title: Unique regulation of glyoxalase I activity during osmotic stress response in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe: neither the mRNA nor the protein level of glyoxalase I increase under conditions that enhance its activity.
abstract: Glyoxalase I is a ubiquitous enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of methylglyoxal, a toxic 2-oxoaldehyde derived from glycolysis, to S-D-lactoylglutathione. The activity of glyoxalase I in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe was increased by osmotic stress induced by sorbitol. However, neither the mRNA levels of its structural gene nor its protein levels increased under the same conditions. Cycloheximide blocked the induction of glyoxalase I activity in cells exposed to osmotic stress. In addition, glyoxalase I activity was increased in stress-activated protein kinase-deficient mutants (wis1 and spc1). We present evidence for the post-translational regulation of glyoxalase I by osmotic stress in the fission yeast.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takatsume
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Izawa
authors.forename: Yoshiharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D007791:Lactoylglutathione Lyase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / Q000235:genetics; D009154:Mutation; D009997:Osmotic Pressure; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000235:genetics; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D013012:Sorbitol / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins; D013012:Sorbitol; D003513:Cycloheximide; D011494:Protein Kinases; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; C072068:wis1 protein, S pombe; D007791:Lactoylglutathione Lyase