Genetic evidence for similar negative regulatory domains in the yeast transcription activators GAL4 and LAC9

Robert C. Dickson; Connie J. Gerardot; Angela K. Martin

doi:10.1093/nar/18.17.5213

Genetic evidence for similar negative regulatory domains in the yeast transcription activators GAL4 and LAC9

Robert C. Dickson
, Connie J. Gerardot
, Angela K. Martin

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

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Abstract

The GAL4 protein of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the LAC9 protein of Kluyveromyces lactis are transcription activator proteins with similar structure and function. Greatest similarity occurs in the C region near the carboxy terminus, where 16 of 18 amino acids are identical. The function of the C region is unclear. Here we show that the structural similarity is reflected in functional similarity. Single amino acid changes in the C region of GAL4 and LAC9 create a similar phenotype: constitutive gene expression. In S. cerevisiae the constitutive phenotype caused by GAL4 mutants can be abolished by overproduction of GAL80. These results support a model in which the C region of GAL4 and LAC9 constitute similar negative regulatory domains that interact with GAL80 in S. cerevisiae and an unidentified GAL80 homolog in K. lactis. This protein-protein interaction prevents expression of the galactose operon in the uninduced state.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5213-5217
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nucleic Acids Research
Volume	18
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/18.17.5213
State	Published - Sep 11 1990

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Funding Information:
We thank Michael M.Witte and Susan Stormzand-Murphy for initial experiments using LAC9. This research was supported by Public Health Service grant GM-22749 from the National Institutes of Health and by Biomedical Research Support Grant RR05374 from the Biomedical Research Support Branch, Division of Research Facilities and Resources, National Institutes of Health.

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We thank Michael M.Witte and Susan Stormzand-Murphy for initial experiments using LAC9. This research was supported by Public Health Service grant GM-22749 from the National Institutes of Health and by Biomedical Research Support Grant RR05374 from the Biomedical Research Support Branch, Division of Research Facilities and Resources, National Institutes of Health.

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Division of Research Facilities and Resources
National Institutes of Health (NIH)	RR05374
National Institute of General Medical Sciences	R01GM022749
U.S. Public Health Service

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