Transcriptional regulation of SUP35 and SUP45 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
SUP35 and SUP45 encode translational release factors in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In addition, Sup35p is related to the cytoplasmically inherited prion-like phenotype [PSI+]. The vital cellular role of Sup35p and Sup45p prompted us to study the regulation of transcription of the corresponding genes. Since the [PSI] state of the yeast strain affects the abundance of Sup35p and Sup45p, both [PSI+] and [psi-] variants were included in these analyses. It turned out that SUP35 and SUP45 transcript levels are regulated by nutritional changes and stress in a way strikingly similar to those of ribosomal protein genes. The [PSI] state did not influence the respective transcript levels nor their regulation, although HSP12 (as a monitor of general stress-responsive) gene expression appeared to differ in the two variant strains. The transcription activation sites of SUP35 and SUP45 were mapped using deletion analysis of the respective promoter-reporter fusion genes. The UAS in both cases was found to consist of an Abf1p-site and a T-rich element. Also in this respect SUP35 and SUP45 show a notable resemblance with ribosomal protein genes. Evidence was found that SUP35 in addition harbors a potential internal promoter element which became active after progressive 5'-deletion removing the first of the three in-frame ATGs.
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, IMBW, BioCentrum Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands.
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D001483:Base Sequence; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016296:Mutagenesis; D010454:Peptide Termination Factors; D011328:Prions; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D013489:Suppression, Genetic; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
D005656:Fungal Proteins; D010454:Peptide Termination Factors; D011328:Prions; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C068068:SUP35 protein, S cerevisiae; C080775:SUP45 protein, S cerevisiae; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins