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Moraes D, Silva-Bailão MG, Bailão AM. Molecular aspects of copper homeostasis in fungi. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2024; 129:189-229. [PMID: 39389706 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aambs.2024.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/12/2024]
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Copper homeostasis in fungi is a tightly regulated process crucial for cellular functions. Fungi acquire copper from their environment, with transporters facilitating its uptake into the cell. Once inside, copper is utilized in various metabolic pathways, including respiration and antioxidant defense. However, excessive copper can be toxic by promoting cell damage mainly due to oxidative stress and metal displacements. Fungi employ intricate regulatory mechanisms to maintain optimal copper levels. These involve transcription factors that control the expression of genes involved in copper transport, storage, and detoxification. Additionally, chaperone proteins assist in copper trafficking within the cell, ensuring its delivery to specific targets. Furthermore, efflux pumps help remove excess copper from the cell. Altogether, these mechanisms enable fungi to balance copper levels, ensuring proper cellular function while preventing toxicity. Understanding copper homeostasis in fungi is not only essential for fungal biology but also holds implications for various applications, including biotechnology and antifungal drug development.
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- Dayane Moraes
- Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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Zhang X, Kebaara BW. Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay of metal-binding activator MAC1 is dependent on copper levels and 3'-UTR length in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Curr Genet 2024; 70:5. [PMID: 38709348 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-024-01291-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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The nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) pathway was initially identified as a surveillance pathway that degrades mRNAs containing premature termination codons (PTCs). NMD is now also recognized as a post-transcriptional regulatory pathway that regulates the expression of natural mRNAs. Earlier studies demonstrated that regulation of functionally related natural mRNAs by NMD can be differential and condition-specific in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Here, we investigated the regulation of MAC1 mRNAs by NMD in response to copper as well as the role the MAC1 3'-UTR plays in this regulation. MAC1 is a copper-sensing transcription factor that regulates the high-affinity copper uptake system. MAC1 expression is activated upon copper deprivation. We found that MAC1 mRNAs are regulated by NMD under complete minimal (CM) but escaped NMD under low and high copper conditions. Mac1 protein regulated gene, CTR1 is not regulated by NMD in conditions where MAC1 mRNAs are NMD sensitive. We also found that the MAC1 3'-UTR is the NMD targeting feature on the mRNAs, and that MAC1 mRNAs lacking 3'-UTRs were stabilized during copper deprivation. Our results demonstrate a mechanism of regulation for a metal-sensing transcription factor, at both the post-transcriptional and post-translational levels, where MAC1 mRNA levels are regulated by NMD and copper, while the activity of Mac1p is controlled by copper levels.
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- Xinyi Zhang
- Department of Biology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97388, Waco, TX, 76798, USA
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- Department of Biology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97388, Waco, TX, 76798, USA.
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Dialynaki D, Stavropoulou A, Laskou M, Alexandraki D. The essential liaison of two copper proteins: the Cu-sensing transcription factor Mac1 and the Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase Sod1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Curr Genet 2023; 69:41-53. [PMID: 36456733 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-022-01258-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Although copper is an essential trace element for cell function and viability, its excess can lead to protein oxidation, DNA cleavage, and ultimate cell damage. Cells have established a variety of regulatory mechanisms to ensure copper ion homeostasis. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, copper sensing and response to copper deficiency are regulated by the transcription factor Mac1. Our group has previously reported that in addition to copper, several chromatin proteins modulate Mac1 functionality. In this study, based on a synthetic growth deficiency phenotype, we showed that the Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase Sod1 plays an important role in Mac1 transcriptional activity, in unchallenged nutrient-rich growth conditions. Sod1 is a multipotent cytoplasmic and mitochondrial enzyme, whose main known function is to detoxify the cell from superoxide ions. It has been previously reported that Sod1 also enters the nucleus and affects the transcription of several genes, some of which are involved in copper homeostasis under Cu-depleted (Wood and Thiele in J Biol Chem 284:404-413, 2009) or only under specific oxidative stress conditions (Dong et al. Mol Cell Biol 33:4041-4050, 2013; Tsang et al. Nar Commun 8:3446, 2014). We have shown that Sod1 physically interacts with Mac1 transcription factor and is important for the transactivation as well as its DNA-binding activities. On the other hand, a constitutively active mutant of Mac1 is not affected functionally by the Sod1 ablation, pointing out that Sod1 contributes to the maintenance of the copper-unchelated state of Mac1. In conclusion, we showed that Sod1-Mac1 interaction is vital for Mac1 functionality, regardless of copper medium deficiency, in unchallenged growth conditions, and we suggest that Sod1 enzymatic activity may modify the redox state of the cysteine-rich motifs in the Mac1 DNA-binding and transactivation domains.
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- Dimitra Dialynaki
- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Vasilika Vouton, P. O. Box 2208, 70013, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Vasilika Vouton, P. O. Box 2208, 70013, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.,Computational Genomics Group, Biomedical Sciences Research Center "Alexander Fleming", 16672, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Vasilika Vouton, P. O. Box 2208, 70013, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.,NYU Langone Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 435 E 30th Street, Science Building 1305, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Vasilika Vouton, P. O. Box 2208, 70013, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. .,Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, N. Plastira 100, 70013, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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The N-Terminal Tail of Histone H3 Regulates Copper Homeostasis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Biol 2021; 41:MCB.00210-20. [PMID: 33257505 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00210-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Copper homeostasis is crucial for various cellular processes. The balance between nutritional and toxic copper levels is maintained through the regulation of its uptake, distribution, and detoxification via antagonistic actions of two transcription factors, Ace1 and Mac1. Ace1 responds to toxic copper levels by transcriptionally regulating detoxification genes CUP1 and CRS5 Cup1 metallothionein confers protection against toxic copper levels. CUP1 gene regulation is a multifactorial event requiring Ace1, TATA-binding protein (TBP), chromatin remodeler, acetyltransferase (Spt10), and histones. However, the role of histone H3 residues has not been fully elucidated. To investigate the role of the H3 tail in CUP1 transcriptional regulation, we screened the library of histone mutants in copper stress. We identified mutations in H3 (K23Q, K27R, K36Q, Δ5-16, Δ13-16, Δ13-28, Δ25-28, Δ28-31, and Δ29-32) that reduce CUP1 expression. We detected reduced Ace1 occupancy across the CUP1 promoter in K23Q, K36Q, Δ5-16, Δ13-28, Δ25-28, and Δ28-31 mutations correlating with the reduced CUP1 transcription. The majority of these mutations affect TBP occupancy at the CUP1 promoter, augmenting the CUP1 transcription defect. Additionally, some mutants displayed cytosolic protein aggregation upon copper stress. Altogether, our data establish previously unidentified residues of the H3 N-terminal tail and their modifications in CUP1 regulation.
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Copper metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: an update. Biometals 2020; 34:3-14. [PMID: 33128172 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-020-00264-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Copper is an essential element in all forms of life. It acts as a cofactor of some enzymes and is involved in forming proper protein conformations. However, excess copper ions in cells are detrimental as they can generate free radicals or disrupt protein structures. Therefore, all life forms have evolved conserved and exquisite copper metabolic systems to maintain copper homeostasis. The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been widely used to investigate copper metabolism as it is convenient for this purpose. In this review, we summarize the mechanism of copper metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae according to the latest literature. In brief, bioavailable copper ions are incorporated into yeast cells mainly via the high-affinity transporters Ctr1 and Ctr3. Then, intracellular Cu+ ions are delivered to different organelles or cuproproteins by different chaperones, including Ccs1, Atx1, and Cox17. Excess copper ions bind to glutathione (GSH), metallothioneins, and copper complexes are sequestered into vacuoles to avoid toxicity. Copper-sensing transcription factors Ace1 and Mac1 regulate the expression of genes involved in copper detoxification and uptake/mobilization in response to changes in intracellular copper levels. Though numerous recent breakthroughs in understanding yeast's copper metabolism have been achieved, some issues remain unresolved. Completely elucidating the mechanism of copper metabolism in yeast helps decode the corresponding system in humans and understand how copper-related diseases develop.
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Croft T, Venkatakrishnan P, Lin SJ. NAD + Metabolism and Regulation: Lessons From Yeast. Biomolecules 2020; 10:E330. [PMID: 32092906 PMCID: PMC7072712 DOI: 10.3390/biom10020330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is an essential metabolite involved in various cellular processes. The cellular NAD+ pool is maintained by three biosynthesis pathways, which are largely conserved from bacteria to human. NAD+ metabolism is an emerging therapeutic target for several human disorders including diabetes, cancer, and neuron degeneration. Factors regulating NAD+ homeostasis have remained incompletely understood due to the dynamic nature and complexity of NAD+ metabolism. Recent studies using the genetically tractable budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae have identified novel NAD+ homeostasis factors. These findings help provide a molecular basis for how may NAD+ and NAD+ homeostasis factors contribute to the maintenance and regulation of cellular function. Here we summarize major NAD+ biosynthesis pathways, selected cellular processes that closely connect with and contribute to NAD+ homeostasis, and regulation of NAD+ metabolism by nutrient-sensing signaling pathways. We also extend the discussions to include possible implications of NAD+ homeostasis factors in human disorders. Understanding the cross-regulation and interconnections of NAD+ precursors and associated cellular pathways will help elucidate the mechanisms of the complex regulation of NAD+ homeostasis. These studies may also contribute to the development of effective NAD+-based therapeutic strategies specific for different types of NAD+ deficiency related disorders.
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA; (T.C.); (P.V.)
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Distinct associations of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rad9 protein link Mac1-regulated transcription to DNA repair. Curr Genet 2019; 66:531-548. [PMID: 31784768 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-019-01047-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Revised: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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While it is known that ScRad9 DNA damage checkpoint protein is recruited to damaged DNA by recognizing specific histone modifications, here we report a different way of Rad9 recruitment on chromatin under non DNA damaging conditions. We found Rad9 to bind directly with the copper-modulated transcriptional activator Mac1, suppressing both its DNA binding and transactivation functions. Rad9 was recruited to active Mac1-target promoters (CTR1, FRE1) and along CTR1 coding region following the association pattern of RNA polymerase (Pol) II. Hir1 histone chaperone also interacted directly with Rad9 and was partly required for its localization throughout CTR1 gene. Moreover, Mac1-dependent transcriptional initiation was necessary and sufficient for Rad9 recruitment to the heterologous ACT1 coding region. In addition to Rad9, Rad53 kinase also localized to CTR1 coding region in a Rad9-dependent manner. Our data provide an example of a yeast DNA-binding transcriptional activator that interacts directly with a DNA damage checkpoint protein in vivo and is functionally restrained by this protein, suggesting a new role for Rad9 in connecting factors of the transcription machinery with the DNA repair pathway under unchallenged conditions.
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James Theoga Raj C, Lin SJ. Cross-talk in NAD + metabolism: insights from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Curr Genet 2019; 65:1113-1119. [PMID: 30993413 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-019-00972-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) is an essential metabolite involved in a myriad of cellular processes. The NAD+ pool is maintained by three biosynthesis pathways, which are largely conserved from bacteria to human with some species-specific differences. Studying the regulation of NAD+ metabolism has been difficult due to the dynamic flexibility of NAD+ intermediates, the redundancy of biosynthesis pathways, and the complex interconnections among them. The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae provides an efficient genetic model for the isolation and study of factors that regulate specific NAD+ biosynthesis pathways. A recent study has uncovered a putative cross-regulation between the de novo NAD+ biosynthesis and copper homeostasis mediated by a copper-sensing transcription factor Mac1. Mac1 appears to work with the Hst1-Sum1-Rfm1 complex to repress the expression of de novo NAD+ biosynthesis genes. Here, we extend the discussions to include additional nutrient- and stress-sensing pathways that have been associated with the regulation of NAD+ homeostasis. NAD+ metabolism is an emerging therapeutic target for several human diseases. NAD+ preservation also helps ameliorate age-associated metabolic disorders. Recent findings in yeast contribute to the understanding of the molecular basis underlying the cross-regulation of NAD+ metabolism and other signaling pathways.
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- Christol James Theoga Raj
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
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James Theoga Raj C, Croft T, Venkatakrishnan P, Groth B, Dhugga G, Cater T, Lin SJ. The copper-sensing transcription factor Mac1, the histone deacetylase Hst1, and nicotinic acid regulate de novo NAD + biosynthesis in budding yeast. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:5562-5575. [PMID: 30760525 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.006987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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NADH (NAD+) is an essential metabolite involved in various cellular biochemical processes. The regulation of NAD+ metabolism is incompletely understood. Here, using budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), we established an NAD+ intermediate-specific genetic system to identify factors that regulate the de novo branch of NAD+ biosynthesis. We found that a mutant strain (mac1Δ) lacking Mac1, a copper-sensing transcription factor that activates copper transport genes during copper deprivation, exhibits increases in quinolinic acid (QA) production and NAD+ levels. Similar phenotypes were also observed in the hst1Δ strain, deficient in the NAD+-dependent histone deacetylase Hst1, which inhibits de novo NAD+ synthesis by repressing BNA gene expression when NAD+ is abundant. Interestingly, the mac1Δ and hst1Δ mutants shared a similar NAD+ metabolism-related gene expression profile, and deleting either MAC1 or HST1 de-repressed the BNA genes. ChIP experiments with the BNA2 promoter indicated that Mac1 works with Hst1-containing repressor complexes to silence BNA expression. The connection of Mac1 and BNA expression suggested that copper stress affects de novo NAD+ synthesis, and we show that copper stress induces both BNA expression and QA production. Moreover, nicotinic acid inhibited de novo NAD+ synthesis through Hst1-mediated BNA repression, hindered the reuptake of extracellular QA, and thereby reduced de novo NAD+ synthesis. In summary, we have identified and characterized novel NAD+ homeostasis factors. These findings will expand our understanding of the molecular basis and regulation of NAD+ metabolism.
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- Christol James Theoga Raj
- From the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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Synergy of Hir1, Ssn6, and Snf2 global regulators is the functional determinant of a Mac1 transcriptional switch in S. cerevisiae copper homeostasis. Curr Genet 2019; 65:799-816. [DOI: 10.1007/s00294-019-00935-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Yang L, Zheng C, Chen Y, Shi X, Ying Z, Ying H. Nitric oxide increases biofilm formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by activating the transcriptional factor Mac1p and thereby regulating the transmembrane protein Ctr1. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2019; 12:30. [PMID: 30809273 PMCID: PMC6375214 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-019-1359-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Biofilms with immobilized cells encased in extracellular polymeric substance are beneficial for industrial fermentation. Their formation is regulated by various factors, including nitric oxide (NO), which is recognized as a quorum-sensing and signal molecule. The mechanisms by which NO regulates bacterial biofilms have been studied extensively and deeply, but were rarely studied in fungi. In this study, we observed the effects of low concentrations of NO on biofilm formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Transcriptional and proteomic analyses were applied to study the mechanism of this regulation. RESULTS Adding low concentrations of NO donors (SNP and NOC-18) enhanced biofilm formation of S. cerevisiae in immobilized carriers and plastics. Transcriptional and proteomic analyses revealed that expression levels of genes regulated by the transcription factor Mac1p was upregulated in biofilm cells under NO treatment. MAC1 promoted yeast biofilm formation which was independent of flocculation gene FLO11. Increased copper and iron contents, both of which were controlled by Mac1p in the NO-treated and MAC1-overexpressing cells, were not responsible for the increased biofilm formation. CTR1, one out of six genes regulated by MAC1, plays an important role in biofilm formation. Moreover, MAC1 and CTR1 contributed to the cells' resistance to ethanol by enhanced biofilm formation. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that a mechanism for NO-mediated biofilm formation, which involves the regulation of CTR1 expression levels by activating its transcription factor Mac1p, leads to enhanced biofilm formation. The role of CTR1 protein in yeast biofilm formation may be due to the hydrophobic residues in its N-terminal extracellular domain, and further research is needed. This work offers a possible explanation for yeast biofilm formation regulated by NO and provides approaches controlling biofilm formation in industrial immobilized fermentation by manipulating expression of genes involved in biofilm formation.
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- Leyun Yang
- National Engineering Research Center for Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
- College of Life Science, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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Garcia-Santamarina S, Festa RA, Smith AD, Yu CH, Probst C, Ding C, Homer CM, Yin J, Noonan JP, Madhani H, Perfect JR, Thiele DJ. Genome-wide analysis of the regulation of Cu metabolism in Cryptococcus neoformans. Mol Microbiol 2018; 108:473-494. [PMID: 29608794 PMCID: PMC5980777 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The ability of the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans to adapt to variable copper (Cu) environments within the host is key for successful dissemination and colonization. During pulmonary infection, host alveolar macrophages compartmentalize Cu into the phagosome and C. neoformans Cu-detoxifying metallothioneins, MT1 and MT2, are required for survival of the pathogen. In contrast, during brain colonization the C. neoformans Cu+ importers Ctr1 and Ctr4 are required for virulence. Central for the regulation and expression of both the Cu detoxifying MT1/2 and the Cu acquisition Ctr1/4 proteins is the Cu-metalloregulatory transcription factor Cuf1, an established C. neoformans virulence factor. Due to the importance of the distinct C. neoformans Cu homeostasis mechanisms during host colonization and virulence, and to the central role of Cuf1 in regulating Cu homeostasis, we performed a combination of RNA-Seq and ChIP-Seq experiments to identify differentially transcribed genes between conditions of high and low Cu. We demonstrate that the transcriptional regulation exerted by Cuf1 is intrinsically complex and that Cuf1 also functions as a transcriptional repressor. The Cu- and Cuf1-dependent regulon in C. neoformans reveals new adaptive mechanisms for Cu homeostasis in this pathogenic fungus and identifies potential new pathogen-specific targets for therapeutic intervention in fungal infections.
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- Sarela Garcia-Santamarina
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Dalton JC, Bätz U, Liu J, Curie GL, Quail PH. A Modified Reverse One-Hybrid Screen Identifies Transcriptional Activation Domains in PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR 3. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:881. [PMID: 27379152 PMCID: PMC4911399 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/03/2016] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Transcriptional activation domains (TADs) are difficult to predict and identify, since they are not conserved and have little consensus. Here, we describe a yeast-based screening method that is able to identify individual amino acid residues involved in transcriptional activation in a high throughput manner. A plant transcriptional activator, PIF3 (phytochrome interacting factor 3), was fused to the yeast GAL4-DNA-binding Domain (BD), driving expression of the URA3 (Orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase) reporter, and used for negative selection on 5-fluroorotic acid (5FOA). Randomly mutagenized variants of PIF3 were then selected for a loss or reduction in transcriptional activation activity by survival on FOA. In the process, we developed a strategy to eliminate false positives from negative selection that can be used for both reverse-1- and 2-hybrid screens. With this method we were able to identify two distinct regions in PIF3 with transcriptional activation activity, both of which are functionally conserved in PIF1, PIF4, and PIF5. Both are collectively necessary for full PIF3 transcriptional activity, but neither is sufficient to induce transcription autonomously. We also found that the TAD appear to overlap physically with other PIF3 functions, such as phyB binding activity and consequent phosphorylation. Our protocol should provide a valuable tool for identifying, analyzing and characterizing novel TADs in eukaryotic transcription factors, and thus potentially contribute to the unraveling of the mechanism underlying transcriptional activation.
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Candida albicans adapts to host copper during infection by swapping metal cofactors for superoxide dismutase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:E5336-42. [PMID: 26351691 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1513447112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Copper is both an essential nutrient and potentially toxic metal, and during infection the host can exploit Cu in the control of pathogen growth. Here we describe a clever adaptation to Cu taken by the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans. In laboratory cultures with abundant Cu, C. albicans expresses a Cu-requiring form of superoxide dismutase (Sod1) in the cytosol; but when Cu levels decline, cells switch to an alternative Mn-requiring Sod3. This toggling between Cu- and Mn-SODs is controlled by the Cu-sensing regulator Mac1 and ensures that C. albicans maintains constant SOD activity for cytosolic antioxidant protection despite fluctuating Cu. This response to Cu is initiated during C. albicans invasion of the host where the yeast is exposed to wide variations in Cu. In a murine model of disseminated candidiasis, serum Cu was seen to progressively rise over the course of infection, but this heightened Cu response was not mirrored in host tissue. The kidney that serves as the major site of fungal infection showed an initial rise in Cu, followed by a decline in the metal. C. albicans adjusted its cytosolic SODs accordingly and expressed Cu-Sod1 at early stages of infection, followed by induction of Mn-Sod3 and increases in expression of CTR1 for Cu uptake. Together, these studies demonstrate that fungal infection triggers marked fluctuations in host Cu and C. albicans readily adapts by modulating Cu uptake and by exchanging metal cofactors for antioxidant SODs.
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Lv X, Zheng F, Li C, Zhang W, Chen G, Liu W. Characterization of a copper responsive promoter and its mediated overexpression of the xylanase regulator 1 results in an induction-independent production of cellulases in Trichoderma reesei. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2015; 8:67. [PMID: 25926888 PMCID: PMC4413991 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-015-0249-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Trichoderma reesei represents an important workhorse for industrial production of cellulases as well as other proteins. The large-scale production is usually performed in a substrate-inducing manner achieved by a fine-tuned cooperation of a suite of transcription factors. Their production and subsequent analysis are, however, often either difficult to manipulate or complicated by the concomitant production of other inducible proteins. Alternatives to control gene expression independent of the nutritional state are thus preferred in some cases to facilitate not only biochemical studies of proteins but also genetic engineering of the producer. RESULTS We identified a copper transporter encoding gene tcu1 (jgi:Trire2:52315) in T. reesei, the transcription of which was highly responsive to copper availability. Whereas excess copper repressed the expression of tcu1 from T. reesei, eliminating copper addition in the medium resulted in a high-level transcription of tcu1. The usefulness of the system was further illustrated by the high-level expression of specific cellulases driven by the tcu1 promoter in T. reesei when cultivated on D-glucose or glycerol as the sole carbon source. A recombinant T. reesei strain, which overexpressed the main transcription activator of hydrolases (xylanase regulator 1) under the control of tcu1 promoter, was found to be relieved from the carbon catabolite repression and thus displayed a constitutive cellulase expression. Moreover, the amount and activities of cellulases produced by this strain on glycerol or glucose fully recapitulated those of the parental strain produced on Avicel. CONCLUSION Expression of T. reesei tcu1 gene was tightly controlled by copper availability, and a homologous protein expression system was developed based on this promoter. Deregulation of XYR1 (xylanase regulator 1) mediated by the tcu1 promoter not only overcame the carbon catabolite repression of cellulases but also resulted in their full expression even on the non-inducing carbon sources.
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- Xinxing Lv
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, No.27 Shanda South Road, Jinan, 250100 Shandong People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, No.27 Shanda South Road, Jinan, 250100 Shandong People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, No.27 Shanda South Road, Jinan, 250100 Shandong People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, No.27 Shanda South Road, Jinan, 250100 Shandong People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, No.27 Shanda South Road, Jinan, 250100 Shandong People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, No.27 Shanda South Road, Jinan, 250100 Shandong People’s Republic of China
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Park YS, Lian H, Chang M, Kang CM, Yun CW. Identification of high-affinity copper transporters in Aspergillus fumigatus. Fungal Genet Biol 2014; 73:29-38. [PMID: 25281782 DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2014.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Revised: 09/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/23/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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We investigated the copper metabolism of Aspergillus fumigatus, which has not been characterized well. We cloned the putative copper transporters ctrA2 and ctrC from A. fumigatus and investigated the functions of these transporters in copper metabolism. Four putative copper transporters were identified in the A. fumigatus genome; ctrA2 and ctrC complemented CTR1 functionally and localized to the plasma membrane in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. ctrA2 and ctrC single-deletion mutants and a double-deletion mutant of ctrA2 and ctrC were constructed in A. fumigatus. The ctrA2 and ctrC double-deletion mutant exhibited a growth defect on Aspergillus minimal medium (AMM) supplemented with bathocuproine disulfonic acid (BCS) and was sensitive to H2O2. Furthermore, the deletion of ctrA2 and ctrC reduced superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, laccase activity, and intracellular copper contents. The activities of the ctrA2 and ctrC genes were up-regulated by BCS treatment. In addition, the deletion of ctrA2 up-regulated ctrC and vice versa. ctrA2 and ctrC were localized to the A. fumigatus plasma membrane. Although ctrA2 and ctrC failed to affect the mouse survival rate, these genes affected conidial killing activity. Taken together, these results indicate that ctrA2 and ctrC may function as membrane transporters and that the involvement of these genes in pathogenicity merits further investigation.
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- Yong-Sung Park
- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Anam-dong, Sungbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Anam-dong, Sungbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Anam-dong, Sungbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Anam-dong, Sungbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Anam-dong, Sungbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Copper is an essential but potentially toxic redox-active metal, so the levels and distribution of this metal are carefully regulated to ensure that it binds to the correct proteins. Previous studies of copper-dependent transcription in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae have focused on the response of genes to changes in the exogenous levels of copper. We now report that yeast copper genes are regulated in response to the DNA-damaging agents methyl methanesulfonate (MMS) and hydroxyurea by a mechanism(s) that requires the copper-responsive transcription factors Mac1 and AceI, copper superoxide dismutase (Sod1) activity, and the Rad53 checkpoint kinase. Furthermore, in copper-starved yeast, the response of the Rad53 pathway to MMS is compromised due to a loss of Sod1 activity, consistent with the model that yeast imports copper to ensure Sod1 activity and Rad53 signaling. Crucially, the Mac1 transcription factor undergoes changes in its redox state in response to changing levels of copper or MMS. This study has therefore identified a novel regulatory relationship between cellular redox, copper homeostasis, and the DNA damage response in yeast.
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All living organisms require nutrient minerals for growth and have developed mechanisms to acquire, utilize, and store nutrient minerals effectively. In the aqueous cellular environment, these elements exist as charged ions that, together with protons and hydroxide ions, facilitate biochemical reactions and establish the electrochemical gradients across membranes that drive cellular processes such as transport and ATP synthesis. Metal ions serve as essential enzyme cofactors and perform both structural and signaling roles within cells. However, because these ions can also be toxic, cells have developed sophisticated homeostatic mechanisms to regulate their levels and avoid toxicity. Studies in Saccharomyces cerevisiae have characterized many of the gene products and processes responsible for acquiring, utilizing, storing, and regulating levels of these ions. Findings in this model organism have often allowed the corresponding machinery in humans to be identified and have provided insights into diseases that result from defects in ion homeostasis. This review summarizes our current understanding of how cation balance is achieved and modulated in baker's yeast. Control of intracellular pH is discussed, as well as uptake, storage, and efflux mechanisms for the alkali metal cations, Na(+) and K(+), the divalent cations, Ca(2+) and Mg(2+), and the trace metal ions, Fe(2+), Zn(2+), Cu(2+), and Mn(2+). Signal transduction pathways that are regulated by pH and Ca(2+) are reviewed, as well as the mechanisms that allow cells to maintain appropriate intracellular cation concentrations when challenged by extreme conditions, i.e., either limited availability or toxic levels in the environment.
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Qi J, Han A, Yang Z, Li C. Metal-sensing transcription factors Mac1p and Aft1p coordinately regulate vacuolar copper transporter CTR2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 423:424-8. [PMID: 22683637 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.05.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2012] [Accepted: 05/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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CTR2 encodes a low-affinity copper transporter that mediates the mobilization of vacuolar copper stores in yeast. We previously reported that CTR2 can be upregulated by copper deficiency via copper-sensing transcription factor Mac1p. In the present study, we found that iron depletion also induces the transcription of CTR2. The upregulation of CTR2 induced by iron depletion was abrogated by the genetic deletion of either Mac1p or iron-sensing transcription factor Aft1p. The ablation of either MAC1 or AFT1 also abrogated CTR2 expression induced by copper depletion. Our further study revealed that exogenous Aft1p upregulates CTR2 transcription only in the presence of Mac1p, whereas exogenous Mac1p upregulates CTR2 transcription only in the presence of Aft1p. Exogenous Mac1p and Aft1p form a stable complex and synergistically enhance CTR2 transcription. These data suggest that Aft1p and Mac1p might corporately regulate transcription of CTR2.
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- Jin Qi
- Center for Growth, Metabolism and Aging, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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Wegner SV, Sun F, Hernandez N, He C. The tightly regulated copper window in yeast. Chem Commun (Camb) 2011; 47:2571-3. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cc04292g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Wood LK, Thiele DJ. Transcriptional activation in yeast in response to copper deficiency involves copper-zinc superoxide dismutase. J Biol Chem 2008; 284:404-413. [PMID: 18977757 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m807027200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Copper is an essential trace element, yet excess copper can lead to membrane damage, protein oxidation, and DNA cleavage. To balance the need for copper with the necessity to prevent accumulation to toxic levels, cells have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to regulate copper acquisition, distribution, and storage. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, transcriptional responses to copper deficiency are mediated by the copper-responsive transcription factor Mac1. Although Mac1 activates the transcription of genes involved in high affinity copper uptake during periods of deficiency, little is known about the mechanisms by which Mac1 senses or responds to reduced copper availability. Here we show that the copper-dependent enzyme Sod1 (Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase) and its intracellular copper chaperone Ccs1 function in the activation of Mac1 in response to an external copper deficiency. Genetic ablation of either CCS1 or SOD1 results in a severe defect in the ability of yeast cells to activate the transcription of Mac1 target genes. The catalytic activity of Sod1 is essential for Mac1 activation and promotes a regulated increase in binding of Mac1 to copper response elements in the promoter regions of genomic Mac1 target genes. Although there is precedent for additional roles of Sod1 beyond protection of the cell from oxygen radicals, the involvement of this protein in copper-responsive transcriptional regulation has not previously been observed. Given the presence of both Sod1 and copper-responsive transcription factors in higher eukaryotes, these studies may yield important insights into how copper deficiency is sensed and appropriate cellular responses are coordinated.
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- L Kent Wood
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710.
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Platinum-based antitumor agents have been effective in the treatments of many human malignancies but the ultimate success of these agents is often compromised by development of drug resistance. One mechanism associated with resistance to platinum drugs is reduced intracellular accumulation owing to impaired drug intake, enhanced outward transport, or both. Mechanisms for transporting platinum drugs were not known until recent demonstrations that import and export transporters involved in maintenance copper homeostasis are also involved in the transport of these drugs. Ctr1, the major copper influx transporter, has been convincingly demonstrated to transport cisplatin and its analogues, carboplatin, and oxaliplatin. Evidence also suggests that the two copper efflux transporters ATP7A and ATP7B regulate the efflux of cisplatin. These observations are intriguing, because conventional thinking of the inorganic physiologic chemistry of cisplatin and copper is quite different. Hence, understanding the underlying mechanistic aspects of these transporters is critically important. While the mechanisms by which hCtr1, ATP7A and ATP7B transport copper ions have been studied extensively, very little is known about the mechanisms by which these transporters shuffle platinum-based antitumor agents. This review discusses the identification of copper transporters as platinum drug transporters, the structural-functional and mechanistic aspects of these transporters, the mechanisms that regulate their expression, and future research directions that may eventually lead to improved efficacy of platinum-based-based drugs in cancer chemotherapy through modulation of their transporters' activities.
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- Macus Tien Kuo
- Department of Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Beaudoin J, Labbé S. Copper induces cytoplasmic retention of fission yeast transcription factor cuf1. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2006; 5:277-92. [PMID: 16467469 PMCID: PMC1405903 DOI: 10.1128/ec.5.2.277-292.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Copper homeostasis within the cell is established and preserved by different mechanisms. Changes in gene expression constitute a way of maintaining this homeostasis. In Schizosaccharomyces pombe, the Cuf1 transcription factor is critical for the activation of copper transport gene expression under conditions of copper starvation. However, in the presence of elevated intracellular levels of copper, the mechanism of Cuf1 inactivation to turn off gene expression remains unclear. In this study, we provide evidence that inactivation of copper transport gene expression by Cuf1 is achieved through a copper-dependent, cytosolic retention of Cuf1. We identify a minimal nuclear localization sequence (NLS) between amino acids 11 to 53 within the Cuf1 N terminus. Deletion of this region and specific mutation of the Lys13, Arg16, Arg19, Lys24, Arg28, Lys45, Arg47, Arg50, and Arg53 residues to alanine within this putative NLS is sufficient to abrogate nuclear targeting of Cuf1. Under conditions of copper starvation, Cuf1 resides in the nucleus. However, in the presence of excess copper as well as silver ions, Cuf1 is sequestered in the cytoplasm, a process which requires the putative copper binding motif, 328Cys-X-Cys-X3-Cys-X-Cys-X2-Cys-X2-His342 (designated C-rich), within the C-terminal region of Cuf1. Deletion of this region and mutation of the Cys residues within the C-rich motif result in constitutive nuclear localization of Cuf1. By coexpressing the Cuf1 N terminus with its C terminus in trans and by using a two-hybrid assay, we show that these domains physically interact with each other in a copper-dependent manner. We propose a model wherein copper induces conformational changes in Cuf1 that promote a physical interaction between the Cuf1 N terminus and the C-rich motif in the C terminus that masks the NLS. Cuf1 is thereby sequestered in the cytosol under conditions of copper excess, thereby extinguishing copper transport gene expression.
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- Jude Beaudoin
- Département de Biochimie, Faculté de médecine, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12e Ave Nord, Sherbrooke, Québec J1H 5N4, Canada
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Keller G, Bird A, Winge DR. Independent metalloregulation of Ace1 and Mac1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2006; 4:1863-71. [PMID: 16278453 PMCID: PMC1287855 DOI: 10.1128/ec.4.11.1863-1871.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ace1 and Mac1 undergo reciprocal copper metalloregulation in yeast cells. Mac1 is functional as a transcriptional activator in copper-deficient cells, whereas Ace1 is a transcriptional activator in copper-replete cells. Cells undergoing a transition from copper-deficient to copper-sufficient conditions through a switch in the growth medium show a rapid inactivation of Mac1 and a corresponding rise in Ace1 activation. Cells analyzed after the transition show a massive accumulation of cellular copper. Under these copper shock conditions we show, using two epitope-tagged variants of Mac1, that copper-mediated inhibition of Mac function is independent of induced protein turnover. The transcription activity of Mac1 is rapidly inhibited in the copper-replete cells, whereas chromatin immunoprecipitation studies showed only partial copper-induced loss of DNA binding. Thus, the initial event in copper inhibition of Mac1 function is likely copper inhibition of the transactivation activity. Copper inhibition of Mac1 in transition experiments is largely unaffected in cells overexpressing copper-binding proteins within the nucleus. Likewise, high expression of a copper-binding, non-DNA-binding Mac1 mutant is without effect on the copper activation of Ace1. Thus, metalloregulation of Ace1 and Mac1 occurs independently.
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- Greg Keller
- University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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Peñas MM, Azparren G, Domínguez A, Sommer H, Ramírez L, Pisabarro AG. Identification and functional characterisation of ctr1, a Pleurotus ostreatus gene coding for a copper transporter. Mol Genet Genomics 2005; 274:402-9. [PMID: 16133162 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-005-0033-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2005] [Accepted: 06/16/2005] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Copper homeostasis is crucial for the maintenance of life. In lignin-degrading fungi, copper is essential for the phenol oxidase enzymes that provide this activity. In this paper we report the characterization of a gene (ctr1) coding for a copper transporter in the white rot fungus Pleurotus ostreatus. The gene was identified in a cDNA library constructed from 4-day-old vegetative mycelium grown in liquid culture. The results presented here demonstrate that: (1) ctr1 functionally complements the respiratory deficiency of a yeast mutant defective in copper transport, supporting the idea that the Ctr1 protein is itself a copper transporter; (2) transcription of ctr1 is detectable in P. ostreatus at all developmental stages and in all tissues (with the exception of lamellae), and is negatively regulated by the presence of copper in the culture medium; (3) ctr1 is a single-copy gene that maps to P. ostreatus linkage group III; and (4) the regulatory sequence elements found in the promoter of ctr1 are similar to those found in other copper-related genes described in other systems. These results provide the first description of a copper transporter in this white rot fungus and should be useful for further studies on copper metabolism in higher basidiomycetes.
