title: Isolation and characterization of STI1, a stress-inducible gene from Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
abstract: We have isolated a gene from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae that encodes a 2.0-kilobase heat-inducible mRNA. This gene, which we have designated STI1, for stress inducible, was also induced by the amino acid analog canavanine and showed a slight increase in expression as cells moved into stationary phase. The STI1 gene encodes a 66-kilodalton protein, as determined from the sequence of the longest open reading frame. The putative STI1 protein, as identified by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, migrated in the region of 73 to 75 kilodaltons as a series of four isoforms with different isoelectric points. STI1 is not homologous to the other conserved HSP70 family members in yeasts, despite similarities in size and regulation. Cells carrying a disruption mutation of the STI1 gene grew normally at 30 degrees C but showed impaired growth at higher and lower temperatures. Overexpression of the STI1 gene resulted in substantial trans-activation of SSA4 promoter-reporter gene fusions, indicating that STI1 may play a role in mediating the heat shock response of some HSP70 genes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Nicolet
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Craig
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D010641:Phenotype; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; C542289:STI1 protein, S cerevisiae; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins