title: Pathways of As(III) detoxification in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
abstract: Saccharomyces cerevisiae has two independent transport systems for the removal of arsenite from the cytosol. Acr3p is a plasma membrane transporter that confers resistance to arsenite, presumably by arsenite extrusion from the cells. Ycf1p, a member of the ABC transporter superfamily, catalyzes the ATP-driven uptake of As(III) into the vacuole, also producing resistance to arsenite. Vacuolar accumulation requires a reductant such as glutathione, suggesting that the substrate is the glutathione conjugate, As(GS)3. Disruption of either the ACR3 or YCF1 gene results in sensitivity to arsenite and disruption of both genes produces additive hypersensitivity. Thus, Acr3p and Ycf1p represent separate pathways for the detoxification of arsenite in yeast.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Rosen
mesh_terms: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000378:metabolism*; D018053:Arsenites / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D001692:Biological Transport; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000378:metabolism*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: C109281:ACR3 protein, S cerevisiae; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D018053:Arsenites; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; C089179:YCF1 protein, S cerevisiae; C015001:arsenite