酵母转录因子PHO81基因的上游序列功能分析

利用ＰＨＯ８１ｌａｃＺ融合基因,对它的上游进行缺失分析,发现有两个区域对ＰＨＯ８１基因的表达是必需的：－４０１～－２８９ｂｐ和－１０１２～－８０１ｂｐ。比较ＰＨＯ８１和ＰＨＯ５,ＰＨＯ８４基因上游,未发现有较高同源性的序列存在,但在－４０１～－２８９ｂｐ区域有ＰＨＯ４蛋白结合位点的核心序列５′ＣＡＣＧＴＧ／Ｔ３′,以及ＣＡＣＧＴＧ／Ｔ两侧富含Ａ／Ｔ的序列（可能是ＰＨＯ２结合位点）。推测－４０１～－２８９ｂｐ包含了ＰＨＯ８１的上游激活序列（ＵＡＳ）,－１０１２～－８０１ｂｐ可能起增强的作用。用酵母总蛋白质对－１０１２～－８０１ｂｐ进行凝胶阻抑电泳分析,证明有未知的蛋白因子结合在这个区域。     

Structure and expression of the PHO80 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

In yeast, the repression of acid phosphatase under high phosphate growth conditions requires the trans-acting factor PHO80. We have determined the DNA sequence of the PHO80 gene and found that it encodes a protein of 293 amino acids. The expression of the PHO80 gene, as measured by Northern analysis and level of a PHO80-LacZ fusion protein is independent of the level of phosphate in the growth medium. Disruption of the PHO80 gene is a non-lethal event and causes a derepressed phenotype, with acid phosphatase levels which are 3-4 fold higher than the level found in derepressed wild type cells. Furthermore, over-expression of the PHO80 gene causes a reduction in the level of acid phosphatase produced under derepressed growth conditions. Finally, we have cloned, localized and sequenced a temperature-sensitive allele of PHO80 and found the phenotype to be due to T to C transition causing a substitution of a Ser for a Leu at amino acid 163 in the protein product.     

Molecular cloning and nucleotide sequence analysis of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae RAD1 gene.

We have screened a yeast genomic library for complementation of the UV sensitivity of mutants defective in the RAD1 gene and isolated a plasmid designated pNF1000 with an 8.9-kilobase insert. This multicopy plasmid quantitatively complemented the UV sensitivity of two rad1 mutants tested but did not affect the UV resistance of other rad mutants. The location of the UV resistance function in pNF1000 was determined by deletion analysis, and an internal fragment of the putative RAD1 gene was integrated into the genome of a RAD1 strain. Genetic analysis of several integrants showed that integration occurred at the chromosomal RAD1 site, demonstrating that the internal fragment was derived from the RAD1 gene. A 3.88-kilobase region of pNF1000 was sequenced and showed the presence of a small open reading frame 243 nucleotides long that is apparently unrelated to RAD1, as well as a 2,916-nucleotide larger open reading frame presumed to encode RAD1 protein. Depending on which of two possible ATG codons initiates translation, the size of the RAD1 protein is calculated at 110 or 97 kilodaltons.