title: The upstream region of the isocitrate lyase gene (UPR-ICL) of Candida tropicalis induces gene expression in both Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli by acetate via two distinct promoters.
abstract: The upstream region of the isocitrate lyase gene (UPR-ICL, 1530bp) of an n-alkane-utilizable yeast, Candida tropicalis, induced gene expression in another yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, when the yeasts were grown on acetate. Surprisingly, UPR-ICL displayed the same regulatory function in the bacterium Escherichia coli when grown on acetate. We determined the interesting nucleotide sequence of UPR-ICL. The deletion analysis of UPR-ICL in both cells revealed the presence of two distinct promoters: one was localized at -394 to -379 and regulated gene expression in S. cerevisiae; the other was located near the initiation codon and regulated gene expression in E. coli. The two promoter sequences were similar, but not identical to regulatory elements that have been previously reported in S. cerevisiae and E. coli, respectively. Accordingly, the possibility of novel regulatory mechanisms could not be excluded. This is an interesting example of the presence of distinct cis-acting regulatory elements responsible for the induction of gene expression in one gene by acetate in both S. cerevisiae and E. coli. Preservation of such promoters through evolution is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Atomi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Umemura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higashijima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yotsumoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Teranishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates; D001483:Base Sequence; D002175:Candida / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D005800:Genes, Fungal / Q000502:physiology*; D007522:Isocitrate Lyase / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D003470:Culture Media; D007522:Isocitrate Lyase