title: Unbalanced regulation of the ribosomal 5 S RNA-binding protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing mutant 5 S rRNAs.
abstract: A gene encoding the 5 S rRNA-binding protein (YL3) in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) was further characterized with respect to its chromosomal localization, the controlling sequence regions, and the influence of 5 S rRNA gene expression. Sequence and chromosome blot analyses localized the gene on chromosome XVI immediately downstream of a cytochrome oxidase assembly gene, COXII. S1 nuclease protection studies identified two major initiation sites, 20 and 65 nucleotides upstream of the coding sequence, and a single polyadenylation site, 98 nucleotides downstream of the stop codon. Northern blot analyses and S1 nuclease protection indicated a normal pattern of gene regulation in media supporting alternate rates of growth, but significantly unbalanced regulation was observed in the presence of mutant 5 S rRNA genes which under-produce RNA and result in reduced growth rates. The results suggest a co-ordinating regulatory mechanism which maintains appropriate levels of 5 S rRNA-protein complex; an internal control region-like sequence in the upstream region of the YL3 gene is consistent with this feedback mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Nazar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D015825:Chromosomes, Fungal; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics*; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000235:genetics; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D005809:Genes, Regulator; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012341:RNA, Ribosomal, 5S / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014981:Xenopus; D029867:Xenopus Proteins
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; C489267:LOC397745 protein, Xenopus; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012341:RNA, Ribosomal, 5S; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; C489268:RPL5 protein, S cerevisiae; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D029867:Xenopus Proteins; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV