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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7110
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-9-28
pubmed:abstractText
Evolution of gene regulation is an important contributor to the variety of life. Here, we analyse the evolution of a combinatorial transcriptional circuit composed of sequence-specific DNA-binding proteins that are conserved among all eukaryotes. This circuit regulates mating in the ascomycete yeast lineage. We first identify a group of mating genes that was transcriptionally regulated by an activator in a fungal ancestor, but is now transcriptionally regulated by a repressor in modern bakers' yeast. Despite this change in regulatory mechanism, the logical output of the overall circuit remains the same. By examining the regulation of mating in modern yeasts that are related to different extents, we deduce specific, sequential changes in both cis- and trans-regulatory elements that constitute the transition from positive to negative regulation. These changes indicate specific mechanisms by which fitness barriers were traversed during the transition.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1476-4687
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
443
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
415-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17006507-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:17006507-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:17006507-Biological Evolution, pubmed-meshheading:17006507-Candida albicans, pubmed-meshheading:17006507-Conserved Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:17006507-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17006507-Fungal Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17006507-Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal, pubmed-meshheading:17006507-Genes, Mating Type, Fungal, pubmed-meshheading:17006507-Kluyveromyces, pubmed-meshheading:17006507-MCM1 Protein, pubmed-meshheading:17006507-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:17006507-Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:17006507-Saccharomyces cerevisiae, pubmed-meshheading:17006507-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:17006507-Transcription Factors
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Evolution of alternative transcriptional circuits with identical logic.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143-2200, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural