title: Analysis of the Schwanniomyces occidentalis SWA2 gene promoter in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
abstract: The effect of different carbon sources on the expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae of the SWA2 alpha-amylase gene from Schwanniomyces occidentalis was studied from constructs containing its 5' region (-223 to +15), which were fused in-frame to the lacZ gene coding sequence. Maximal expression was achieved with the non-fermentable substrates ethanol and/or glycerol, whereas lower levels were found with maltose or galactose. In contrast, glucose repressed it, even in the presence of any of these other carbon sources. Deletion analyses of the -233 to -85 SWA2 promoter region permitted the identification of two fragments involved in both glucose repression and ethanol activation. A possible region required for cAMP regulation was localised. The SWA2 promoter contains a MIG1-binding GC box whose deletion caused a five-fold increase in the glucose-repressed reporter expression. Despite this, expression of the SWA2 promoter was not MIG1-dependent.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Departamento de Biología Molecular (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Carmona
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jiménez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fernández Lobato
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D004718:Saccharomycetales / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D014170:Transformation, Genetic; D000516:alpha-Amylases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C085976:MIG1 protein, S cerevisiae; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D000516:alpha-Amylases; D005947:Glucose