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Zhang H, Jin P, Kong Y, Jia C, Qiao P, Dong Y, Zhou Y, Hu J, Yang Z, Jung G. Mutations across Diverse Domains of CjXDR1 Lead to Multidrug Resistance in Clarireedia jacksonii. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024. [PMID: 39352294 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c05106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/03/2024]
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Recently, Clarireedia jacksonii has emerged as a significant pathogen threatening turfgrass, and its escalating resistance to multiple drugs often undermines field interventions. This study highlighted the critical role of the fungus-specific transcription factor CjXDR1 (formerly ShXDR1) in regulating multidrug resistance (MDR) in C. jacksonii. This was demonstrated through experiments involving CjXDR1-knockout and CjXDR1-complemented strains. Our sequence analysis revealed five mutations in CjXDR1: G445D, K453E, S607F, D676H, and V690A. All five gain-of-function (GOF) mutations were confirmed to directly contribute to MDR against three different classes of fungicides (propiconazole: demethylation inhibitor, boscalid: succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor, and iprodione: dicarboximide) using the genetic transformation system and in vitro fungicide-sensitivity assay. Comparative transcriptome analysis revealed that CjXDR1 and its GOF mutations led to the overexpression of downstream genes encoding a Phase I metabolizing enzyme (CYP68) and two Phase III transporters (CjPDR1 and CjAtrD) previously reported. Knockout mutants of CYP68, CjPDR1, CjAtrD, and double-knockout mutants of CjPDR1 and CjAtrD exhibited increased sensitivity to all three fungicides tested. Among these, the CYP68-knockout mutants displayed the highest sensitivity to propiconazole, while the CjPDR1 knockout mutant exhibited significantly increased sensitivity to all three fungicides. Double-knockout mutants of CjPDR1 and CjAtrD displayed greater sensitivity than the single knockouts. In conclusion, multiple GOF mutants in CjXDR1 contribute to MDR by upregulating the expression of CjPDR1, CjAtrD, and CYP68. This study enhances our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying MDR in plant pathogenic fungi, providing valuable insights into GOF mutation structures and advancing the development of antifungal drugs.
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- Huangwei Zhang
- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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Osset-Trénor P, Pascual-Ahuir A, Proft M. Fungal Drug Response and Antimicrobial Resistance. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:jof9050565. [PMID: 37233275 DOI: 10.3390/jof9050565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Antifungal resistance is a growing concern as it poses a significant threat to public health. Fungal infections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in immunocompromised individuals. The limited number of antifungal agents and the emergence of resistance have led to a critical need to understand the mechanisms of antifungal drug resistance. This review provides an overview of the importance of antifungal resistance, the classes of antifungal agents, and their mode of action. It highlights the molecular mechanisms of antifungal drug resistance, including alterations in drug modification, activation, and availability. In addition, the review discusses the response to drugs via the regulation of multidrug efflux systems and antifungal drug-target interactions. We emphasize the importance of understanding the molecular mechanisms of antifungal drug resistance to develop effective strategies to combat the emergence of resistance and highlight the need for continued research to identify new targets for antifungal drug development and explore alternative therapeutic options to overcome resistance. Overall, an understanding of antifungal drug resistance and its mechanisms will be indispensable for the field of antifungal drug development and clinical management of fungal infections.
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- Paloma Osset-Trénor
- Department of Biotechnology, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas IBMCP, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Biotechnology, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas IBMCP, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pathology and Therapy, Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia IBV-CSIC, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas CSIC, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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Cai M, Zhou J, Hao T, Du K. Tolerance of phyllospheric Wickerhamomyces anomalus to BDE-3 and heavy metals. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:56555-56561. [PMID: 35347617 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19798-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Few research have focused on the potential microorganism and gene resources for plant resistance to polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) and heavy metal (HM) co-contamination. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of phyllospheric Wickerhamomyces anomalus bioremediation ability on PBDE and HM co-contamination. The results showed that the toleration capability of W. anomalus to cadmium (Cd2+) was higher than that to chromium (Cr) or 4-bromodiphenyl ether (BDE-3) contamination. The threshold levels of W. anomalus tolerance to BDE-3, Cd2+, and Cr were 30 mg/L, 500 mg/L, 30 mg/L, respectively. The use of the higher concentration of BDE-3 (30 mg/L) as a carbon source may improve tolerance to Cd2+ and Cr (10 mg/L Cd2+ and 10 mg/L Cr). Overexpression of Wapdr15 gene of ABCG subfamily from W. anomalus improved the tolerance to BDE-3 (10 mg/mL) and Cd2+ (0.5 mg/mL) significantly in transgenic tobacco lines. The synergism effect of BDE-3 and Cd2+ stress existed similarly in W. anomalus and transgenic lines. The findings suggest that W. anomalus should be taken into account for providing an efficient method in improving crops' tolerance during PBDE and HM co-contamination in soil.
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- Man Cai
- College of Forestry, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China
- Key Laboratory of Tree Species Germplasm Resources and Forest Protection of Hebei Province, Hebei Agricultural University, 2596 Lekai South Road, Baoding, 071000, China
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- College of Forestry, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China
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- College of Forestry, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China
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- College of Forestry, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China.
- Key Laboratory of Tree Species Germplasm Resources and Forest Protection of Hebei Province, Hebei Agricultural University, 2596 Lekai South Road, Baoding, 071000, China.
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Buechel ER, Pinkett HW. Transcription factors and ABC transporters: from pleiotropic drug resistance to cellular signaling in yeast. FEBS Lett 2020; 594:3943-3964. [PMID: 33089887 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae survives in microenvironments utilizing networks of regulators and ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters to circumvent toxins and a variety of drugs. Our understanding of transcriptional regulation of ABC transporters in yeast is mainly derived from the study of multidrug resistance protein networks. Over the past two decades, this research has not only expanded the role of transcriptional regulators in pleiotropic drug resistance (PDR) but evolved to include the role that regulators play in cellular signaling and environmental adaptation. Inspection of the gene networks of the transcriptional regulators and characterization of the ABC transporters has clarified that they also contribute to environmental adaptation by controlling plasma membrane composition, toxic-metal sequestration, and oxidative stress adaptation. Additionally, ABC transporters and their regulators appear to be involved in cellular signaling for adaptation of S. cerevisiae populations to nutrient availability. In this review, we summarize the current understanding of the S. cerevisiae transcriptional regulatory networks and highlight recent work in other notable fungal organisms, underlining the expansion of the study of these gene networks across the kingdom fungi.
