology, Guangdong Ocean University, 1 Haida Road, Mazhang District, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Key Lab of Science & Technology of Eco-textile, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, 2999 Renmin Road, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Molecular Breeding of Qinghai Province, Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, 23 Xining 810008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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Yeast caspase-dependent apoptosis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae BY4742 induced by antifungal and potential antitumor agent clotrimazole. Arch Microbiol 2017; 200:97-106. [PMID: 28819786 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-017-1425-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2017] [Revised: 07/25/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Clotrimazole is an antifungal medication commonly used in the treatment of fungal infections. There is also promising research on using clotrimazole against other diseases such as malaria, beriberi, tineapedis and cancer. It was aimed to investigate the apoptotic phenotype in Saccharomyces cerevisiae induced by clotrimazole. The exposure of S. cerevisiae to 10 µM clotrimazole for 3, 6 and 9 h caused to decrease in cell viability by 24.82 ± 0.81, 56.00 ± 1.54 and 77.59 ± 0.53%, respectively. It was shown by Annexin V-PI assay that 110 µM clotrimazole treatment caused to death by 35.5 ± 2.48% apoptotic and only 13.1 ± 0.08% necrotic pathway within 30 min. The occurrence of DNA strand breaks and condensation could be visualised by the TUNEL and DAPI stainings, respectively. Yeast caspase activity was induced 12.34 ± 0.71-fold after 110 µM clotrimazole treatment for 30 min compared to the control. The dependency of clotrimazole-induced apoptosis to caspase was also shown using Δyca1 mutant.
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The role of flavin-containing enzymes in mitochondrial membrane hyperpolarization and ROS production in respiring Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells under heat-shock conditions. Sci Rep 2017; 7:2586. [PMID: 28566714 PMCID: PMC5451409 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02736-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Heat shock is known to accelerate mitochondrial ROS production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells. But how yeast mitochondria produce ROS under heat-shock condition is not completely clear. Previously, it was shown that ROS production in heat-stressed fermenting yeast cells was accompanied by mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) increase. In the current investigation the relationship between ROS production and MMP was studied in respiring yeast cells in stationary phase, using diphenyleneiodonium chloride (DPI), an inhibitor of flavin-containing proteins, as well as the mutants deleted for NDE1, NDE2 and NDI1 genes, encoding flavin-containing external and internal NADH dehydrogenases. It was shown that heat shock induced a transient burst in mitochondrial ROS production, which was paralleled by MMP rise. ROS production and MMP was significantly suppressed by DPI addition and deletion of NDE1. The effect of DPI on ROS production and MMP rise was specific for respiring cells. The results obtained suggest that the functioning of mitochondrial flavin-binding enzymes, Nde1p for instance, is required for the hyperpolarization of inner mitochondrial membrane and ROS production in respiring S. cerevisiae cells under heat-shock conditions.
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Fang Z, Chen Z, Wang S, Shi P, Shen Y, Zhang Y, Xiao J, Huang Z. Overexpression of OLE1 Enhances Cytoplasmic Membrane Stability and Confers Resistance to Cadmium in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Appl Environ Microbiol 2017; 83:e02319-16. [PMID: 27793829 PMCID: PMC5165106 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02319-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The heavy metal cadmium is widely used and released into the environment, posing a severe threat to crops and humans. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is one of the most commonly used organisms in the investigation of environmental metal toxicity. We investigated cadmium stress and the adaptive mechanisms of yeast by screening a genome-wide essential gene overexpression library. A candidate gene, OLE1, encodes a delta-9 desaturase and was associated with high anti-cadmium-stress activity. The results demonstrated that the expression of OLE1 was positively correlated with cadmium stress tolerance and induction was independent of Mga2p and Spt23p (important regulatory factors for OLE1). Moreover, in response to cadmium stress, cellular levels of monounsaturated fatty acids were increased. The addition of exogenous unsaturated fatty acids simulated overexpression of OLE1, leading to cadmium resistance. Such regulation of OLE1 in the synthesis of unsaturated fatty acids may serve as a positive feedback mechanism to help cells counter the lipid peroxidation and cytoplasmic membrane damage caused by cadmium. IMPORTANCE A S. cerevisiae gene encoding a delta-9 desaturase, OLE1, was associated with high anti-cadmium-stress activity. The data suggest that the regulation of OLE1 in the synthesis of unsaturated fatty acids may serve as a positive feedback mechanism to help yeast cells counter the lipid peroxidation and cytoplasmic membrane damage caused by cadmium. The discovery of OLE1 involvement in membrane stability may indicate a novel defense strategy against cadmium stress.
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- Zhijia Fang
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, Qinghai Province, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, China
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Wang X, Yi M, Liu H, Han Y, Yi H. Reactive oxygen species and Ca 2+ are involved in cadmium-induced cell killing in yeast cells. Can J Microbiol 2016; 63:153-159. [PMID: 27995805 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2016-0258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic heavy metals. It is of great environmental concern and its toxicity has been investigated in a variety of cells. In this study, we elucidated the toxic effects of Cd in cells of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). Our results showed that Cd2+ (0.05-5.0 mmol·L-1) significantly inhibited yeast cell growth, and the inhibitory effect was positively correlated with Cd2+ concentrations. Cd2+ caused loss of yeast cell viability in a concentration- and duration-dependent manner. Intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and Ca2+ levels increased in yeast cells after exposure to 5.0 mmol·L-1 Cd for 6 h. Cd2+-caused cell viability loss was blocked by antioxidants (0.5 mmol·L-1 ascorbic acid or 500 U·mL-1 catalase) or Ca2+ antagonists (0.5 mmol·L-1 ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid or 0.5 mmol·L-1 LaCl3). Moreover, a collapse of mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) was observed in Cd2+-treated yeast cells. These results indicate that Cd-induced yeast cell killing was associated with the elevation of intracellular ROS and Ca2+ levels and also the loss of ΔΨm.
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- Xinghua Wang
- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, People's Republic of China.,School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, People's Republic of China.,School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, People's Republic of China.,School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, People's Republic of China.,School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, People's Republic of China.,School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, People's Republic of China
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Apoptosis or programmed cell death (PCD) was initially described in metazoans as a genetically controlled process leading to intracellular breakdown and engulfment by a neighboring cell . This process was distinguished from other forms of cell death like necrosis by maintenance of plasma membrane integrity prior to engulfment and the well-defined genetic system controlling this process. Apoptosis was originally described as a mechanism to reshape tissues during development. Given this context, the assumption was made that this process would not be found in simpler eukaryotes such as budding yeast. Although basic components of the apoptotic pathway were identified in yeast, initial observations suggested that it was devoid of prosurvival and prodeath regulatory proteins identified in mammalian cells. However, as apoptosis became extensively linked to the elimination of damaged cells, key PCD regulatory proteins were identified in yeast that play similar roles in mammals. This review highlights recent discoveries that have permitted information regarding PCD regulation in yeast to now inform experiments in animals.
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The fungicide Mancozeb induces metacaspase-dependent apoptotic cell death in Saccharomyces cerevisiae BY4741. Apoptosis 2016; 21:866-72. [DOI: 10.1007/s10495-016-1251-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Wu L, Chen Y, Gao H, Yin J, Huang L. Cadmium-induced cell killing in Sacharomyces cerevisiae involves increases in intracellular NO levels. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2016; 363:fnw032. [PMID: 26872495 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnw032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cadmium is a widespread environmental pollutant and poses some potential risks to human health. However, the signaling events controlling cadmium toxicity are not fully understood. In this study, we examined the effect of cadmium chloride on cell viability and the intracellular nitric oxide (NO) level in yeast cells. The results showed that exposure of yeast cells to cadmium (0-100 μM) could induce cell killing with significantly increased intracellular NO levels. Morphological analysis of the nuclei with 4('),6-diamidino-2-phenylindole staining and DNA strand breaks analysis showed that cadmium at 50 μM can induce cell apoptosis in yeast cells. Treatment of yeast cells with cadmium (50 μM) and the nitric oxide scavenger c-PTIO [2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-teramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide; 0.2 mM] showed that c-PTIO attenuated the cadmium-induced cell killing. Our findings indicated that cadmium-induced yeast cell killing is mediated by a directly increased intracellular NO level.
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- Lihua Wu
- Department of Biology, Taiyuan Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China
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- Department of Biology, Taiyuan Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China
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- Department of Biology, Taiyuan Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China
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- Department of Radiological and Environmental Medicine, China Institute for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Department of Radiological and Environmental Medicine, China Institute for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan 030006, China
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Mesquita VA, Silva CF, Soares EV. Toxicity Induced by a Metal Mixture (Cd, Pb and Zn) in the Yeast Pichia kudriavzevii: The Role of Oxidative Stress. Curr Microbiol 2016; 72:545-50. [DOI: 10.1007/s00284-016-0987-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mesquita VA, Machado MD, Silva CF, Soares EV. Impact of multi-metals (Cd, Pb and Zn) exposure on the physiology of the yeast Pichia kudriavzevii. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:11127-11136. [PMID: 25794581 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4326-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Metal contamination of the environment is frequently associated to the presence of two or more metals. This work aimed to study the impact of a mixture of metals (Cd, Pb and Zn) on the physiology of the non-conventional yeast Pichia kudriavzevii. The incubation of yeast cells with 5 mg/l Cd, 10 mg/l Pb and 5 mg/l Zn, for 6 h, induced a loss of metabolic activity (assessed by FUN-1 staining) and proliferation capacity (evaluated by a clonogenic assay), with a small loss of membrane integrity (measured by trypan blue exclusion assay). The staining of yeast cells with calcofluor white revealed that no modification of chitin deposition pattern occurred during the exposure to metal mixture. Extending for 24 h, the exposure of yeast cells to metal mixture provoked a loss of membrane integrity, which was accompanied by the leakage of intracellular components. A marked loss of the metabolic activity and the loss of proliferation capacity were also observed. The analysis of the impact of a single metal has shown that, under the conditions studied, Pb was the metal responsible for the toxic effect observed in the metal mixture. Intracellular accumulation of Pb seems to be correlated with the metals' toxic effects observed.
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- Vanessa A Mesquita
- Bioengineering Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, ISEP-School of Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Rua Dr António Bernardino de Almeida, 431, 4200-072, Porto, Portugal
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Lazarova N, Krumova E, Stefanova T, Georgieva N, Angelova M. The oxidative stress response of the filamentous yeast Trichosporon cutaneum R57 to copper, cadmium and chromium exposure. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2014; 28:855-862. [PMID: 26019570 PMCID: PMC4433943 DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2014.965020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2014] [Accepted: 06/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Despite the intensive research in the past decade on the microbial bioaccumulation of heavy metals, the significance of redox state for oxidative stress induction is not completely clarified. In the present study, we examined the effect of redox-active (copper and chromium) and redox-inactive (cadmium) metals on the changes in levels of oxidative stress biomarkers and antioxidant enzyme defence in Trichosporon cutaneum R57 cells. This filamentous yeast strain showed significant tolerance and bioaccumulation capability of heavy metals. Our findings indicated that the treatment by both redox-active and redox-inactive heavy metal induced oxidative stress events. Enhanced concentrations of Cu2+, Cr6+ and Cd2+ caused acceleration in the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), increase in the level of oxidatively damaged proteins and accumulation of reserve carbohydrates (glycogen and trehalose). Cell response against heavy metal exposure also includes elevation in the activities of antioxidant enzymes, superoxide dismutase and catalase, which are key enzymes for directly scavenging of ROS. Despite the mentioned changes in the stress biomarkers, T. cutaneum did not show a significant growth diminution. Probably, activated antioxidant defence contributes to the yeast survival under conditions of heavy metal stress.
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- Nevena Lazarova
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy , 8 Kliment Ohridsky, 1756 Sofia , Bulgaria
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- Department of Mycology, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences , Academician G. Bonchev 26, 1113 Sofia , Bulgaria
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- Department of Immunology, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences , Academician G. Bonchev 26, 1113 Sofia , Bulgaria
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy , 8 Kliment Ohridsky, 1756 Sofia , Bulgaria
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- Department of Mycology, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences , Academician G. Bonchev 26, 1113 Sofia , Bulgaria
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Muthukumar K, Nachiappan V. Phosphatidylethanolamine from phosphatidylserine decarboxylase2 is essential for autophagy under cadmium stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Cell Biochem Biophys 2014; 67:1353-63. [PMID: 23743710 DOI: 10.1007/s12013-013-9667-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a potent toxic element used in several industries and in the process contaminates air, soil, and water. Exposure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Cd increases the major phospholipids, and profound increase was observed in phosphatidylethanolamine (PE). In yeast, there are four different pathways contributing to the biosynthesis of PE, and contribution to PE pool through phosphatidylserine decarboxylase2 (psd2) is not significant in normal conditions. Upon Cd exposure, psd2Δ strain showed a significant decrease in major phospholipids including PE. When exposed to Cd, wild-type (WT) cells depicted an increase in ER stress and autophagy, whereas in psd2, ER stress was noted but autophagy process was impaired. The supplementation of ethanolamine did not overcome the Cd stress and also the autophagy process, whereas overexpression of PSD2 in psd2Δ increased the cellular tolerance, PE levels, and the autophagy process against Cd stress. From our studies, we can suggest that PSD2 of S. cerevisiae has an important role in PE synthesis and in autophagy process under Cd stress.
