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Phosphatidylcholine synthesis in yeast.

J Chin1, K Bloch

  • 1James Bryant Conant Laboratories, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138.

Journal of Lipid Research
|January 1, 1988
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The yeast mutant GL7 primarily uses the phosphatidylethanolamine methylation pathway for phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis, with reduced choline pathway activity. Ethionine inhibits this mutant

Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Yeast Genetics

Background:

  • Phosphatidylcholine is a vital phospholipid in yeast cell membranes.
  • Two main biosynthetic pathways exist: the choline pathway and the phosphatidylethanolamine methylation pathway.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Compare phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis pathways in wild-type Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the GL7 mutant.
  • Investigate the impact of ethionine on these pathways in both yeast types.

Main Methods:

  • Assayed enzyme activities for both phosphatidylcholine synthesis pathways in vitro.
  • Measured uptake and conversion of labeled choline and methionine in wild-type and GL7 yeast.
  • Assessed growth inhibition by ethionine in both yeast strains.

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Main Results:

  • The phosphatidylethanolamine methylation pathway is predominant in both wild-type and GL7 yeast.
  • The GL7 mutant exhibits lower overall activity in the choline pathway.
  • Ethionine strongly inhibits the GL7 mutant's growth and methylation pathway but stimulates the choline pathway.

Conclusions:

  • The GL7 mutant relies heavily on the phosphatidylethanolamine methylation pathway for phosphatidylcholine synthesis.
  • The choline pathway is less active in the GL7 mutant.
  • Ethionine differentially affects phosphatidylcholine synthesis pathways in yeast.