title: The effect of calnexin deletion on the expression level of PDI in Saccharomyces cerevisiae under heat stress conditions.
abstract: We cultured calnexin-disrupted and wild-type Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains under conditions of heat stress. The growth rate of the calnexin-disrupted yeast was almost the same as that of the wild-type yeast under those conditions. However, the induced mRNA level of the molecular chaperone PDI in the ER was clearly higher in calnexin-disrupted S. cerevisiae relative to the wild type at 37 degrees C, despite being almost the same in the two strains under normal conditions. The western blotting analysis for PDI protein expression in the ER yielded results that show a parallel in their mRNA levels in the two strains. We suggest that PDI may interact with calnexin under heat stress conditions, and that the induction of PDI in the ER can recover part of the function of calnexin in calnexin-disrupted yeast, and result in the same growth rate as in wild-type yeast.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China.
authors.forename: Huili
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jianwei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Yanyan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Youtao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D037281:Calnexin / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000502:physiology; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal / Q000502:physiology; D006358:Hot Temperature; D018832:Molecular Chaperones / Q000235:genetics; D019704:Protein Disulfide-Isomerases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D017384:Sequence Deletion / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D037281:Calnexin; D019704:Protein Disulfide-Isomerases