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- Kannan Muthukumar
- Biomembrane Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India
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Sun M, Yu Q, Hu M, Hao Z, Zhang C, Li M. Lead sulfide nanoparticles increase cell wall chitin content and induce apoptosis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2014; 273:7-16. [PMID: 24704549 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2013] [Revised: 02/09/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Although there have been numerous studies on bacterial toxicity, the cytotoxicity of nanoparticles toward fungi remains poorly understood. We investigated the toxicity of various sizes of lead sulfide particles against the important model fungus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The smallest particle exerted the highest toxicity, inhibiting cell growth and decreasing cell viability, likely reflecting reduced sedimentation and persistent cell wall attack. In response to cell wall stress, S. cerevisiae showed an increase in the cell wall chitin content and the overexpression of FKS2 and PRM5, two genes of the cell wall integrity signaling pathway. Cell wall stress increased the concentration of intracellular reactive oxygen species, leading to mitochondrial dysfunction and cell apoptosis. The contribution of dissolved lead ions to the overall toxicity was negligible. These findings provide the first demonstration of the physiological protective response of a fungus toward nanoparticles, thereby contributing useful information to the assessment of the environmental impact of metal nanoparticles.
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- Meiqing Sun
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Department of Microbiology, College of Life Science, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Affiliated High School of Nankai University, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Department of Microbiology, College of Life Science, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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Comparative Studies of Tri- and Hexavalent Chromium Cytotoxicity and Their Effects on Oxidative State of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cells. Curr Microbiol 2013; 68:448-56. [DOI: 10.1007/s00284-013-0496-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Liu D, Yang J, Li Y, Zhang M, Wang L. Cd-induced apoptosis through the mitochondrial pathway in the hepatopancreas of the freshwater crab Sinopotamon henanense. PLoS One 2013; 8:e68770. [PMID: 23894343 PMCID: PMC3718824 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2012] [Accepted: 06/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Cd is one of the most common pollutants in the environment that also induces the apoptosis. To explore the mechanism of apoptosis in the hepatopancreas, freshwater crab S. henanense were treated with 0, 3.56, 7.12, 14.25, 28.49 and 56.98 mg/L Cd for 72 h. Apoptosis was noticeable in every treatment group and necrosis was observed clearly in the high concentration Cd groups. Classical apoptotic bodies were found by transmission electronic microscopy, which revealed chromatin condensation under nuclear membrane and mitochondrial membrane rupture. An increasing number of autolysosomes, damaged rough endoplamic reticulum and Golgi complex were observed as the Cd concentration increase. Brown colored apoptotic cells were detected by the TUNEL test in all Cd-treatment groups. The apoptosis index increased following the elevation of Cd concentration and got 32.9% in the highest Cd group. Caspase-9 and caspase-3 activities increased in the lower Cd treatment groups but no changes in the higher Cd concentration groups (comparing to the control group). The activity of caspase-8 did not change significantly. No significant change in the content of mitochondrial cytochrome c (cyt c) in Cd exposed groups except the decrease in the 56.98 mg/L group. In crabs treated with 3.56, 7.12 and 14.25 mg/L Cd, hyperpolarization of mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm) significantly increased. These results implied that apoptosis in the hepatopancreas induced by Cd occurrs through the mitochondrial caspase-dependent pathway. However, whether there are other apoptotic pathways needs to be studied further.
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- Dongmei Liu
- Laboratory of the Bio-effect and Molecular Mechanism of Classical Environmental Pollutants, School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
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- Laboratory of the Bio-effect and Molecular Mechanism of Classical Environmental Pollutants, School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
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- Laboratory of the Bio-effect and Molecular Mechanism of Classical Environmental Pollutants, School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Laboratory of the Bio-effect and Molecular Mechanism of Classical Environmental Pollutants, School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
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Zhou L, Le Roux G, Ducrot C, Chédin S, Labarre J, Riva M, Carles C. Repression of class I transcription by cadmium is mediated by the protein phosphatase 2A. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 41:6087-97. [PMID: 23640330 PMCID: PMC3695495 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Toxic metals are part of our environment, and undue exposure to them leads to a variety of pathologies. In response, most organisms adapt their metabolism and have evolved systems to limit this toxicity and to acquire tolerance. Ribosome biosynthesis being central for protein synthesis, we analyzed in yeast the effects of a moderate concentration of cadmium (Cd2+) on Pol I transcription that represents >60% of the transcriptional activity of the cells. We show that Cd2+ rapidly and drastically shuts down the expression of the 35S rRNA. Repression does not result from a poisoning of any of the components of the class I transcriptional machinery by Cd2+, but rather involves a protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A)-dependent cellular signaling pathway that targets the formation/dissociation of the Pol I–Rrn3 complex. We also show that Pol I transcription is repressed by other toxic metals, such as Ag+ and Hg2+, which likewise perturb the Pol I–Rrn3 complex, but through PP2A-independent mechanisms. Taken together, our results point to a central role for the Pol I–Rrn3 complex as molecular switch for regulating Pol I transcription in response to toxic metals.
