title: The essential transcription factor, Mcm1, is a downstream target of Sln1, a yeast "two-component" regulator.
abstract: In a search for mutants exhibiting altered activity of the yeast transcription factor, Mcm1, we have identified the SLN1 gene, whose product is highly related to bacterial two-component sensor-regulator proteins. sln1 alleles identified in our screen increased Mcm1p-mediated transcriptional activation, while deletion of the SLN1 locus severely reduced Mcm1p activity. Our data establish that Mcm1p is a downstream target of the Sln1 signaling pathway. Yeast Sln1p was recently shown to be involved in osmoregulation and to depend on the Hog1 MAP kinase (Maeda, T., Wurgler-Murphy, S., and Saito, H. (1994) Nature 369, 242-245). We show that SLN1-mediated regulation of Mcm1p activity is independent of the Hog1 MAP kinase, and suggest that the role of SLN1 is not restricted to osmoregulation.
authors.affiliation: Genetics Ph.D. Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Deschenes
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Fassler
mesh_terms: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D005809:Genes, Regulator; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D026341:Minichromosome Maintenance 1 Protein; D009154:Mutation; D010641:Phenotype; D011494:Protein Kinases; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D026341:Minichromosome Maintenance 1 Protein; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D011494:Protein Kinases; C083749:SLN1 protein, S cerevisiae