Fission yeast Cdc14-like phosphatase Flp1/Clp1 modulates the transcriptional response to oxidative stress

The Cdc14 phosphatase, Clp1, does not affect genome expression

Schizosaccharomyces pombe Clp1 is a Cdc14-family phosphatase that reverses mitotic Cdk1 phosphorylation. Despite evolutionary conservation, Clp1 's mammalian orthologs do not share this function. Rather, higher eukaryotic Cdc14 enzymes act in DNA repair, ciliogenesis, and gene regulation. To examine if Clp1 regulates gene expression, we compared the transcriptional profiles of cells lacking Clp1 function to that of wildtype. Because clp1∆ cells are sensitive to the actin depolymerizing drug, LatrunculinA, we also investigated whether a transcriptional response was involved. Our results indicate that Clp1 does not detectably affect gene expression and highlight the organism-specific functions of this conserved phosphatase family.