title: SUN family proteins Sun4p, Uth1p and Sim1p are secreted from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and produced dependently on oxygen level.
abstract: The SUN family is comprised of proteins that are conserved among various yeasts and fungi, but that are absent in mammals and plants. Although the function(s) of these proteins are mostly unknown, they have been linked to various, often unrelated cellular processes such as those connected to mitochondrial and cell wall functions. Here we show that three of the four Saccharomyces cerevisiae SUN family proteins, Uth1p, Sim1p and Sun4p, are efficiently secreted out of the cells in different growth phases and their production is affected by the level of oxygen. The Uth1p, Sim1p, Sun4p and Nca3p are mostly synthesized during the growth phase of both yeast liquid cultures and colonies. Culture transition to slow-growing or stationary phases is linked with a decreased cellular concentration of Sim1p and Sun4p and with their efficient release from the cells. In contrast, Uth1p is released mainly from growing cells. The synthesis of Uth1p and Sim1p, but not of Sun4p, is repressed by anoxia. All four proteins confer cell sensitivity to zymolyase. In addition, Uth1p affects cell sensitivity to compounds influencing cell wall composition and integrity (such as Calcofluor white and Congo red) differently when growing on fermentative versus respiratory carbon sources. In contrast, Uth1p is essential for cell resistance to boric acids irrespective of carbon source. In summary, our novel findings support the hypothesis that SUN family proteins are involved in the remodeling of the yeast cell wall during the various phases of yeast culture development and under various environmental conditions. The finding that Uth1p is involved in cell sensitivity to boric acid, i.e. to a compound that is commonly used as an important antifungal in mycoses, opens up new possibilities of investigating the mechanisms of boric acid's action.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Evgeny
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kuznetsov
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kučerová
authors.forename: Libuše
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Váchová
authors.forename: Zdena
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Palková
mesh_terms: D051792:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001557:Benzenesulfonates / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D001888:Boric Acids / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000378:metabolism; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000378:metabolism; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D005959:Glucosidases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D042541:Intracellular Space / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D051792:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins; D001557:Benzenesulfonates; D001888:Boric Acids; D005959:Glucosidases; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; C491093:SIM1 protein, S cerevisiae; C116477:UTH1 protein, S cerevisiae; C007061:C.I. Fluorescent Brightening Agent 28; C000588812:Sun4 protein, S cerevisiae
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