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- María M Peñas
- Departamento de Producción Agraria, Universidad Pública de Navarra, 31006, Pamplona, Spain
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Rutherford JC, Bird AJ. Metal-responsive transcription factors that regulate iron, zinc, and copper homeostasis in eukaryotic cells. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2004; 3:1-13. [PMID: 14871932 PMCID: PMC329510 DOI: 10.1128/ec.3.1.1-13.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Julian C Rutherford
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
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Beaudoin J, Mercier A, Langlois R, Labbé S. The Schizosaccharomyces pombe Cuf1 is composed of functional modules from two distinct classes of copper metalloregulatory transcription factors. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:14565-77. [PMID: 12578838 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m300861200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In fission yeast, the genes encoding proteins that are components of the copper transporter family are controlled at the transcriptional level by the Cuf1 transcription factor. Under low copper availability, Cuf1 induces expression of the copper transporter genes. In contrast, sufficient levels of copper inactivate Cuf1 and expression of its target genes. Our study reveals that Cuf1 harbors a putative copper-binding motif, Cys-X-Cys-X(3)-Cys-X-Cys-X(2)-Cys-X(2)-His, within its carboxyl-terminal region to sense changing environmental copper levels. Binding studies reveal that the amino-terminal 174-residue segment of Cuf1 expressed as a fusion protein in Escherichia coli specifically interacts with the cis-acting copper transporter promoter element CuSE (copper-signaling element). Within this region, the first 61 amino acids of Cuf1 exhibit more overall homology to the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ace1 copper-detoxifying factor (from residues 1 to 63) than to Mac1, its functional ortholog. Consistently, we demonstrate that a chimeric Cuf1 protein bearing the amino-terminal 63-residue segment of Ace1 complements cuf1 Delta null phenotypes. Furthermore, we show that Schizosaccharomyces pombe cuf1Delta mutant cells expressing the full-length S. cerevisiae Ace1 protein are hypersensitive to copper ions, with a concomitant up-regulation of CuSE-mediated gene expression in fission yeast. Taken together, these studies reveal that S. cerevisiae Ace1 1-63 is functionally exchangeable with S. pombe Cuf1 1-61, and the nature of the amino acids located downstream of this amino-terminal conserved region may be crucial in dictating the type of regulatory response required to establish and maintain copper homeostasis.
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- Jude Beaudoin
- Département de Biochimie and Sherbrooke Positron Emission Tomography Center, Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec J1H 5N4, Canada
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Elam JS, Thomas ST, Holloway SP, Taylor AB, Hart PJ. Copper chaperones. ADVANCES IN PROTEIN CHEMISTRY 2003; 60:151-219. [PMID: 12418178 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-3233(02)60054-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Jennifer Stine Elam
- Center for Biomolecular Structure Analysis, Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA
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Yonkovich J, McKenndry R, Shi X, Zhu Z. Copper ion-sensing transcription factor Mac1p post-translationally controls the degradation of its target gene product Ctr1p. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:23981-4. [PMID: 12011036 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c200203200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Copper ion uptake must be regulated to avoid both deficiency and excess because its essential yet toxic biological nature depends on the concentration. Yeast copper uptake is controlled at both the transcriptional and post-translational levels. The transcription of CTR1 and CTR3, encoding high affinity copper ion transporters, is regulated by the copper ion-sensing transcription factor Mac1p through the cis-acting copper ion-responsive elements in CTR1 and CTR3 promoters. Ctr1p is known to undergo degradation in cells exposed to high copper levels. We report that Mac1p is also required for copper-dependent Ctr1p degradation. Both mutations within a conserved copper ion binding motif, the "Cu-fist" in the Mac1p DNA-binding domain, and within a metal ion binding motif, REP-III located in the cytosolic domain of Ctr1p, cause defects in Ctr1p turnover. Furthermore, we show that the Mac1p limits intracellular copper accumulation likely by controlling Ctr1p degradation. The findings have uncovered an unprecedented mechanism by which a transcription factor not only regulates its target gene transcription but also controls the degradation of its target gene product.
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- Jesse Yonkovich
- Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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Beaudoin J, Labbé S. The fission yeast copper-sensing transcription factor Cuf1 regulates the copper transporter gene expression through an Ace1/Amt1-like recognition sequence. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:15472-80. [PMID: 11278870 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m011256200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Transcriptional regulation of genes encoding critical components of copper transport is essential for copper homeostasis and growth in yeast. Analysis of regulatory regions in the promoter of the ctr4(+) copper transporter gene in fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe reveals the identity of a conserved copper-signaling element (CuSE), which is recognized by the transcription factor Cuf1. We demonstrate that CuSE is necessary for transcriptional activation in response to copper deprivation conditions. Interestingly, the CuSE element bears a strong sequence similarity to the recognition site, denoted MRE (metal regulatory element), which is recognized by a distinct class of copper sensors required for copper detoxification, including Ace1 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Amt1 from Candida glabrata. When a consensus MRE from S. cerevisiae is introduced into S. pombe, transcription is induced by copper deprivation in a Cuf1-dependent manner, similar to regulation by Mac1, the nuclear sensor for regulating the expression of genes encoding components involved in copper transport in S. cerevisiae. UV-cross-linking experiments show that the Cuf1 protein directly binds the CuSE. These results demonstrate that the Cuf1 nutritional copper-sensing factor possesses a module that functions similarly to domains found in the Ace1/Amt1 class of metalloregulatory factors, which allows the protein to act through a closely related MRE-like sequence to regulate copper transport gene expression in S. pombe.
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- J Beaudoin
- Département de Biochimie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1H 5N4, Canada
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Voutsina A, Fragiadakis GS, Boutla A, Alexandraki D. The second cysteine-rich domain of Mac1p is a potent transactivator that modulates DNA binding efficiency and functionality of the protein. FEBS Lett 2001; 494:38-43. [PMID: 11297731 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02298-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mac1p is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae DNA binding transcription factor that activates genes involved in copper uptake. A copper-induced N-C-terminal intramolecular interaction and copper-independent homodimerization affect its function. Here, we present a functional analysis of Mac1p deletion derivatives that attributes new roles to the second cysteine-rich (REPII) domain of the protein. This domain exhibits the copper-responsive potent transactivation function when assayed independently and, in the context of the entire protein, modulates the efficiency of Mac1p binding to DNA. The efficiency of binding to both copper-response promoter elements can determine the in vivo functionality of Mac1p independent of homodimerization.
