title: Characterization of tpp1(+) as encoding a main trehalose-6P phosphatase in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
abstract: We have characterized an open reading frame of 2,454 bp on chromosome I of Schizosaccharomyces pombe as the gene encoding trehalose-6P phosphatase (tpp1(+)). Disruption of tpp1(+) caused in vivo accumulation of trehalose-6P upon heat shock and prevented cell growth at 37 to 40 degrees C. Accumulation of trehalose-6P in cells bearing a chromosomal disruption of the tpp1(+) gene and containing a plasmid with tpp1(+) under the control of the thiamine-repressible promotor correlated with tpp1(+) repression. The level of tpp1(+) mRNA rose upon heat shock, osmostress, or oxidative stress and was negatively controlled by cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase activity. Expression of tpp1(+) during oxidative or osmotic stress, but not during heat shock, was under positive control by the wis1-sty1 (equivalent to phh1 and spc1) mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. Analysis of Tpp1 protein levels suggests that the synthesis of trehalose-6P phosphatase may also be subjected to translational or posttranslational control.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Facultad de Biologia, University of Murcia, 30071 Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Soto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vicente-Soler
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Guillen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cansado
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gacto
mesh_terms: D015825:Chromosomes, Fungal; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D006358:Hot Temperature; D016296:Mutagenesis; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014199:Trehalose / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014199:Trehalose; C023178:trehalose-phosphatase; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases