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Roy N, Kabir AH, Zahan N, Mouna ST, Chakravarty S, Rahman AH, Bayzid MS. Genome wide association studies on seven yield-related traits of 183 rice varieties in Bangladesh. PLANT DIRECT 2024; 8:e593. [PMID: 38887667 PMCID: PMC11182691 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.593] [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: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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Rice genetic diversity is regulated by multiple genes and is largely dependent on various environmental factors. Uncovering the genetic variations associated with the diversity in rice populations is the key to breed stable and high yielding rice varieties. We performed genome wide association studies (GWASs) on seven rice yielding traits (grain length, grain width, grain weight, panicle length, leaf length, leaf width, and leaf angle) based on a population of 183 rice landraces of Bangladesh. Our GWASs reveal various chromosomal regions and candidate genes that are associated with different traits in Bangladeshi rice varieties. Noteworthy was the recurrent implication of chromosome 10 in all three grain-shape-related traits (grain length, grain width, and grain weight), indicating its pivotal role in shaping rice grain morphology. Our study also underscores the involvement of transposon gene families across these three traits. For leaf related traits, chromosome 10 was found to harbor regions that are significantly associated with leaf length and leaf width. The results of these association studies support previous findings as well as provide additional insights into the genetic diversity of rice. This is the first known GWAS study on various yield-related traits in the varieties of Oryza sativa available in Bangladesh-the fourth largest rice-producing country. We believe this study will accelerate rice genetics research and breeding stable high-yielding rice in Bangladesh.
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- Nilanjan Roy
- Department of Biomedical EngineeringMilitary Institute of Science and TechnologyDhakaBangladesh
- Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental BiologyUniversity of KansasLawrenceKansasUSA
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringMilitary Institute of Science and TechnologyDhakaBangladesh
- Department of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of UtahSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringMilitary Institute of Science and TechnologyDhakaBangladesh
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringMilitary Institute of Science and TechnologyDhakaBangladesh
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- Department of Computer Science and EngineeringUniversity of CaliforniaRiversideCaliforniaUSA
- Department of Computer Science and EngineeringBangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyDhakaBangladesh
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- Department of Computer Science and EngineeringBangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyDhakaBangladesh
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- Department of Computer Science and EngineeringBangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyDhakaBangladesh
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Tanaka M, Ito K, Matsuura T, Kawarasaki Y, Gomi K. Identification and distinct regulation of three di/tripeptide transporters in Aspergillus oryzae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2020; 85:452-463. [DOI: 10.1093/bbb/zbaa030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The uptake of di/tripeptides is mediated by the proton-dependent oligopeptide transporter (POT) family. In this study, 3 POT family transporters, designated PotA, PotB, and PotC were identified in Aspergillus oryzae. Growth comparison of deletion mutants of these transporter genes suggested that PotB and PotC are responsible for di/tripeptide uptake. PotA, which had the highest sequence similarity to yeast POT (Ptr2), contributed little to the uptake. Nitrogen starvation induced potB and potC expression, but not potA expression. When 3 dipeptides were provided as nitrogen sources, the expression profiles of these genes were different. PrtR, a transcription factor that regulates proteolytic genes, was involved in regulation of potA and potB but not in potC expression. Only potC expression levels were dramatically reduced by disruption of ubrA, an orthologue of yeast ubiquitin ligase UBR1 responsible for PTR2 expression. Expression of individual POT genes is apparently controlled by different regulatory mechanisms.
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- Mizuki Tanaka
- Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory, School of Food and Nutritional Science, University of Shizuoka, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, School of Food and Nutritional Science, University of Shizuoka, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioindustrial Genomics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory, School of Food and Nutritional Science, University of Shizuoka, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioindustrial Genomics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
- Laboratory of Fermentation Microbiology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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Kitamura K, Kinsui EZB, Abe F. Critical role of the proton-dependent oligopeptide transporter (POT) in the cellular uptake of the peptidyl nucleoside antibiotic, blasticidin S. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2016; 1864:393-398. [PMID: 27916534 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Revised: 11/22/2016] [Accepted: 11/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Blasticidin S (BlaS) interferes in the cell growth of both eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Its mode of action as a protein synthesis inhibitor has been investigated extensively. However, the mechanism of BlaS transport into the target cells is not understood well. Here, we show that Ptr2, a member of the proton-dependent oligopeptide transporter (POT) family, is responsible for the uptake of BlaS in yeasts Schizosaccharomyces pombe and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Notably, some mutants of Ptr2 that are dysfunctional in dipeptide uptake were still competent to transport BlaS. Mouse-derived oligopeptide transporter PepT1 conferred BlaS sensitivity in the S. cerevisiae ptr2∆ mutant. Furthermore, bacterial POT family proteins also potentiated the BlaS sensitivity of E. coli. The role of the POT family oligopeptide transporters in the uptake of BlaS is conserved across species from bacteria to mammals.
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- Kenji Kitamura
- Center for Gene Science, Hiroshima University, 1-4-2 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biological Science, College of Science and Engineering, Aoyama Gakuin University, Sagamihara 252-5258, Japan
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Cell Lysis in S. pombe ura4 Mutants Is Suppressed by Loss of Functional Pub1, Which Regulates the Uracil Transporter Fur4. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0141796. [PMID: 26536126 PMCID: PMC4633276 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Schizosaccharomyces pombe Δura4 cells lyse when grown on YPD medium. A S. pombe non-essential gene deletion library was screened to determine suppressors of the lysis phenotype. Deletion of the pub1 gene, which encoded E3 ubiquitin ligase, strongly suppressed cell lysis in Δura4 cells. The Δpub1 cells displayed high sensitivity to 5-fluorouracil, a toxic analog of uracil, and this sensitivity was suppressed by deletion of fur4, which encoded a uracil transporter. Fur4 localized primarily to the Golgi apparatus and vacuoles in wild-type cells, but localization was predominantly at the plasma membrane in Δpub1 cells. Fur4 was necessary for the utilization of extracellular uracil, cytosine, or UMP. Uracil uptake activity increased in the Δpub1 strain in a Fur4-dependent manner. In addition, uracil starvation was critical for induction of cell lysis of Δura4 strains and uracil supplementation suppressed lysis. In summary, the increased uracil uptake ability of Δpub1 cells, where Fur4 was predominantly localized to the plasma membrane, resulted in suppression of cell lysis in the Δura4 background.
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Droce A, Holm KB, Olsson S, Frandsen RJN, Sondergaard TE, Sørensen JL, Giese H. Expression profiling and functional analyses of BghPTR2, a peptide transporter from Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei. Fungal Biol 2015; 119:551-9. [PMID: 26058531 DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2015.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Revised: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/23/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Aida Droce
- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220 Aalborg Ø, Denmark.
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- Section for Genetics and Microbiology, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Eukaryotic Biotechnology, Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads, Build 223, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220 Aalborg Ø, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220 Aalborg Ø, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220 Aalborg Ø, Denmark
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Kitamura K. The ClpS-like N-domain is essential for the functioning of Ubr11, an N-recognin in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. SPRINGERPLUS 2014; 3:257. [PMID: 26034658 PMCID: PMC4447728 DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Accepted: 05/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Several Ubr ubiquitin ligases recognize the N-terminal amino acid of substrate proteins and promote their degradation via the Arg/N-end rule pathway. The primary destabilizing N-terminal amino acids in yeast are classified into type 1 (Arg, Lys, and His) and type 2 (Phe, Trp, Tyr, Leu, Ile, and Met-Ф) residues. The type 1 and type 2 residues bind to the UBR box and the ClpS/N-domain, respectively, in canonical Ubr ubiquitin ligases that act as N-recognins. In this study, the requirement for type 1 and type 2 amino acid recognition by Schizosaccharomyces pombe Ubr11 was examined in vivo. Consistent with the results of previous studies, the ubr11∆ null mutant was found to be defective in oligopeptide uptake and resistant to ergosterol synthesis inhibitors. Furthermore, the ubr11∆ mutant was also less sensitive to some protein synthesis inhibitors. A ubr11 ClpS/N-domain mutant, which retained ubiquitin ligase activity but could not recognize type 2 amino acids, phenocopied all known defects of the ubr11∆ mutant. However, the recognition of type 1 residues by Ubr11 was not required for its functioning, and no severe physiological abnormalities were observed in a ubr11 mutant defective in the recognition of type 1 residues. These results reinforce the fundamental importance of the ClpS/N-domain for the functioning of the N-recognin, Ubr11.
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Belmondo S, Fiorilli V, Pérez-Tienda J, Ferrol N, Marmeisse R, Lanfranco L. A dipeptide transporter from the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis is upregulated in the intraradical phase. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:436. [PMID: 25232358 PMCID: PMC4153046 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2014] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), which form an ancient and widespread mutualistic symbiosis with plants, are a crucial but still enigmatic component of the plant micro biome. Nutrient exchange has probably been at the heart of the success of this plant-fungus interaction since the earliest days of plants on land. To characterize genes from the fungal partner involved in nutrient exchange, and presumably important for the functioning of the AM symbiosis, genome-wide transcriptomic data obtained from the AMF Rhizophagus irregularis were exploited. A gene sequence, showing amino acid sequence and transmembrane domains profile similar to members of the PTR2 family of fungal oligopeptide transporters, was identified and called RiPTR2. The functional properties of RiPTR2 were investigated by means of heterologous expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants defective in either one or both of its di/tripeptide transporter genes PTR2 and DAL5. These assays showed that RiPTR2 can transport dipeptides such as Ala-Leu, Ala-Tyr or Tyr-Ala. From the gene expression analyses it seems that RiPTR2 responds to different environmental clues when the fungus grows inside the root and in the extraradical phase.
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- Simone Belmondo
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of TorinoTorino, Italy
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- Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Consiglio Nazionale delle RicercheTorino, Italy
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- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientificasGranada, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientificasGranada, Spain
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of TorinoTorino, Italy
- Ecologie Microbienne, UMR CNRS 5557 - USC INRA 1364, Université Lyon 1, Université de LyonVilleurbanne, France
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of TorinoTorino, Italy
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Functional implications and ubiquitin-dependent degradation of the peptide transporter Ptr2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2014; 13:1380-92. [PMID: 25172766 DOI: 10.1128/ec.00094-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The peptide transporter Ptr2 plays a central role in di- or tripeptide import in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Although PTR2 transcription has been extensively analyzed in terms of upregulation by the Ubr1-Cup9 circuit, the structural and functional information for this transporter is limited. Here we identified 14 amino acid residues required for peptide import through Ptr2 based on the crystallographic information of Streptococcus thermophilus peptide transporter PepTst and based on the conservation of primary sequences among the proton-dependent oligopeptide transporters (POTs). Expression of Ptr2 carrying one of the 14 mutations of which the corresponding residues of PepTst are involved in peptide recognition, salt bridge interaction, or peptide translocation failed to enable ptr2Δtrp1 cell growth in alanyl-tryptophan (Ala-Trp) medium. We observed that Ptr2 underwent rapid degradation after cycloheximide treatment (half-life, approximately 1 h), and this degradation depended on Rsp5 ubiquitin ligase. The ubiquitination of Ptr2 most likely occurs at the N-terminal lysines 16, 27, and 34. Simultaneous substitution of arginine for the three lysines fully prevented Ptr2 degradation. Ptr2 mutants of the presumed peptide-binding site (E92Q, R93K, K205R, W362L, and E480D) exhibited severe defects in peptide import and were subjected to Rsp5-dependent degradation when cells were moved to Ala-Trp medium, whereas, similar to what occurs in the wild-type Ptr2, mutant proteins of the intracellular gate were upregulated. These results suggest that Ptr2 undergoes quality control and the defects in peptide binding and the concomitant conformational change render Ptr2 subject to efficient ubiquitination and subsequent degradation.
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Nielsen SV, Poulsen EG, Rebula CA, Hartmann-Petersen R. Protein quality control in the nucleus. Biomolecules 2014; 4:646-61. [PMID: 25010148 PMCID: PMC4192666 DOI: 10.3390/biom4030646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2014] [Revised: 05/20/2014] [Accepted: 06/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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In their natural environment, cells are regularly exposed to various stress conditions that may lead to protein misfolding, but also in the absence of stress, misfolded proteins occur as the result of mutations or failures during protein synthesis. Since such partially denatured proteins are prone to aggregate, cells have evolved several elaborate quality control systems to deal with these potentially toxic proteins. First, various molecular chaperones will seize the misfolded protein and either attempt to refold the protein or target it for degradation via the ubiquitin-proteasome system. The degradation of misfolded proteins is clearly compartmentalized, so unique degradation pathways exist for misfolded proteins depending on whether their subcellular localization is ER/secretory, mitochondrial, cytosolic or nuclear. Recent studies, mainly in yeast, have shown that the nucleus appears to be particularly active in protein quality control. Thus, specific ubiquitin-protein ligases located in the nucleus, target not only misfolded nuclear proteins, but also various misfolded cytosolic proteins which are transported to the nucleus prior to their degradation. In comparison, much less is known about these mechanisms in mammalian cells. Here we highlight recent advances in our understanding of nuclear protein quality control, in particular regarding substrate recognition and proteasomal degradation.
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- Sofie V Nielsen
- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
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Kanda K, Ishida T, Hirota R, Ono S, Motomura K, Ikeda T, Kitamura K, Kuroda A. Application of a phosphite dehydrogenase gene as a novel dominant selection marker for yeasts. J Biotechnol 2014; 182-183:68-73. [PMID: 24786825 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2014] [Revised: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 04/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The use of antibiotic resistance markers in the commercial application of genetically modified microorganisms is limited due to restrictions on the release of antibiotics and their resistance genes to the environment. To avoid contamination by other microorganisms, the development of a dominant selection marker with low environmental risks is still needed. Here we demonstrated a new selection system for Schizosaccharomyces pombe and Saccharomyces cerevisiae using a bacterial phosphite dehydrogenase gene (ptxD). A Sz. pombe transformant carrying ptxD under a strong promoter or on a multicopy plasmid grew on a minimal medium containing phosphite (Pt) as a sole source of phosphorus. To adapt this system to S. cerevisiae strains, codon optimization of ptxD was necessary. The codon-optimized ptxD system appeared effective in not only laboratorial but also industrial S. cerevisiae strains that are diploid or polyploid. Since Pt is a safe and inexpensive chemical, ptxD could be used as a novel dominant selection marker applicable on an industrial scale.
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- Keisuke Kanda
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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- Center for Gene Science, Hiroshima University, 1-4-2 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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Kitamura K, Fujiwara H. The type-2 N-end rule peptide recognition activity of Ubr11 ubiquitin ligase is required for the expression of peptide transporters. FEBS Lett 2012; 587:214-9. [PMID: 23219921 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2012] [Revised: 11/28/2012] [Accepted: 11/28/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The Ubr1-like canonical N-recognins, widely conserved ubiquitin ligases in eukaryotes, play a role in the N-end rule pathway-mediated degradation of substrates harboring basic (type-1) or bulky hydrophobic (type-2) amino acids at the N-terminus. In this study, the roles of conserved domains were studied in the Schizosaccharomyces pombe Ubr11 protein. Mutations in the UBR box and the autoinhibitory domain blocked degradation of both type-1 and type-2 substrates, expression of peptide transporter genes, and the uptake of oligopeptides. An N-domain mutant was normal for the type-1-related function, but nevertheless failed to express peptide transporters. These data suggest the importance of the type-2-related activity of Ubr11 for its in vivo function.
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- Kenji Kitamura
- Center for Gene Science, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama 1-4-2, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan.
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Fujiwara H, Tanaka N, Yamashita I, Kitamura K. Essential role of Ubr11, but not Ubr1, as an N-end rule ubiquitin ligase in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Yeast 2012; 30:1-11. [PMID: 23348717 DOI: 10.1002/yea.2936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2012] [Accepted: 10/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The N-end rule pathway degrades proteins bearing a destabilization-inducing amino acid at the N-terminus. In this proteolytic system, Ubr ubiquitin ligases recognize and ubiquitylate substrates intended for degradation. Schizosaccharomyces pombe has two similar Ubr proteins, Ubr1 and Ubr11. Both proteins have unique roles in various cellular processes, although the ubr1∆ strain shows more severe defects. However, their involvement in the N-end rule pathway is unclear, and even the N-end rule pathway-dependent proteolytic activity has not been demonstrated in Sz. pombe. Here, we show that: (a) Sz. pombe has the N-end rule pathway in which only Ubr11, but not Ubr1, is responsible; and (b) the C-terminal fragment of the meiotic cohesin Rec8 (denoted as Rec8c) generated by separase-mediated cleavage is an endogenous substrate of the N-end rule pathway. Forced overexpression of stable Rec8c was deleterious in mitosis and caused a loss of the mini-chromosome. In unperturbed mitosis without overexpression, the rate of mini-chromosome loss was five-fold higher in the ubr11∆ strain. Since Rec8 is normally produced in meiosis, we examined whether meiosis and sporulation were affected in the ubr11∆ strain. In unperturbed meiosis, chromosome segregation occurred almost normally and viable spores were produced in the ubr11∆ cells, irrespective of the presence of undegraded endogenous Rec8c peptides.
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