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- Lei Zhou
- CEA, iBiTecS, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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Farrugia G, Balzan R. Oxidative stress and programmed cell death in yeast. Front Oncol 2012; 2:64. [PMID: 22737670 PMCID: PMC3380282 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2012.00064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2012] [Accepted: 06/02/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Yeasts, such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, have long served as useful models for the study of oxidative stress, an event associated with cell death and severe human pathologies. This review will discuss oxidative stress in yeast, in terms of sources of reactive oxygen species (ROS), their molecular targets, and the metabolic responses elicited by cellular ROS accumulation. Responses of yeast to accumulated ROS include upregulation of antioxidants mediated by complex transcriptional changes, activation of pro-survival pathways such as mitophagy, and programmed cell death (PCD) which, apart from apoptosis, includes pathways such as autophagy and necrosis, a form of cell death long considered accidental and uncoordinated. The role of ROS in yeast aging will also be discussed.
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- Gianluca Farrugia
- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of MaltaMsida, Malta
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of MaltaMsida, Malta
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A concerted balance between proliferation and apoptosis is essential to the survival of multicellular organisms. Thus, apoptosis per se, although it is a destructive process leading to the death of single cells, also serves as a pro-survival mechanism pro-survival mechanism that ensures healthy organismal development and acts as a life-prolonging or anti-aging anti-aging program. The discovery that yeast also possess a functional and, in many cases, highly conserved apoptotic machinery has made it possible to study the relationships between aging and apoptosis in depth using a well-established genetic system and the powerful tools available to yeast researchers for investigating complex physiological and cytological interactions. The aging process of yeast, be it replicative replicative or chronological chronological aging, is closely related to apoptosis, although it remains unclear whether apoptosis is a causal feature of the aging process or vice versa. Nevertheless, experimental results obtained during the past several years clearly demonstrate that yeast serve as a powerful and versatile experimental system for understanding the interconnections between these two fundamentally important cellular and physiological pathways.
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- Peter Laun
- Division of Genetics, Department of Cell Biology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria,
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Liu D, Yan B, Yang J, Lei W, Wang L. Mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis in the hepatopancreas of the freshwater crab Sinopotamon yangtsekiense exposed to cadmium. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2011; 105:394-402. [PMID: 21831345 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2011.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2011] [Revised: 07/04/2011] [Accepted: 07/13/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most common toxic metals in water. To investigate the mechanism of Cd-induced apoptosis in the hepatopancreas, freshwater crabs Sinopotamon yangtsekiense were exposed to 0, 3.56, 7.12, 14.25, 28.49 and 56.98 mg/L Cd for 48 h. After a 48 h exposure, apoptosis and necroptosis were apparent in the group exposed to 28.49 mg/L Cd and only one case of necrosis was observed in the highest concentration of Cd. Electronic microscopy revealed chromatin condensation under nuclear membrane and mitochondrial membrane rupture in 14.25 and 28.49 mg/L Cd treatment groups. Brown colored apoptotic cells were detected with the TUNEL test in all Cd-treatment groups. The AI in 56.98 mg/L group was 1.4-fold greater than that in crabs exposed to 14.25mg/L Cd. Caspase-9, caspase-3, SDH and Ca(2+)-ATPase activities increased with increasing Cd concentration. However, the activities of caspase-8 and LDH did not change significantly compared with control group. These results implied that Cd induced apoptosis in the hepatopancreas occurs through a mitochondrial pathway.
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- Dongmei Liu
- Laboratory of Bio-effect and Molecular Mechanism on Classical Environmental Pollutants, School of Life Science, Shanxi University, 96 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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Li X, Qian J, Wang C, Zheng K, Ye L, Fu Y, Han N, Bian H, Pan J, Wang J, Zhu M. Regulating cytoplasmic calcium homeostasis can reduce aluminum toxicity in yeast. PLoS One 2011; 6:e21148. [PMID: 21698264 PMCID: PMC3115986 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2011] [Accepted: 05/20/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Our previous study suggested that increased cytoplasmic calcium (Ca) signals may mediate aluminum (Al) toxicity in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). In this report, we found that a yeast mutant, pmc1, lacking the vacuolar calcium ion (Ca2+) pump Ca2+-ATPase (Pmc1p), was more sensitive to Al treatment than the wild-type strain. Overexpression of either PMC1 or an anti-apoptotic factor, such as Bcl-2, Ced-9 or PpBI-1, decreased cytoplasmic Ca2+ levels and rescued yeast from Al sensitivity in both the wild-type and pmc1 mutant. Moreover, pretreatment with the Ca2+ chelator BAPTA-AM sustained cytoplasmic Ca2+ at low levels in the presence of Al, effectively making the cells more tolerant to Al exposure. Quantitative RT-PCR revealed that the expression of calmodulin (CaM) and phospholipase C (PLC), which are in the Ca2+ signaling pathway, was down-regulated under Al stress. This effect was largely counteracted when cells overexpressed anti-apoptotic Ced-9 or were pretreated with BAPTA-AM. Taken together, our results suggest that the negative regulation of Al-induced cytoplasmic Ca signaling is a novel mechanism underlying internal resistance to Al toxicity.
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- Xuan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- * E-mail: (MZ); (HB)
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Dziedzic SA, Caplan AB. Identification of autophagy genes participating in zinc-induced necrotic cell death in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Autophagy 2011; 7:490-500. [PMID: 21317551 DOI: 10.4161/auto.7.5.14872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Eukaryotes use a common set of genes to perform two mechanistically similar autophagic processes. Bulk autophagy harvests proteins nonselectively and reuses their constitutents when nutrients are scarce. In contrast, different forms of selective autophagy target protein aggregates or damaged organelles that threaten to interfere with growth. Yeast uses one form of selective autophagy, called cytoplasm-to-vacuole targeting (Cvt), to engulf two vacuolar enzymes in Cvt vesicles ("CVT-somes") within which they are transported to vacuoles for maturation. While both are dispensable normally, bulk and selective autophagy help sustain life under stressful conditions. Consistent with this view, knocking out several genes participating in Cvt and specialized autophagic pathways heightened the sensitivity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to inhibitory levels of Zn(2+). The loss of other autophagic genes, and genes responsible for apoptotic cell death, had no such effect. Unexpectedly, the loss of members of a third set of autophagy genes heightened cellular resistance to zinc as if they encoded proteins that actively contributed to zinc-induced cell death. Further studies showed that both sensitive and resistant strains accumulated similar amounts of H2O2 during zinc treatments, but that more sensitive strains showed signs of necrosis sooner. Although zinc lethality depended on autophagic proteins, studies with several reporter genes failed to reveal increased autophagic activity. In fact, microscopy analysis indicated that Zn(2+) partially inhibited fusion of Cvt vesicles with vacuoles. Further studies into how the loss of autophagic processes suppressed necrosis in yeast might reveal whether a similar process could occur in plants and animals.
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- Slawomir A Dziedzic
- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA
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Over-Expression of YLR162W in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Inhibits Cell Proliferation and Renders Cells Susceptible to the Hypoxic Conditions Induced by Cobalt Chloride. Indian J Microbiol 2011; 51:206-11. [PMID: 22654166 DOI: 10.1007/s12088-011-0132-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2009] [Accepted: 07/30/2009] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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YLR162W is an uncharacterized Saccharomyces cerevisiae ORF whose transcript level is elevated in cells under environmental stress, during α-factor response and in stationary phase. We obtained a partial cDNA clone of YLR162W by subtractive hybridization cloning of genes that were not expressed in a CoCl(2) resistant DNA synthesis mutant but expressed in its wild type counterpart. Our studies demonstrated that YLR162W transcript level was reduced in BY4741 cells upon exposure to the hypoxia mimetic agent CoCl(2), and continuous expression of full length YLR162W from a plasmid borne copy of the gene rendered BY4741 cells extremely susceptible to the hypoxic conditions induced by CoCl(2). At initial time points following the induction of YLR162W expression, cell cycle progression was inhibited with the emergence of a distinct sub-G1 peak indicative of apoptotic cells, mitochondrial membrane potential was also decreased along with an increase in the fraction of cells permeable to propidium iodide; none of the above was further affected by CoCl(2). The up-regulation of Ylr162wp in cells exposed to environmental stress and in non-replicating cells appears to be related to its growth inhibitory properties presented in this report.