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- A Voutsina
- Foundation for Research and Technology-HELLAS, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Heredia J, Crooks M, Zhu Z. Phosphorylation and Cu+ coordination-dependent DNA binding of the transcription factor Mac1p in the regulation of copper transport. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:8793-7. [PMID: 11134042 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m008179200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Copper ions are essential at a proper level yet toxic when present in excess. To maintain a proper intracellular level, cells must be able to sense the changes in copper ion concentrations. The yeast transcription factor Mac1p plays a critical role in the transcriptional regulation of CTR1 and CTR3, both encoding high affinity copper ion transporters. Here we report that the Mac1p binding of the copper ion-responsive elements (CuREs) in the promoters of CTR1 and CTR3 is affected by copper ions. On one hand, the Mac1p DNA binding is Cu(+) coordination-dependent, and on the other hand, exogenous Cu(+) and isoelectronic Ag(+) ions disrupt the DNA binding of Mac1p. These results suggest that the Mac1p is able to sense two different levels of copper ions. These two levels are probably the physiological and toxic copper levels in yeast cells. Furthermore, we found that Mac1p undergoes posttranslational phosphorylation modification in yeast and that the phosphorylation is required for the Mac1p to become DNA-binding active. Nonphosphorylated Mac1p is unable to bind the CTR1 promoter DNA. The data support the model of intradomain interactions and indicate further that the phosphorylation probably prevents the inhibition of DNA-binding domain activity by the activation domain of Mac1p. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that Mac1p functions critically in maintaining a proper intracellular concentration of copper ions.
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- J Heredia
- Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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Ahmed Khan S, Zhang N, Ismail T, El-Moghazy AN, Butt A, Wu J, Merlotti C, Hayes A, Gardner DC, Oliver SG. Functional analysis of eight open reading frames on chromosomes XII and XIV of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 2000; 16:1457-68. [PMID: 11113969 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0061(200012)16:16<1457::aid-yea635>3.0.co;2-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Deletion, together with basic functional and bioinformatic analyses has been carried out on eight novel ORFs discovered during the sequencing of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome. Six ORFs (YLL049w, YLL051c, YLL052c, YLL053c, YLL054c and YLL055w) located on the left arm, and one (YLR130c) on the right arm, of chromosome XII, and an eighth ORF (YNL331c) on the left arm of the chromosome XIV, have been investigated. ORFs were deleted by the SFH-PCR gene-replacement strategy. Basic functional analysis revealed no obvious phenotype for any of the eight ORFs. Bioinformatic analysis, however, revealed possible functions for seven of the ORFs on the basis of the amino acid sequence similarity of their predicted protein products to those of proteins with known functions. ORF YLL051c (FRE6) shows similarity to iron transport proteins, such as ferric reductase. YLL052c and YLL053c appear to be aquaporins. The product of YLL054c (Yll054p) is highly similar to the oleate-specific transcriptional activator protein (Pip2p), which is involved in the peroxisomal induction pathway (pip). ORF YLL055w is similar to Dal5p, allantoate permease, and may play role in allantoin transport. YLR130c (ZRT2) is a low-affinity zinc transporter protein. YNL331c is also named AAD14, which is induced by chemicals that induce oxidative stress by depleting the cell of glutathione.
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- S Ahmed Khan
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, 2.205 Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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Gross C, Kelleher M, Iyer VR, Brown PO, Winge DR. Identification of the copper regulon in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by DNA microarrays. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:32310-6. [PMID: 10922376 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m005946200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, copper ions regulate gene expression through the two transcriptional activators, Ace1 and Mac1. Ace1 mediates copper-induced gene expression in cells exposed to stressful levels of copper salts, whereas Mac1 activates a subset of genes under copper-deficient conditions. DNA microarray hybridization experiments revealed a limited set of yeast genes differentially expressed under growth conditions of excess copper or copper deficiency. Mac1 activates the expression of six S. cerevisiae genes, including CTR1, CTR3, FRE1, FRE7, YFR055w, and YJL217w. Two of the last three newly identified Mac1 target genes have no known function; the third, YFR055w, is homologous to cystathionine gamma-lyase encoded by CYS3. Several genes that are differentially expressed in cells containing a constitutively active Mac1, designated Mac1(up1), are not direct targets of Mac1. Induction or repression of these genes is likely a secondary effect of cells because of constitutive Mac1 activity. Elevated copper levels induced the expression of the metallothioneins CUP1 and CRS5 and two genes, FET3 and FTR1, in the iron uptake system. Copper-induced FET3 and FTR1 expression arises from an indirect copper effect on cellular iron pools.
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- C Gross
- University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
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Keller G, Gross C, Kelleher M, Winge DR. Functional independence of the two cysteine-rich activation domains in the yeast Mac1 transcription factor. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:29193-9. [PMID: 10887177 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m001552200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Mac1 is a transcriptional activator whose activity is inhibited by copper ions. Mutagenesis studies were carried out to map residues important in the copper inhibition of Mac1 activity. Seven new missense mutations were identified that resulted in copper-independent Mac1 transcriptional activation. All seven mutations were clustered in one of two C-terminal cysteine-rich motifs, designated the C1 motif. All but one of the constitutive Mac1 mutations occurred in one of the conserved six residues in the (264)CXC[(X)(4)]CXC[(X)(2)]C[(X)(2)][H(279)]C1 motif. The lone exception was a L260S substitution. Two additional MAC1 mutations exhibiting constitutive activity were in-frame deletions encompassing portions C1. Engineered mutations in the second cysteine-rich motif did not yield a constitutively active Mac1. These results are consistent with the C1 motif being the copper-regulatory switch. Both cysteine-rich motifs exhibited transactivation activity, although the C1 activator was weak relative to the C2 activator. Limited copper metalloregulation of Mac1 was observed with only the C1 activator fused to the N-terminal DNA binding domain. Thus, the two Cys-rich motifs appear to function independently. The C1 motif appears to be a functional copper-regulatory domain.
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- G Keller
- University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
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