title: Activation of the H+-ATPase in the plasma membrane of cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae grown under mild copper stress.
abstract: Cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae exhibited a more active plasma membrane H+-ATPase during growth in media supplemented with CuSO4 concentrations equal to or below 1 mM than did cells cultivated in the absence of copper stress. Maximal specific activities were found with 0.5 mM CuSO4. ATPase activity declined when cells were grown with higher concentrations up to 1.5 mM (the maximal concentration that allowed growth), probably due to severe disorganization of plasma membrane. Cu2+-induced maximal activation was reflected in an increase of Vmax (approximately threefold) and in the slight decrease of the Km for MgATP (from 0.93 +/- 0.13 to 0.65 +/- 0.16 mM). The expression of the gene encoding the essential plasma membrane ATPase (PMA1) was reduced with a dose-dependent pattern in cells grown with Inhibitory concentrations of copper, while the weakly expressed PMA2 gene promoter was moderately more efficient in cells cultivated under mild copper stress (1.5-fold maximal activation). ATPase was activated by copper despite the slightly lower content of ATPase protein in the plasma membrane of Cu2+-grown cells and the powerful inhibitory effect of Cu2+ in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Engenharia Biológica e Química, Instituto Superior Técnico, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1096 Lisboa Codex, Portugal.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Peixoto
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sá-Correia
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003300:Copper / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C434364:PMA2 protein, S cerevisiae; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D003300:Copper; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; C092477:PMA1 protein, S cerevisiae; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases