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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Proline transport and stress tolerance of ammonia-insensitive mutants of the PUT4-encoded proline-specific permease in yeast |
Author: | Poole, K. Walker, M. Warren, T. Gardner, J. McBryde, C. de Barros Lopes, M. Jiranek, V. |
Citation: | The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology, 2009; 55(6):427-439 |
Publisher: | Microbiol Res Foundation |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
ISSN: | 0022-1260 1349-8037 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Kate Poole, Michelle E. Walker, Tristan Warren, Jennie Gardner, Colin McBryde, Miguel de Barros Lopes and Vladimir Jiranek |
Abstract: | The imino amino acid, proline, has roles in both cellular nutrition and response to stress. Proline uptake in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is largely mediated by a high affinity, specific permease, Put4p, and a low affinity general amino acid permease, Gap1p. Both are subject to nitrogen catabolite repression (NCR) and nitrogen catabolite inactivation (NCI). In order for proline to be fully exploited, its transport must be derepressed, as occurs upon depletion of preferred nitrogen sources, and molecular oxygen must be present to allow the first step of catabolism via proline oxidase. This study focuses on the isolation of variants of Put4p, which are insensitive to repression by a preferred nitrogen source (ammonia) and their subsequent effect on proline transport and stress tolerance. Specific amino acid residues in the carboxy-terminal region of Put4p were targeted by site-directed mutagenesis. Substitution at Serine(605), a potential phosphorylation target, led to the amelioration of ammonia-induced down-regulation of Put4p. When combined with a promoter mutation (-160), the S(605)A mutation resulted in increased proline uptake and accumulation. This increase in proline accumulation was associated with increased cell viability in conditions of high temperature and osmotic stress raising possible benefits in industrial fermentation applications. |
Keywords: | proline uptake proline-specific permease PUT4 Saccharomyces cerevisiae site-directed mutagenesis stress tolerance |
Rights: | Copyright (c) 2009 by The Microbiology Research Foundation |
DOI: | 10.2323/jgam.55.427 |
Grant ID: | ARC |
Description (link): | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20118607 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2323/jgam.55.427 |
Appears in Collections: | Agriculture, Food and Wine publications Aurora harvest |
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