title: Cloning and characterization of the lactate-specific inducible gene KlCYB2, encoding the cytochrome b(2) of Kluyveromyces lactis.
abstract: In yeast the utilization of lactate requires two enzymes, the D and L-lactate ferricytochrome c oxidoreductase (D and L-LCR), which stereospecifically oxidize D- and L-lactate to pyruvate. These enzymes are nuclearly encoded and localized in mitochondria. In the yeast Kluyveromyces lactis, a mutant devoid of D- and L-LCR activities and unable to grow on racemic lactate was isolated. Transformation of the mutant with a K. lactis genomic library allowed the isolation of the KlCYB2 gene, restoring the growth on lactate and the L-LCR activity. The KlCYB2 gene and its flanking regions were sequenced (Accession No. AJ243324; EMBL/GenBank databases). The deduced amino acid sequence is highly homologous to the corresponding Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Hansenula anomala protein sequences previously characterized. The homology is missed in the N-terminal region, corresponding to the presequence cleaved during import into mitochondria. Analysis of KlCYB2 gene expression indicated that, in contrast to S. cerevisiae, the major regulatory feature is induction by lactate.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Genetica, Università di Parma, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alberti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goffrini
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ferrero
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lodi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017353:Gene Deletion; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D007716:Kluyveromyces / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D042844:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase (Cytochrome); D007773:Lactates / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D007773:Lactates; D002244:Carbon; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D042844:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase (Cytochrome)