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Bussche JV, Soares EV. Lead induces oxidative stress and phenotypic markers of apoptosis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 90:679-87. [PMID: 21191789 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-3056-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2010] [Revised: 11/29/2010] [Accepted: 12/02/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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In the present work, the mode of cell death induced by Pb in Saccharomyces cerevisiae was studied. Yeast cells Pb-exposed, up to 6 h, loss progressively the capacity to proliferate and maintained the membrane integrity evaluated by the fluorescent probes bis(1,3-dibutylbarbituric acid trimethine oxonol) and propidium iodide. Pb-induced death is an active process, requiring the participation of cellular metabolism, since the simultaneous addition of cycloheximide attenuated the loss of cell proliferation capacity. Cells exposed to Pb accumulated intracellularly reactive oxygen species (ROS), evaluated by 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate. The addition of ascorbic acid (a ROS scavenger) strongly reduced the oxidative stress and impaired the loss of proliferation capacity in Pb-treated cells. Pb-exposed cells displayed nuclear morphological alterations, like chromatin fragmentation, as revealed by diaminophenylindole staining. Together, the data obtained indicate that yeast cells exposition to 1 mmol/l Pb results in severe oxidative stress which can be the trigger of programmed cell death by apoptosis.
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- Jurrian Vanden Bussche
- Bioengineering Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, Superior Institute of Engineering from Porto Polytechnic Institute, Rua Dr António Bernardino de Almeida, 431, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
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Williams D, Norman G, Khoury C, Metcalfe N, Briard J, Laporte A, Sheibani S, Portt L, Mandato CA, Greenwood MT. Evidence for a second messenger function of dUTP during Bax mediated apoptosis of yeast and mammalian cells. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2010; 1813:315-21. [PMID: 21145358 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2010.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2010] [Revised: 11/02/2010] [Accepted: 11/29/2010] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The identification of novel anti-apoptotic sequences has lead to new insights into the mechanisms involved in regulating different forms of programmed cell death. For example, the anti-apoptotic function of free radical scavenging proteins supports the pro-apoptotic function of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS). Using yeast as a model of eukaryotic mitochondrial apoptosis, we show that a cDNA corresponding to the mitochondrial variant of the human DUT gene (DUT-M) encoding the deoxyuridine triphosphatase (dUTPase) enzyme can prevent apoptosis in yeast in response to internal (Bax expression) and to exogenous (H(2)O(2) and cadmium) stresses. Of interest, cell death was not prevented under culture conditions modeling chronological aging, suggesting that DUT-M only protects dividing cells. The anti-apoptotic function of DUT-M was confirmed by demonstrating that an increase in dUTPase protein levels is sufficient to confer increased resistance to H(2)O(2) in cultured C2C12 mouse skeletal myoblasts. Given that the function of dUTPase is to decrease the levels of dUTP, our results strongly support an emerging role for dUTP as a pro-apoptotic second messenger in the same vein as ROS and ceramide.
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- Drew Williams
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University. Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Selenite-induced cell death in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: protective role of glutaredoxins. Microbiology (Reading) 2010; 156:2608-2620. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.039719-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Unlike in higher organisms, selenium is not essential for growth in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In this species, it causes toxic effects at high concentrations. In the present study, we show that when supplied as selenite to yeast cultures growing under fermentative metabolism, its effects can be dissected into two death phases. From the time of initial treatment, it causes loss of membrane integrity and genotoxicity. Both effects occur at higher levels in mutants lacking Grx1p and Grx2p than in wild-type cells, and are reversed by expression of a cytosolic version of the membrane-associated Grx7p glutaredoxin. Grx7p can also rescue the high levels of protein carbonylation damage that occur in selenite-treated cultures of the grx1 grx2 mutant. After longer incubation times, selenite causes abnormal nuclear morphology and the appearance of TUNEL-positive cells, which are considered apoptotic markers in yeast cells. This effect is independent of Grx1p and Grx2p. Therefore, the protective role of the two glutaredoxins is restricted to the initial stages of selenite treatment. Lack of Yca1p metacaspase or of a functional mitochondrial electron transport chain only moderately diminishes apoptotic-like death by selenite. In contrast, selenite-induced apoptosis is dependent on the apoptosis-inducing factor Aif1p. In the absence of the latter, intracellular protein carbonylation is reduced after prolonged selenite treatment, supporting the supposition that part of the oxidative damage is contributed by apoptotic cells.
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Gardarin A, Chédin S, Lagniel G, Aude JC, Godat E, Catty P, Labarre J. Endoplasmic reticulum is a major target of cadmium toxicity in yeast. Mol Microbiol 2010; 76:1034-48. [PMID: 20444096 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07166.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd(2+)) is a very toxic metal that causes DNA damage, oxidative stress and apoptosis. Despite many studies, the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying its high toxicity are not clearly understood. We show here that very low doses of Cd(2+) cause ER stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae as evidenced by the induction of the unfolded protein response (UPR) and the splicing of HAC1 mRNA. Furthermore, mutant strains (Delta ire1 and Delta hac1) unable to induce the UPR are hypersensitive to Cd(2+), but not to arsenite and mercury. The full functionality of the pathways involved in ER stress response is required for Cd(2+) tolerance. The data also suggest that Cd(2+)-induced ER stress and Cd(2+) toxicity are a direct consequence of Cd(2+) accumulation in the ER. Cd(2+) does not inhibit disulfide bond formation but perturbs calcium metabolism. In particular, Cd(2+) activates the calcium channel Cch1/Mid1, which also contributes to Cd(2+) entry into the cell. The results reinforce the interest of using yeast as a cellular model to study toxicity mechanisms in eukaryotic cells.
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- Aurélie Gardarin
- Equipe Transports et Régulations Intracellulaires de Métaux, LCBM/iRTSV, CEA/Grenoble, 17 rue des Martyrs, F-38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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Signaling mechanisms of apoptosis-like programmed cell death in unicellular eukaryotes. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2010; 155:341-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2010.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2009] [Revised: 01/19/2010] [Accepted: 01/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Madeo F, Carmona-Gutierrez D, Ring J, Büttner S, Eisenberg T, Kroemer G. Caspase-dependent and caspase-independent cell death pathways in yeast. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 382:227-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.02.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2009] [Accepted: 02/21/2009] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Sharon A, Finkelstein A, Shlezinger N, Hatam I. Fungal apoptosis: function, genes and gene function. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2009; 33:833-54. [PMID: 19416362 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2009.00180.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Cells of all living organisms are programmed to self-destruct under certain conditions. The most well known form of programmed cell death is apoptosis, which is essential for proper development in higher eukaryotes. In fungi, apoptotic-like cell death occurs naturally during aging and reproduction, and can be induced by environmental stresses and exposure to toxic metabolites. The core apoptotic machinery in fungi is similar to that in mammals, but the apoptotic network is less complex and of more ancient origin. Only some of the mammalian apoptosis-regulating proteins have fungal homologs, and the number of protein families is drastically reduced. Expression in fungi of animal proteins that do not have fungal homologs often affects apoptosis, suggesting functional conservation of these components despite the absence of protein-sequence similarity. Functional analysis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae apoptotic genes, and more recently of those in some filamentous species, has revealed partial conservation, along with substantial differences in function and mode of action between fungal and human proteins. It has been suggested that apoptotic proteins might be suitable targets for novel antifungal treatments. However, implementation of this approach requires a better understanding of fungal apoptotic networks and identification of the key proteins regulating apoptotic-like cell death in fungi.
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- Amir Sharon
- Department of Plant Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Current awareness on yeast. Yeast 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/yea.1567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Franco R, Sánchez-Olea R, Reyes-Reyes EM, Panayiotidis MI. Environmental toxicity, oxidative stress and apoptosis: ménage à trois. Mutat Res 2008; 674:3-22. [PMID: 19114126 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2008.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 345] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2008] [Accepted: 11/27/2008] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Apoptosis is an evolutionary conserved homeostatic process involved in distinct physiological processes including organ and tissue morphogenesis, development and senescence. Its deregulation is also known to participate in the etiology of several human diseases including cancer, neurodegenerative and autoimmune disorders. Environmental stressors (cytotoxic agents, pollutants or toxicants) are well known to induce apoptotic cell death and to contribute to a variety of pathological conditions. Oxidative stress seems to be the central element in the regulation of the apoptotic pathways triggered by environmental stressors. In this work, we review the established mechanisms by which oxidative stress and environmental stressors regulate the apoptotic machinery with the aim to underscore the relevance of apoptosis as a component in environmental toxicity and human disease progression.
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- Rodrigo Franco
- Laboratory of Signal Transduction, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, P. O. Box 12233, 111. T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, United States.
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