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J R Cherry1, T R Johnson, C Dollard
1Department of Biochemistry, University of New Hampshire, Durham 03824.
Cell
|February 10, 1989
Resumen
El activador transcripcional de la levadura ADR1 es fosforilado por una cinasa específica, lo que sugiere que este proceso regula la transcripción génica. Las mutaciones que afectan a ADR1
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- La bioquímica es la bioquímica.
- Genética de la levadura Genética de la levadura
Sus antecedentes:
- La regulación de la transcripción génica en eucariotas a menudo implica la fosforilación de los factores de transcripción.
- Los mecanismos específicos de la represión de la glucosa en la levadura, particularmente en lo que respecta al gen ADH2, requieren una mayor aclaración.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar el papel de la fosforilación en la regulación del activador transcripcional de la levadura ADR1.1.
- Para determinar la relación entre la fosforilación de ADR1, la expresión génica de ADH2 y la represión de la glucosa.
Principales métodos:
- Ensayos de fosforilación in vitro utilizando el activador transcripcional de levadura purificado ADR1 y la proteína quinasa dependiente de AMP cíclica.
- Análisis de los niveles de fosforilación de ADR1 en cepas de levadura con mutaciones específicas de ADR1.
- Estudios in vivo que evalúan el impacto de la actividad alterada de la quinasa en la expresión de ADH2.
Principales resultados:
- El activador transcripcional de la levadura ADR1 es fosforilado in vitro por la proteína quinasa dependiente de la AMP cíclica.
- Las mutaciones que mejoran la capacidad de ADR1 para activar la expresión de ADH2 están correlacionadas con la disminución de la fosforilación de ADR1.
- El aumento de la actividad de la quinasa in vivo inhibe la expresión de ADH2 de una manera específica del alelo ADR1.
Conclusiones:
- Sugiere que la represión de glucosa de la expresión génica ADH2 está, en parte, mediada por la fosforilación dependiente de la cAMP de la proteína ADR1.
- La fosforilación parece inactivar la proteína reguladora ADR1, reduciendo así la expresión de ADH2 en condiciones específicas.
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