title: Cloning and transcriptional regulation of the gene encoding the vacuolar/H+ ATPase B subunit of Dictyostelium discoideum.
abstract: The main function of vacuolar H+ ATPases in eukaryotic cells is to generate proton and electrochemical gradients across the membrane of inner compartments. We have isolated the gene encoding the B subunit of Dictyostelium discoideum vacuolar H+ ATPase (vatB) and analyzed its transcriptional regulation. The deduced protein comprises 493 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of 54874 Da. The predicted protein sequence is highly homologous to previously determined V/H+ ATPase B subunit sequences. The protein is encoded by a single gene in the Dictyostelium genome. The gene is maximally expressed during growth and it decreases during the first hours of development. Gene expression is rapidly enhanced by phagocytosis, but not by fluid-phase endocytosis. Acidic and alkaline conditions affect vatB gene expression differently.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Università di Torino, Ospedale S. Luigi Gonzaga, Orbassano-Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bracco
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Peracino
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Noegel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bozzaro
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004023:Dictyostelium / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D004926:Escherichia coli; D018628:Gene Dosage; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / Q000502:physiology; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000502:physiology*; D017125:Genes, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010587:Phagocytosis; D017494:Proton Pumps; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D016053:RNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000502:physiology*; D014617:Vacuoles / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D017494:Proton Pumps; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016053:RNA, Protozoan; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases