title: Differential regulation of two myo-inositol transporter genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
abstract: We previously isolated two distinct Saccharomyces cerevisiae myo-inositol transporter genes, ITR1 and ITR2 (Nikawa et al., 1991). Here, we studied the regulation of their expression by measuring steady-state mRNA levels and beta-galactosidase activities of lacZ fusion genes under different conditions. The results show that the expression of the two ITR genes is differently regulated: ITR1 was repressed by inositol and choline whereas ITR2 was constitutive. Deletion analysis of the ITR1 upstream region and comparison with the upstream regions of other genes involved in phospholipid synthesis indicate that the octamer sequence 5'-TTCACATG-3' is important for the expression and inositol/choline regulation of the ITR1 gene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemical Engineering and Science, Faculty of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nikawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hosaka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamashita
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002794:Choline / Q000494:pharmacology; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal / Q000187:drug effects; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D007294:Inositol / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007763:Lac Operon; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D017384:Sequence Deletion
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D005656:Fungal Proteins; C069143:ITR1 protein, S cerevisiae; C069144:ITR2 protein, S cerevisiae; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D007294:Inositol; D002794:Choline