The transcriptional response to alkaline pH in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: evidence for calcium‐mediated signalling
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The short-time transcriptional response of yeast cells to a mild increase in external pH (7.6) has been investigated using DNA microarrays. A total of 150 genes increased their mRNA level at least twofold within 45 min. Alkalinization resulted in the repression of 232 genes. The response of four upregulated genes, ENA1 (encoding a Na+-ATPase also induced by saline stress) and PHO84, PHO89 and PHO12 (encoding genes upregulated by phosphate starvation), was characterized further. The alkaline response of ENA1 was not affected by mutation of relevant genes involved in osmotic or oxidative signalling, but was decreased in calcineurin and rim101 mutants. Mapping of the ENA1 promoter revealed two pH-responsive regions. The response of the upstream region was fully abolished by the drug FK506 or mutation of CRZ1 (a transcription factor activated by calcium/calcineurin), whereas the response of the downstream region was essentially calcium independent. PHO84 and PHO12 responses were unaffected in crz1 cells, but required the presence of Pho2 and Pho4. In contrast, part of the alkali-induced expression of PHO89 was maintained in pho4 or pho2 cells, but was fully abolished in a crz1 strain or in the presence of FK506. Heterologous promoters carrying the minimal calcineurin-dependent response elements found in ENA1 or FKS2 were able to drive alkaline pH-induced expression. These results demonstrate that the transcriptional response to alkaline pH involves different signalling mechanisms, and that calcium signalling is a relevant component of this response.
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Calcineurin-mediated dephosphorylation of Crz1 and its entry into the nucleus induces expression of several alkaline pH responsive genes.
“Subsequently, calcineurin-mediated dephosphorylation of the Crz1 transcription factor and its entry into the nucleus induces the expression of several alkaline pH responsive genes (Serrano et al., 2002; Stathopoulos-Gerontides et al., 1999).”
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- Authors
- Serrano, R., Ruiz, A., Bernal, D., Chambers, J. R., & Ariño, J.
- Affiliations
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- Venue
- Molecular Microbiology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2002-12
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1319-1333
- ISSN
- 0950-382X (ISSN-L)
- 1365-2958
- OpenAlex
- W2170340101
- Cited by
- 198
- References
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- FWCI
- 2.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Molecular Microbiology (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Fungal and yeast genetics research
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Signaling Pathways in Disease
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Keywords
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae, transcriptional regulation, calcium signaling, calcineurin, Crz1, ENA1, Na+-ATPase, PHO84, PHO2, Pho4, FKS2, promoter mapping, gene repression
- MeSH terms
- Base Sequence, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Molecular Sequence Data, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Transcription, Genetic, Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal, Genome, Fungal, Heat-Shock Response, Calcium Signaling, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Gene Expression Profiling, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
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