Cd2+, Mn2+, Ni2+ and Se2+ toxicity to Saccharomyces cerevisiae lacking YPK9p the orthologue of human ATP13A2.
The Saccharomyces cerevisiae gene YPK9 encodes a putative integral membrane protein which is 58% similar and 38% identical in amino acid sequence to the human lysosomal P(5B) ATPase ATP13A2. Mutations in ATP13A2 have been found in patients with Kufor-Rakeb syndrome, a form of juvenile Parkinsonism. We report that Ypk9p localizes to the yeast vacuole and that deletion of YPK9 confers sensitivity for growth for cadmium, manganese, nickel or selenium. These results suggest that Ypk9p may play a role in sequestration of divalent heavy metal ions. Further studies on the function of Ypk9p/ATP13A2 may help to define the molecular basis of Kufor-Rakeb syndrome and provide a potential link to environmental factors such as heavy metals contributing to some forms of Parkinsonism.
Center for Neural Development and Disease, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14620, USA.
Karyn
K
Schmidt
Devin M
DM
Wolfe
Barbara
B
Stiller
David A
DA
Pearce
D002104:Cadmium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D002413:Cations, Divalent / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity; D006639:Histidine / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008345:Manganese / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D009532:Nickel / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012643:Selenium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D014617:Vacuoles / Q000201:enzymology
C514983:ATP13A2 protein, human; D002413:Cations, Divalent; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D002104:Cadmium; D008345:Manganese; D006639:Histidine; D009532:Nickel; C539310:YPK9 protein, S cerevisiae; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases; D012643:Selenium