Regulation of expression of the amino acid transporter gene BAP3 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

M.H. de Boer, J.P. Bebelman, P. Gonçalves, J. Maat, H. van Heerikhuizen, R.J. Planta

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Abstract

The BAP3 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes a protein with a high similarity to the BAP2 gene product, a high-affinity permease for branched-chain amino acids. In this paper, we show that, like BAP2, the expression of the BAP3 gene in S. cerevisiae is induced by the addition of branched-chain amino acids to the medium. Unexpectedly, most other naturally occurring L-amino acids found in proteins (with the exception of proline, lysine, arginine and histidine) have the same effect on the expression of BAP3. The induction of BAP3 expression appears to be dependent on Stp1p, a nuclear protein, previously shown to be involved in pre-tRNA maturation and also required for the expression of BAP2, as induction is no longer observed in an stp1
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)603-613
JournalMolecular Microbiology
Volume30
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1998

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