title: Isolation and characterization of the SUD1 gene, which encodes a global repressor of core promoter activity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
abstract: The SUD1 gene was identified during a hunt for mutants that are able to express an sta1 gene (encoding an extracellular glucoamylase) lacking an upstream activation sequence (UAS) for transcription. A null allele of sud1 alleviated the transcriptional defect of the UAS-less sta1 and also suppressed mutations in trans-acting genes (GAM1/SNF2 and GAM3/ADR6) required for transcription of STA1. The mutation also increased expression from various core promoters (CYC1, CUP1, HIS3, PUT1, and PUT2), suggesting that the SUD1 protein is a global transcriptional regulator that plays a negative role at or near the TATA element. However, the SUD1 function was ineffective on promoters containing a UAS from either STA1 or GAL10 under derepressed conditions. The sud1 mutation suppressed the salt-sensitive cell growth phenotype caused by elevated levels of the TATA-binding protein (SPT15), further suggesting a transcriptional role for SUD1. sud1 cells showed additional pleiotropic phenotypes: temperature-sensitive (ts) growth, reduced efficiencies of sporulation, and sensitivity to heat shock and nitrogen starvation. The SUD1 gene is predicted to encode a 64 kDa, hydrophilic protein.
authors.affiliation: Center for Gene Science, Hiroshima University, Japan.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yamashita
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D005809:Genes, Regulator; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases; C086444:SPT10 protein, S cerevisiae; D009584:Nitrogen