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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-2-21
pubmed:abstractText
The CIF1 gene (also called GGS1/TPS1) encodes a protein of the trehalose synthase complex that affects trehalose accumulation and general glucose sensing by Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells. There is considerable debate as to whether CIF1-dependent trehalose accumulation is a determinant in heat shock-acquired thermotolerance. Thermosensitivity of cif1 mutants could alternatively, or also, be related to gene expression-signalling defects in such strains. Because many signal-dependent factors are involved in stress protection and repair in yeast, we have compared the expression of various stress response and heat shock genes in 'isogenic' CIF1 and cif1 strains growing exponentially in galactose medium. Transcription of CTT1, CIF1, HSP26, HSP82, HSP104, SSA4 and UB14 was notably lower in the cif1 mutant following heat shock. Moreover, a single copy of chromosomally integrated HSP104-lacZ fusion gave up to 5.5-fold more heat shock induction in the CIF1 strain compared to the cif1 mutant. We conclude that reduced heat shock-acquired thermotolerance in cif1-deletion mutants growing exponentially on galactose is more likely to result from a general reduction in expression of stress response and heat shock genes, than simply or solely through deficiency of trehalose accumulation. The possible role of CIF1 in modulating stress response is discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0014-5793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
377
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
457-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Evidence that the Saccharomyces cerevisiae CIF1 (GGS1/TPS1) gene modulates heat shock response positively.
pubmed:affiliation
Yeast Physiology Research Group, Burns Philip Technology and Research Centre, North Ryde, NSW, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article