title: Regulation of gene expression during meiosis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: SPR3 is controlled by both ABFI and a new sporulation control element.
abstract: The SPR3 gene encodes a sporulation-specific homolog of the yeast Cdc3/10/11/12 family of bud neck filament proteins. It is expressed specifically during meiosis and sporulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Analysis of the sporulation-specific regulation of SPR3 has shown that it is strongly activated under sporulating conditions but shows low levels of expression under nonsporulating conditions. A palindromic sequence located near the TATA box is essential to the developmental regulation of this gene and is the only element directly activating SPR3 at the right time during sporulation. Within the palindrome is a 9-bp sequence, gNCRCAAA(A/T) (midsporulation element [MSE]), found in the known control regions of three other sporulation genes. A previously identified ABFI element is also needed for activation. The MSE has been shown to activate a heterologous promoter (CYC1) in a sporulation-specific manner. Related sequences, including an association of MSE and ABFI elements, have been found upstream of other genes activated during the middle stage of S. cerevisiae sporulation. One group of these may be involved in spore coat formation or maturation.
authors.affiliation: School of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozsarac
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Straffon
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Dalton
authors.forename: I W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Dawes
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal / Q000235:genetics*; D008540:Meiosis / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D013172:Spores, Fungal; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C061886:ABF1 protein, S cerevisiae; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; C096553:SPR3 protein, S cerevisiae; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases