Nitrogen depletion causes up-regulation of glutathione content and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
This work aims to elucidate the relationship between nitrogen depletion and Glutathione (GSH) level in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. The total GSH level was much higher in the Pap1-positive KP1 cells than in the Pap1-negative TP108-3C cells, suggesting that synthesis of GSH is dependent on Pap1. When the Pap1-positive KP1 cells were transferred to the nitrogen-depleted medium, total GSH level significantly increased up to 6 h and then slightly declined after 9 h. Elevation of the total GSH level was observed to be much less with the Pap1-negative cells. However, glucose deprivation was not able to enhance the GSH level in the KP1 cells. Activity of gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (gamma-GT), an enzyme in the first step of GSH catabolism, also increased during nitrogen depletion. The total GSH level was more significantly enhanced in the KP1 cells overexpressing gamma-GT2 than gamma-GT1 during nitrogen starvation. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were not changed during nitrogen starvation in both Pap1-positive and Pap1-negative cells. Collectively, nitrogen depletion causes up-regulation of GSH synthesis and gamma-GT in a Pap1-dependent manner.
Song
Seung-Hyun
SH
Division of Life Sciences and Research Institute of Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Republic of Korea.
Lim
Chang-Jin
CJ
D050976:Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D000073718:Pancreatitis-Associated Proteins; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015854:Up-Regulation; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
D050976:Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D000073718:Pancreatitis-Associated Proteins; C105096:Pap1 protein, S pombe; C000612141:REG3A protein, human; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D005978:Glutathione; D009584:Nitrogen