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- Evan R Buechel
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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Villani SM, Hulvey J, Hily JM, Cox KD. Overexpression of the CYP51A1 Gene and Repeated Elements are Associated with Differential Sensitivity to DMI Fungicides in Venturia inaequalis. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2016; 106:562-71. [PMID: 26863444 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-10-15-0254-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The involvement of overexpression of the CYP51A1 gene in Venturia inaequalis was investigated for isolates exhibiting differential sensitivity to the triazole demethylation inhibitor (DMI) fungicides myclobutanil and difenoconazole. Relative expression (RE) of the CYP51A1 gene was significantly greater (P < 0.0001) for isolates with resistance to both fungicides (MRDR phenotype) or with resistance to difenoconazole only (MSDR phenotype) compared with isolates that were resistant only to myclobutanil (MRDS phenotype) or sensitive to both fungicides (MSDS phenotype). An average of 9- and 13-fold increases in CYP51A1 RE were observed in isolates resistant to difenoconazole compared with isolates with MRDS and MSDS phenotypes, respectively. Linear regression analysis between isolate relative growth on myclobutanil-amended medium and log10 RE revealed that little to no variability in sensitivity to myclobutanil could be explained by CYP51A1 overexpression (R(2) = 0.078). To investigate CYP51A1 upstream anomalies associated with CYP51A1 overexpression or resistance to difenoconazole, Illumina sequencing was conducted for three isolates with resistance to difenoconazole and one baseline isolate. A repeated element, "EL 3,1,2", with the properties of a transcriptional enhancer was identified two to four times upstream of CYP51A1 in difenoconazole-resistant isolates but was not found in isolates with the MRDS phenotype. These results suggest that different mechanisms may govern resistance to different DMI fungicides in the triazole group.
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- Sara M Villani
- First author: Department of Plant Pathology, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, North Carolina State University, Mills River 28759; second author: Biology Department, University of Massachusetts, Life Sciences Lab N585, Amherst 01003; third author: Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université de Strasbourg, UMR 1131 santé de la Vigne et Qualité du Vin, Colmar Cedex, France; and fourth author: Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456
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- First author: Department of Plant Pathology, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, North Carolina State University, Mills River 28759; second author: Biology Department, University of Massachusetts, Life Sciences Lab N585, Amherst 01003; third author: Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université de Strasbourg, UMR 1131 santé de la Vigne et Qualité du Vin, Colmar Cedex, France; and fourth author: Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456
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- First author: Department of Plant Pathology, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, North Carolina State University, Mills River 28759; second author: Biology Department, University of Massachusetts, Life Sciences Lab N585, Amherst 01003; third author: Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université de Strasbourg, UMR 1131 santé de la Vigne et Qualité du Vin, Colmar Cedex, France; and fourth author: Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456
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- First author: Department of Plant Pathology, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, North Carolina State University, Mills River 28759; second author: Biology Department, University of Massachusetts, Life Sciences Lab N585, Amherst 01003; third author: Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université de Strasbourg, UMR 1131 santé de la Vigne et Qualité du Vin, Colmar Cedex, France; and fourth author: Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456
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Mutlu N, Garipler G, Akdoğan E, Dunn CD. Activation of the pleiotropic drug resistance pathway can promote mitochondrial DNA retention by fusion-defective mitochondria in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2014; 4:1247-58. [PMID: 24807265 PMCID: PMC4455774 DOI: 10.1534/g3.114.010330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Genetic and microscopic approaches using Saccharomyces cerevisiae have identified many proteins that play a role in mitochondrial dynamics, but it is possible that other proteins and pathways that play a role in mitochondrial division and fusion remain to be discovered. Mutants lacking mitochondrial fusion are characterized by rapid loss of mitochondrial DNA. We took advantage of a petite-negative mutant that is unable to survive mitochondrial DNA loss to select for mutations that allow cells with fusion-deficient mitochondria to maintain the mitochondrial genome on fermentable medium. Next-generation sequencing revealed that all identified suppressor mutations not associated with known mitochondrial division components were localized to PDR1 or PDR3, which encode transcription factors promoting drug resistance. Further studies revealed that at least one, if not all, of these suppressor mutations dominantly increases resistance to known substrates of the pleiotropic drug resistance pathway. Interestingly, hyperactivation of this pathway did not significantly affect mitochondrial shape, suggesting that mitochondrial division was not greatly affected. Our results reveal an intriguing genetic connection between pleiotropic drug resistance and mitochondrial dynamics.
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- Nebibe Mutlu
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic, Koç University, Sarıyer, İstanbul, 34450, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic, Koç University, Sarıyer, İstanbul, 34450, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic, Koç University, Sarıyer, İstanbul, 34450, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic, Koç University, Sarıyer, İstanbul, 34450, Turkey
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Paul S, Moye-Rowley WS. Multidrug resistance in fungi: regulation of transporter-encoding gene expression. Front Physiol 2014; 5:143. [PMID: 24795641 PMCID: PMC3997011 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2014.00143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2014] [Accepted: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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A critical risk to the continued success of antifungal chemotherapy is the acquisition of resistance; a risk exacerbated by the few classes of effective antifungal drugs. Predictably, as the use of these drugs increases in the clinic, more resistant organisms can be isolated from patients. A particularly problematic form of drug resistance that routinely emerges in the major fungal pathogens is known as multidrug resistance. Multidrug resistance refers to the simultaneous acquisition of tolerance to a range of drugs via a limited or even single genetic change. This review will focus on recent progress in understanding pathways of multidrug resistance in fungi including those of most medical relevance. Analyses of multidrug resistance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae have provided the most detailed outline of multidrug resistance in a eukaryotic microorganism. Multidrug resistant isolates of S. cerevisiae typically result from changes in the activity of a pair of related transcription factors that in turn elicit overproduction of several target genes. Chief among these is the ATP-binding cassette (ABC)-encoding gene PDR5. Interestingly, in the medically important Candida species, very similar pathways are involved in acquisition of multidrug resistance. In both C. albicans and C. glabrata, changes in the activity of transcriptional activator proteins elicits overproduction of a protein closely related to S. cerevisiae Pdr5 called Cdr1. The major filamentous fungal pathogen, Aspergillus fumigatus, was previously thought to acquire resistance to azole compounds (the principal antifungal drug class) via alterations in the azole drug target-encoding gene cyp51A. More recent data indicate that pathways in addition to changes in the cyp51A gene are important determinants in A. fumigatus azole resistance. We will discuss findings that suggest azole resistance in A. fumigatus and Candida species may share more mechanistic similarities than previously thought.
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- Sanjoy Paul
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Iowa City, IA, USA
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Khazak V, Eyrisch S, Kato J, Tamanoi F, Golemis EA. A two-hybrid approach to identify inhibitors of the RAS-RAF interaction. Enzymes 2013; 33 Pt A:213-48. [PMID: 25033807 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-416749-0.00010-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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MCP compounds were developed with the idea to inhibit RAS/RAF interaction. They were identified by carrying out high-throughput screens of chemical compounds for their ability to inhibit RAS/RAF interaction in the yeast two-hybrid assay. A number of compounds including MCP1, MCP53, and MCP110 were identified as active compounds. Their inhibition of the RAS signaling was demonstrated by examining RAF and MEK activities, phosphorylation of ERK as well as characterizing their effects on events downstream of RAF. Direct evidence for the inhibition of RAS/RAF interaction was obtained by carrying out co-IP experiments. MCP compounds inhibit proliferation of a wide range of human cancer cell lines. Combination studies with other drugs showed that MCP compounds synergize with MAPK pathway inhibitors as well as with microtubule-targeting chemotherapeutics. In particular, a strong synergy with paclitaxel was observed. Efficacy to inhibit tumor formation was demonstrated using mouse xenograft models. Combination of MCP110 and paclitaxel was particularly effective in inhibiting tumor growth in a mouse xenograft model of colorectal carcinoma.
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- Vladimir Khazak
- Program in Biology, Priaxon Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Program in Biology, Priaxon Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Program in Developmental Therapeutics, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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MacPherson S, Larochelle M, Turcotte B. A fungal family of transcriptional regulators: the zinc cluster proteins. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2006; 70:583-604. [PMID: 16959962 PMCID: PMC1594591 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00015-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 416] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The trace element zinc is required for proper functioning of a large number of proteins, including various enzymes. However, most zinc-containing proteins are transcription factors capable of binding DNA and are named zinc finger proteins. They form one of the largest families of transcriptional regulators and are categorized into various classes according to zinc-binding motifs. This review focuses on one class of zinc finger proteins called zinc cluster (or binuclear) proteins. Members of this family are exclusively fungal and possess the well-conserved motif CysX(2)CysX(6)CysX(5-12)CysX(2)CysX(6-8)Cys. The cysteine residues bind to two zinc atoms, which coordinate folding of the domain involved in DNA recognition. The first- and best-studied zinc cluster protein is Gal4p, a transcriptional activator of genes involved in the catabolism of galactose in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Since the discovery of Gal4p, many other zinc cluster proteins have been characterized; they function in a wide range of processes, including primary and secondary metabolism and meiosis. Other roles include regulation of genes involved in the stress response as well as pleiotropic drug resistance, as demonstrated in budding yeast and in human fungal pathogens. With the number of characterized zinc cluster proteins growing rapidly, it is becoming more and more apparent that they are important regulators of fungal physiology.
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- Sarah MacPherson
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 1A
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Khazak V, Golemis EA, Weber L. Development of a yeast two-hybrid screen for selection of human Ras-Raf protein interaction inhibitors. Methods Mol Biol 2006; 310:253-71. [PMID: 16353379 PMCID: PMC7177006 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59259-948-6_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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A yeast two-hybrid screening system was developed to screen for small molecules that inhibit the interaction of the Ras and the Raf proteins. Hyperpermeable yeast strains useful for high-throughput screening (HTS) for the two-hybrid system were created. Differential inhibition of the Ras-Raf vs the hsRPB4-hsRPB7 interaction allowed the identification of selective inhibitors.
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Reiser J, Glumoff V, Kälin M, Ochsner U. Transfer and expression of heterologous genes in yeasts other than Saccharomyces cerevisiae. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2005; 43:75-102. [PMID: 2291442 DOI: 10.1007/bfb0009080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In the past few years, yeasts other than those belonging to the genus Saccharomyces have become increasingly important for industrial applications. Species such as Pichia pastoris, Hansenula polymorpha, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Yarrowia lipolytica and Kluyveromyces lactis have been modified genetically and used for the production of heterologous proteins. For a number of additional yeasts such as Schwanniomyces occidentalis, Zygosaccharomyces rouxii, Trichosporon cutaneum, Pachysolen tannophilus, Pichia guilliermondii and members of the genus Candida genetic transformation systems have been worked out. Transformation was achieved using either dominant selection markers based on antibiotic resistance genes or auxotrophic markers in conjunction with cloned biosynthetic genes involved in amino acid or nucleotide metabolism.
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- J Reiser
- Institut für Biotechnologie, ETH-Hönggerberg, Zürich, Switzerland
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Moye-Rowley WS. Transcriptional control of multidrug resistance in the yeast Saccharomyces. PROGRESS IN NUCLEIC ACID RESEARCH AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2004; 73:251-79. [PMID: 12882520 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6603(03)01008-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A major problem in chemotherapeutic treatment of many pathological conditions including cancer and fungal infections is the development of a multidrug-resistant state in the target cell. Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells can be isolated that have single genetic alterations that cause the resulting mutant strains to become tolerant of a wide range of compounds that would otherwise be toxic. These mutant cells are referred to as having a pleiotropic drug-resistant (Pdr) phenotype. Studies of these Pdr cells have demonstrated that mutations either within genes encoding transcriptional regulators or in their regulatory inputs lead to overexpression of downstream transporter proteins with associated multidrug resistance. This review is aimed at providing a framework for understanding the networks modulating expression of PDR genes in S. cerevisiae.
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- W Scott Moye-Rowley
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
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Delahodde A, Pandjaitan R, Corral-Debrinski M, Jacq C. Pse1/Kap121-dependent nuclear localization of the major yeast multidrug resistance (MDR) transcription factor Pdr1. Mol Microbiol 2001; 39:304-12. [PMID: 11136452 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02182.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Pdr1 and Pdr3 are two very similar transcription factors that mainly control membrane biogenesis by adjusting the production of different membrane proteins, such as different ABC or major facilitator superfamily (MFS) transporters. We observed that the pse1-1 mutation in the importin/beta-karyopherin Pse1/Kap121 specifically induced the cytoplasmic localization of Pdr1, but not that of Pdr3. Interactions between Pse1 and Pdr1 could be observed in vivo, and a short peptide of 44 amino acids from Pdr1 was shown to contain the information necessary and sufficient for Pse1-dependent nuclear import. This Pdr1-NLS sequence, absent in Pdr3, although rich in serine and tyrosine, is different from the Pse1-dependent nuclear localization signal (NLS) of Pho4. Furthermore, we showed that Pse1/Kap121 is likely to be the sole import receptor for the regulator Pdr1. Together, these new observations underscore the diversity of cellular processes that address to the nucleus two very similar transcription factors involved in the control of the same phenotype, thus securing their function in the cell.
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- A Delahodde
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, CNRS, UMR 8541, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 46 rue d'Ulm, 75230 Paris Cedex 05, France
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Kean LS, Grant AM, Angeletti C, Mahé Y, Kuchler K, Fuller RS, Nichols JW. Plasma membrane translocation of fluorescent-labeled phosphatidylethanolamine is controlled by transcription regulators, PDR1 and PDR3. J Cell Biol 1997; 138:255-70. [PMID: 9230069 PMCID: PMC2138184 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.138.2.255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/1997] [Revised: 06/05/1997] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The transcription regulators, PDR1 and PDR3, have been shown to activate the transcription of numerous genes involved in a wide range of functions, including resistance to physical and chemical stress, membrane transport, and organelle function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We report here that PDR1 and PDR3 also regulate the transcription of one or more undetermined genes that translocate endogenous and fluorescent-labeled (M-C6-NBD-PE) phosphatidylethanolamine across the plasma membrane. A combination of fluorescence microscopy, fluorometry, and quantitative analysis demonstrated that M-C6-NBD-PE can be translocated both inward and outward across the plasma membrane of yeast cells. Mutants, defective in the accumulation of M-C6-NBD-PE, were isolated by selectively photokilling normal cells that accumulated the fluorescent phospholipid. This led to the isolation of numerous trafficking in phosphatidylethanolamine (tpe) mutants that were defective in intracellular accumulation of M-C6-NBD-PE. Complementation cloning and linkage analysis led to the identification of the dominant mutation TPE1-1 as a new allele of PDR1 and the semidominant mutation tpe2-1 as a new allele of PDR3. The amount of endogenous phosphatidylethanolamine exposed to the outer leaflet of the plasma membrane was measured by covalent labeling with the impermeant amino reagent, trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid. The amount of outer leaflet phosphatidylethanolamine in both mutant strains increased four- to fivefold relative to the parent Tpe+ strain, indicating that the net inward flux of endogenous phosphatidylethanolamine as well as M-C6-NBD-PE was decreased. Targeted deletions of PDR1 in the new allele, PDR1-11, and PDR3 in the new allele, pdr3-11, resulted in normal M-C6-NBD-PE accumulation, confirming that PDR1-11 and pdr3-11 were gain-of-function mutations in PDR1 and PDR3, respectively. Both mutant alleles resulted in resistance to the drugs cycloheximide, oligomycin, and 4-nitroquinoline N-oxide (4-NQO). However, a previously identified drug-resistant allele, pdr3-2, accumulated normal amounts of M-C6-NBD-PE, indicating allele specificity for the loss of M-C6-NBD-PE accumulation. These data demonstrated that PDR1 and PDR3 regulate the net rate of M-C6-NBD-PE translocation (flip-flop) and the steady-state distribution of endogenous phosphatidylethanolamine across the plasma membrane.
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- L S Kean
- Department of Physiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
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Akiyama M, Nakashima H. Molecular cloning of the acr-2 gene which controls acriflavine sensitivity in Neurospora crassa. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1996; 1307:187-92. [PMID: 8679704 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4781(96)00042-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The acr-2 gene of Neurospora crassa was cloned by complementation of the wild-type strain by DNA from an acriflavine-resistant strain, acr-2. The transcript of the acr-2 gene is 2.3 kb long and contains two leader open reading frames (ORFs) that precede the acr-2 coding region and, if translated, they would generate sequences of 23 and 43 amino acid residues, respectively. The predicted ACR-2 protein contains 595 amino acids that include a putative Zn(II)Cys6 binuclear domain that is followed by a rather long serine/threonine-rich region near the amino-terminus. The acr-2 mutation, which confers acriflavine resistance, substitutes the amino acid residue at position 303 of the encoded protein from asparagine to lysine. Progeny that were hypersensitive to acriflavine were obtained by disruption of the acr-2 gene by repeat induced point mutation (RIP). The level of expression of the acr-2 gene is significantly higher in the acr-2 strain than in the wild-type strain. These results indicate that the acr-2 gene controls acriflavine sensitivity in N. crassa.
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- M Akiyama
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Okayama University, Japan
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Turi T, Webster P, Rose J. Brefeldin A sensitivity and resistance in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Isolation of multiple genes conferring resistance. J Biol Chem 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)51072-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells possess the ability to simultaneously acquire resistance to an array of drugs with different cytotoxic activities. The genes involved in this acquisition are referred to as pleiotropic drug resistant (PDR) genes. Several semidominant, drug resistance-encoding PDR mutations have been found that map near the centromere on chromosome II, including PDR3-1 and PDR4-1. DNA sequencing of chromosome II identified a potential open reading frame, designated YBL03-23, that has the potential to encode a protein with strong sequence similarity to the product of the PDR1 gene, a zinc finger-containing transcription factor. Here we show that YBL03-23 is allelic with PDR3. The presence of a functional copy of either PDR1 or PDR3 is essential for drug resistance and expression of a putative membrane transporter-encoding gene, PDR5. Deletion mapping of the PDR5 promoter identified a region from -360 to -112 that is essential for expression of this gene. DNase I footprinting analysis using bacterially expressed Pdr3p showed specific recognition by this protein of at least one site in the -360/-112 interval in the PDR5 promoter. A high-copy-number plasmid carrying the PDR3 gene elevated resistance to both oligomycin and cycloheximide. Increasing the number of PDR3 gene copies in a delta pdr5 strain increased oligomycin resistance but was not able to correct the cycloheximide hypersensitivity that results from loss of PDR5. These data are consistent with the notion that PDR3 acts to increase cycloheximide resistance by elevating the level of PDR5 transcription, while PDR3-mediated oligomycin resistance acts through some other target gene.
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Katzmann DJ, Burnett PE, Golin J, Mahé Y, Moye-Rowley WS. Transcriptional control of the yeast PDR5 gene by the PDR3 gene product. Mol Cell Biol 1994; 14:4653-61. [PMID: 8007969 PMCID: PMC358838 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.14.7.4653-4661.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells possess the ability to simultaneously acquire resistance to an array of drugs with different cytotoxic activities. The genes involved in this acquisition are referred to as pleiotropic drug resistant (PDR) genes. Several semidominant, drug resistance-encoding PDR mutations have been found that map near the centromere on chromosome II, including PDR3-1 and PDR4-1. DNA sequencing of chromosome II identified a potential open reading frame, designated YBL03-23, that has the potential to encode a protein with strong sequence similarity to the product of the PDR1 gene, a zinc finger-containing transcription factor. Here we show that YBL03-23 is allelic with PDR3. The presence of a functional copy of either PDR1 or PDR3 is essential for drug resistance and expression of a putative membrane transporter-encoding gene, PDR5. Deletion mapping of the PDR5 promoter identified a region from -360 to -112 that is essential for expression of this gene. DNase I footprinting analysis using bacterially expressed Pdr3p showed specific recognition by this protein of at least one site in the -360/-112 interval in the PDR5 promoter. A high-copy-number plasmid carrying the PDR3 gene elevated resistance to both oligomycin and cycloheximide. Increasing the number of PDR3 gene copies in a delta pdr5 strain increased oligomycin resistance but was not able to correct the cycloheximide hypersensitivity that results from loss of PDR5. These data are consistent with the notion that PDR3 acts to increase cycloheximide resistance by elevating the level of PDR5 transcription, while PDR3-mediated oligomycin resistance acts through some other target gene.
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- D J Katzmann
- Program in Molecular Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242
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Del Pozo L, Abarca D, Hoenicka J, Lmenez A. Two different genes from Schwanniomyces occidentalis determine ribosomal resistance to cycloheximide. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1993; 213:849-57. [PMID: 8477754 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1993.tb17828.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Two genes (SCR1 and SCR2) encoding natural cycloheximide resistance in the budding yeast Schwanniomyces occidentalis have been cloned by expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Both genes determine resistance to the inhibitory action of cycloheximide on the ribosome, SCR1 and SCR2 are present as single copies in Schwanniomyces occidentalis, where they map on chromosomes II and V, respectively. The nucleotide sequence of SCR2 contains an open reading frame of 321 nucleotides which is interrupted by an intron of 452 nucleotides. It encodes a polypeptide of 106 amino acids of molecular mass 12.25 kDa and pI 11.19. The deduced amino acid sequence shows a high degree of similarity to the L41 protein of the 60S ribosomal subunit from several eukaryotic organisms. The intron and the 5' non-coding region of SCR2 possess conserved elements which are typical of yeast ribosomal protein genes. A single amino acid change determines the resistance or sensitive phenotype to cycloheximide of the 80S ribosome since replacement of Gln56 in L41 from Schwanniomyces with Pro, by site-directed mutagenesis, confers cycloheximide sensitivity. SCR2 may serve as a practical yeast cloning marker if integrated in a multicopy plasmid.
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- L Del Pozo
- Centro de Biología Molecular U.A.M./C.S.I.C. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
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Ruttkay-Nedecký B, Obernauerová M, Subík J. High-level resistance to cycloheximide resulting from an interaction of the mutated pdr3 and cyh genes in yeast. Curr Genet 1992; 22:337-9. [PMID: 1394518 DOI: 10.1007/bf00317932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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In addition to pdr3-1, the S. cerevisiae nuclear pleiotropic drug resistance mutant 2D was found to contain another recessive nuclear mutation, cyh, conferring specific resistance to cycloheximide only. The cycloheximide resistance level due to either the pdr3-1 or the cyh mutation alone was low and was not altered by the ogd1 mutation which increased the physiological acidification of the culture. When pdr3-1 and cyh mutations occurred simultaneously in the haploid yeast strain their interaction was synergistic and resulted in high-level resistance to cycloheximide.
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- B Ruttkay-Nedecký
- Department of Microbiology and Virology, Comenius University, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
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Meyers S, Schauer W, Balzi E, Wagner M, Goffeau A, Golin J. Interaction of the yeast pleiotropic drug resistance genes PDR1 and PDR5. Curr Genet 1992; 21:431-6. [PMID: 1319843 DOI: 10.1007/bf00351651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The network of genes which mediates multiple drug resistance in yeast includes, among others, the PDR1 gene, which encodes a putative regulator of gene expression, and PDR5, a locus whose amplification leads to resistance. We demonstrate that disruption of PDR5 causes marked hypersensitivity not only to cycloheximide but also to sulphometuron methyl and the mitochondrial inhibitors chloramphenicol, lincomycin, erythromycin and antimycin. Genetic analysis of double mutants containing an insertion in PDR5 (pdr5:Tn5), which renders cells hypersensitive to cycloheximide, and a pdr1 mutation, which confers resistance to this inhibitor, indicates that the expression of resistance requires a functional PDR5 gene. The same interdependency is observed for chloramphenicol, but not for oligomycin, lincomycin, erythromycin or sulphometuron methyl. Northern analysis of PDR1 and PDR5 transcripts reveals that the 5.2 kbp PDR5 transcript is overexpressed in pdr1 (resistant) mutants, but underexpressed in a disruption of PDR1. These observations provide strong experimental support for our former proposal that the PDR5 gene is a target for regulation by the PDR1 gene product.
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- S Meyers
- Department of Biology, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064
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Antifungal properties of the immunosuppressant FK-506: identification of an FK-506-responsive yeast gene distinct from FKB1. Mol Cell Biol 1991. [PMID: 1715022 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.11.9.4616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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FK-506 is a novel and potent antagonist of T-cell activation and an inhibitor of fungal growth. Its immunosuppressive activity can be antagonized by the structurally related antibiotic rapamycin, and both compounds interact with cytoplasmic FK-506-binding proteins (FKBPs) in T cells and yeast cells. In this paper, we show that FK-506 and two analogs inhibit vegetative growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a fashion that parallels the immunosuppressive activity of these compounds. Yeast mutants resistant to FK-506 were isolated, and at least three complementation groups (fkr1, fkr2, and fkr3) were defined. These fkr mutants show no alteration in their levels of FK-506-binding activity. Likewise, strains carrying null alleles of FKB1 (the yeast gene coding for the FKBP) remain FK-506 sensitive, indicating that depletion of yeast FKBP is not sufficient to confer an FK-506 resistance phenotype, although fkb1 null mutants are resistant to rapamycin. FKB1 does not map to the three fkr loci defined here. These results suggest that yeast FKBP mediates the inhibitory effect of rapamycin but that at least one other protein is directly involved in mediating the activity of FK-506. Interestingly, the ability of FK-506 to rescue a temperature-sensitive growth defect of the fkr3 mutant suggests that the FKR3 gene may define such a protein.
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Brizuela L, Chrebet G, Bostian KA, Parent SA. Antifungal properties of the immunosuppressant FK-506: identification of an FK-506-responsive yeast gene distinct from FKB1. Mol Cell Biol 1991; 11:4616-26. [PMID: 1715022 PMCID: PMC361345 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.11.9.4616-4626.1991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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FK-506 is a novel and potent antagonist of T-cell activation and an inhibitor of fungal growth. Its immunosuppressive activity can be antagonized by the structurally related antibiotic rapamycin, and both compounds interact with cytoplasmic FK-506-binding proteins (FKBPs) in T cells and yeast cells. In this paper, we show that FK-506 and two analogs inhibit vegetative growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a fashion that parallels the immunosuppressive activity of these compounds. Yeast mutants resistant to FK-506 were isolated, and at least three complementation groups (fkr1, fkr2, and fkr3) were defined. These fkr mutants show no alteration in their levels of FK-506-binding activity. Likewise, strains carrying null alleles of FKB1 (the yeast gene coding for the FKBP) remain FK-506 sensitive, indicating that depletion of yeast FKBP is not sufficient to confer an FK-506 resistance phenotype, although fkb1 null mutants are resistant to rapamycin. FKB1 does not map to the three fkr loci defined here. These results suggest that yeast FKBP mediates the inhibitory effect of rapamycin but that at least one other protein is directly involved in mediating the activity of FK-506. Interestingly, the ability of FK-506 to rescue a temperature-sensitive growth defect of the fkr3 mutant suggests that the FKR3 gene may define such a protein.
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- L Brizuela
- Department of Infectious Disease Research, Merck Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey 07065
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Hertle K, Haase E, Brendel M. The SNQ3 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae confers hyper-resistance to several functionally unrelated chemicals. Curr Genet 1991; 19:429-33. [PMID: 1878996 DOI: 10.1007/bf00312733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A multi-copy plasmid containing the SNQ3 gene confers hyper-resistance to 4-nitroquinoline-N-oxide (4NQO), Trenimon, MNNG, cycloheximide, and to sulfometuron methyl in yeast transformants. Restriction analysis, subcloning, and DNA sequencing revealed an open reading frame of 1,950 bp on the SNQ3-containing insert DNA. Gene disruption and transplacement into chromosomal DNA yielded 4NQO-sensitive null mutants which were also more sensitive than the wild-type to Trenimon, cycloheximide, sulfometuron methyl, and MNNG. Hydropathic analysis showed that the SNQ3-encoded protein is most likely not membrane-bound, while the codon bias index points to low expression of the gene.
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- K Hertle
- Institut für Mikrobiologie, J.W. Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany
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Fling ME, Kopf J, Tamarkin A, Gorman JA, Smith HA, Koltin Y. Analysis of a Candida albicans gene that encodes a novel mechanism for resistance to benomyl and methotrexate. MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS : MGG 1991; 227:318-29. [PMID: 2062311 DOI: 10.1007/bf00259685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The pathogenic yeast, Candida albicans, is insensitive to the anti-mitotic drug, benomyl, and to the dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, methotrexate. Genes responsible for the intrinsic drug resistance were sought by transforming Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a yeast sensitive to both drugs, with genomic C. albicans libraries and screening on benomyl or methotrexate. Restriction analysis of plasmids isolated from benomyl- and methotrexate-resistant colonies indicated that both phenotypes were encoded by the same DNA fragment. Sequence analysis showed that the fragments were nearly identical and contained a long open reading frame of 1694 bp (ORF1) and a small ORF of 446 bp (ORF2) within ORF1 on the opposite strand. By site-directed mutagenesis, it was shown that ORF1 encoded both phenotypes. The protein had no sequence similarity to any known proteins, including beta-tubulin, dihydrofolate reductase, and the P-glycoprotein of the multi-drug resistance family. The resistance gene was detected in several C. albicans strains and in C. stellatoidea by DNA hybridization and by the polymerase chain reaction.
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- M E Fling
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Burroughs Wellcome Co., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
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Balzi E, Goffeau A. Multiple or pleiotropic drug resistance in yeast. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1991; 1073:241-52. [PMID: 2009277 DOI: 10.1016/0304-4165(91)90128-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- E Balzi
- Unité de Biochimie Physiologique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Mortimer RK, Schild D, Contopoulou CR, Kans JA. Genetic map of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, edition 10. Yeast 1989; 5:321-403. [PMID: 2678811 DOI: 10.1002/yea.320050503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 250] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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- R K Mortimer
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Berkeley 94720
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James SW, Lefebvre PA. Isolation and characterization of dominant, pleiotropic drug-resistance mutants in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Curr Genet 1989; 15:443-52. [PMID: 2776231 DOI: 10.1007/bf00376802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Three independent pleiotropic drug-resistance (pdr) mutants were isolated by selecting for resistance to the anti-microtubule herbicides amiprophos-methyl (APM) and oryzalin (ORY). These three mutants and a previously isolated mutant, ani1 (anisomycin resistance), were semi-dominant in heterozygous diploids, and they displayed varying degrees of resistance to structurally and functionally unrelated inhibitors such as cycloheximide, cryptopleurine, emetine, atrazine, and nonidet P-40. Linkage analysis and genetic mapping suggested that three of the four mutants, including ani1, define a single locus, here named pdr1. The fourth mutant defined a new locus, pdr2, which is located on the left arm of linkage group VI. One pdr1 mutant exhibited unusual genetic interactions, including enhanced ts-lethality and synergistic increases in drug resistance, when combined with pdr2-1 and with herbicide-resistant alleles of three other genes.
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- S W James
- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108-1095
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ATR1, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae gene encoding a transmembrane protein required for aminotriazole resistance. Mol Cell Biol 1988. [PMID: 3280970 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.8.2.664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole (aminotriazole) competitively inhibits the activity of imidazoleglycerolphosphate dehydratase, the product of the HIS3 gene. Wild-type strains are able to grow in the presence of 10 mM aminotriazole because they induce the level of imidazoleglycerolphosphate dehydratase. However, strains containing gcn4 mutations are unable to grow in medium containing aminotriazole because they lack the GCN4 transcriptional activator protein necessary for the coordinate induction of HIS3 and other amino acid biosynthetic genes. Here, we isolated a new gene, designated ATR1, which when present in multiple copies per cell allowed gcn4 mutant strains to grow in the presence of aminotriazole. In wild-type strains, multiple copies of ATR1 permitted growth at extremely high concentrations of aminotriazole (80 mM), whereas a chromosomal deletion of ATR1 caused growth inhibition at very low concentrations (5 mM). When radioactive aminotriazole was added exogenously, cells with multiple copies of ATR1 accumulated less aminotriazole than wild-type cells, whereas cells with the atr1 deletion mutation retained more aminotriazole. Unlike the mammalian mdr or yeast PDR genes that confer resistance to many drugs, ATR1 appears to confer resistance only to aminotriazole. Genetic analysis, mRNA mapping, and DNA sequencing revealed that (i) the primary translation product of ATR1 contains 547 amino acids, (ii) ATR1 transcription is induced by aminotriazole, and (iii) the ATR1 promoter region contains a binding site for the GCN4 activator protein. The deduced amino acid sequence suggests that ATR1 protein is very hydrophobic with many membrane-spanning regions, has several potential glycosylation sites, and may contain an ATP-binding site. We suggest that ATR1 encodes a membrane-associated component of the machinery responsible for pumping aminotriazole (and possibly other toxic compounds) out of the cell.
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We isolated a large number of mutations in the structural gene for the plasma membrane ATPase (PMA1) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. These mutations were selected by their resistance to the aminoglycoside antibiotic hygromycin B. Biochemical analysis of purified membrane preparations showed that the plasma membrane ATPase activity of the mutants was reduced as much as 75%. Intragenic complementation of pma1 mutants suggested that the yeast plasma membrane ATPase was a multimeric enzyme. The pma1 mutants were apparently defective in maintaining internal pH; more than half of the mutants were unable to grow either at a low pH or in the presence of a weak acid. Most pma1 mutants were also osmotic pressure sensitive. At a very low temperature (5 degrees C) many pma1 mutants were unable to grow and were arrested as unbudded cells. The three most severely affected mutants were also unable to grow in the presence of NH4+. The most extreme mutant exhibited a severe defect in progression through the cell cycle; on synthetic medium, the cells progressively accumulated nucleus-containing small buds that generally failed to complete bud enlargement and cytokinesis. Most of the pleiotropic phenotypes of pma1 mutants could be suppressed by the addition of 50 mM KCl but not NaCl to the medium.
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Serrano R. Structure and function of proton translocating ATPase in plasma membranes of plants and fungi. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1988; 947:1-28. [PMID: 2894226 DOI: 10.1016/0304-4157(88)90017-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 336] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- R Serrano
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg (F.R.G.)
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Kanazawa S, Driscoll M, Struhl K. ATR1, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae gene encoding a transmembrane protein required for aminotriazole resistance. Mol Cell Biol 1988; 8:664-73. [PMID: 3280970 PMCID: PMC363192 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.8.2.664-673.1988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole (aminotriazole) competitively inhibits the activity of imidazoleglycerolphosphate dehydratase, the product of the HIS3 gene. Wild-type strains are able to grow in the presence of 10 mM aminotriazole because they induce the level of imidazoleglycerolphosphate dehydratase. However, strains containing gcn4 mutations are unable to grow in medium containing aminotriazole because they lack the GCN4 transcriptional activator protein necessary for the coordinate induction of HIS3 and other amino acid biosynthetic genes. Here, we isolated a new gene, designated ATR1, which when present in multiple copies per cell allowed gcn4 mutant strains to grow in the presence of aminotriazole. In wild-type strains, multiple copies of ATR1 permitted growth at extremely high concentrations of aminotriazole (80 mM), whereas a chromosomal deletion of ATR1 caused growth inhibition at very low concentrations (5 mM). When radioactive aminotriazole was added exogenously, cells with multiple copies of ATR1 accumulated less aminotriazole than wild-type cells, whereas cells with the atr1 deletion mutation retained more aminotriazole. Unlike the mammalian mdr or yeast PDR genes that confer resistance to many drugs, ATR1 appears to confer resistance only to aminotriazole. Genetic analysis, mRNA mapping, and DNA sequencing revealed that (i) the primary translation product of ATR1 contains 547 amino acids, (ii) ATR1 transcription is induced by aminotriazole, and (iii) the ATR1 promoter region contains a binding site for the GCN4 activator protein. The deduced amino acid sequence suggests that ATR1 protein is very hydrophobic with many membrane-spanning regions, has several potential glycosylation sites, and may contain an ATP-binding site. We suggest that ATR1 encodes a membrane-associated component of the machinery responsible for pumping aminotriazole (and possibly other toxic compounds) out of the cell.
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- S Kanazawa
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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Balzi E, Chen W, Ulaszewski S, Capieaux E, Goffeau A. The multidrug resistance gene PDR1 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem 1987. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)45464-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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McCusker JH, Perlin DS, Haber JE. Pleiotropic plasma membrane ATPase mutations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Biol 1987; 7:4082-8. [PMID: 2963211 PMCID: PMC368079 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.7.11.4082-4088.1987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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We isolated a large number of mutations in the structural gene for the plasma membrane ATPase (PMA1) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. These mutations were selected by their resistance to the aminoglycoside antibiotic hygromycin B. Biochemical analysis of purified membrane preparations showed that the plasma membrane ATPase activity of the mutants was reduced as much as 75%. Intragenic complementation of pma1 mutants suggested that the yeast plasma membrane ATPase was a multimeric enzyme. The pma1 mutants were apparently defective in maintaining internal pH; more than half of the mutants were unable to grow either at a low pH or in the presence of a weak acid. Most pma1 mutants were also osmotic pressure sensitive. At a very low temperature (5 degrees C) many pma1 mutants were unable to grow and were arrested as unbudded cells. The three most severely affected mutants were also unable to grow in the presence of NH4+. The most extreme mutant exhibited a severe defect in progression through the cell cycle; on synthetic medium, the cells progressively accumulated nucleus-containing small buds that generally failed to complete bud enlargement and cytokinesis. Most of the pleiotropic phenotypes of pma1 mutants could be suppressed by the addition of 50 mM KCl but not NaCl to the medium.
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- J H McCusker
- Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254
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Ulaszewski S, Balzi E, Goffeau A. Genetic and molecular mapping of the pma1 mutation conferring vanadate resistance to the plasma membrane ATPase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS : MGG 1987; 207:38-46. [PMID: 2885723 DOI: 10.1007/bf00331488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the pma1 mutations confers vanadate-resistance to H+-ATPase activity when measured in isolated plasma membranes. In vivo, the growth of pma1 mutants is resistant to Dio-9, ethidium bromide and guanidine derivatives. This phenotype was used to map the pma1 mutation adjacent to LEU1 gene on chromosome VII. From a cosmid library of a wild-type Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome, a large 30 kb DNA fragment was isolated by complementation of a leu1-pma1 double mutant. A 5kb HindIII fragment was subcloned and it restored both Leu+ and Pma+ phenotypes after integrative transformation. The restriction map of the 5 kb HindIII fragment and Southern blot analysis reveal that the cloned fragment contains the entire structural gene for the plasma membrane ATPase and the 5' end of the adjacent LEU1 gene. The pma1 mutation conferring vanadate-resistance is thus located in the structural gene for the plasma membrane ATPase.
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Subik J, Ulaszewski S, Goffeau A. Genetic mapping of nuclear mucidin resistance mutations in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. A new pdr locus on chromosome II. Curr Genet 1986; 10:665-70. [PMID: 3329042 DOI: 10.1007/bf00410914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, two nuclear pleiotropic drug resistance mutations pdr3-1 (former designation mucPR) and pdr3-2 (former designation DRI9/T7) have been selected as resistant to mucidin and as resistant to chloramphenicol plus cycloheximide, respectively. The pdr3 mutations were found not to affect the plasma membrane ATPase activity measured in a crude membrane fraction. Meiotic mapping using strains with standard genetic markers revealed that mutation pdr3-1 is centromere linked on the left arm of chromosome II at a distance of 5.9 +/- 3.3 cM from its centromere and 11.6 +/- 3.1 cM from the marker pet9. The centromere linked pdr3-2 mutation exhibited also genetic linkage to pet9 with a map distance of 9.8 +/- 3.2 cM. These results indicate that pdr3-1 and pdr3-2 are alleles of the same pleiotropic drug resistance locus PDR3 which is involved in the control of the plasma membrane permeability in yeast.
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- J Subik
- Food Research Institute, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
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Characterization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants supersensitive to aminoglycoside antibiotics. J Bacteriol 1985; 163:8-14. [PMID: 2989254 PMCID: PMC219073 DOI: 10.1128/jb.163.1.8-14.1985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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We describe mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that are more sensitive than the wild type to the aminoglycoside antibiotics G418, hygromycin B, destomycin A, and gentamicin X2. In addition, the mutants are sensitive to apramycin, kanamycin B, lividomycin A, neamine, neomycin, paromomycin, and tobramycin--antibiotics which do not inhibit wild-type strains. Mapping studies suggest that supersensitivity is caused by mutations in at least three genes, denoted AGS1, AGS2, and AGS3 (for aminoglycoside antibiotic sensitivity). Mutations in all three genes are required for highest antibiotic sensitivity; ags1 ags2 double mutants have intermediate antibiotic sensitivity. AGS1 was mapped 8 centimorgans distal from LEU2 on chromosome III. Analyses of yeast strains transformed with vectors carrying antibiotic resistance genes revealed that G418, gentamicin X2, kanamycin B, lividomycin A, neamine, and paromomycin are inactivated by the Tn903 phosphotransferase and that destomycin A is inactivated by the hygromycin B phosphotransferase. ags strains are improved host strains for vectors carrying the phosphotransferase genes because a wide spectrum of aminoglycoside antibiotics can be used to select for plasmid maintenance.
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