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Mol Cell Biol

Title:		Two regulators of Ste12p inhibit pheromone-responsive transcription by separate mechanisms
Author(s):		Olson KA; Nelson C; Tai G; Hung W; Yong C; Astell C; Sadowski I;
Address:		"Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada"
Journal Title:		Mol Cell Biol
Year:		2000
Volume:		20
Issue:		12
Page Number:		4199 - 4209
DOI:		10.1128/MCB.20.12.4199-4209.2000
ISSN/ISBN:		0270-7306 (Print) 1098-5549 (Electronic) 0270-7306 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae transcription factor Ste12p is responsible for activating genes in response to MAP kinase cascades controlling mating and filamentous growth. Ste12p is negatively regulated by two inhibitor proteins, Dig1p (also called Rst1p) and Dig2p (also called Rst2p). The expression of a C-terminal Ste12p fragment (residues 216 to 688) [Ste12p(216-688)] from a GAL promoter causes FUS1 induction in a strain expressing wild-type STE12, suggesting that this region can cause the activation of endogenous Ste12p. Residues 262 to 594 are sufficient to cause STE12-dependent FUS1 induction when overexpressed, and this region of Ste12p was found to bind Dig1p but not Dig2p in yeast extracts. In contrast, recombinant glutathione S-transferase-Dig2p binds to the Ste12p DNA-binding domain (DBD). Expression of DIG2, but not DIG1, from a GAL promoter inhibits transcriptional activation by an Ste12p DBD-VP16 fusion. Furthermore, disruption of dig1, but not dig2, causes elevated transcriptional activation by a LexA-Ste12p(216-688) fusion. Ste12p has multiple regions within the C terminus (flanking residue 474) that can promote multimerization in vitro, and we demonstrate that these interactions can contribute to the activation of endogenous Ste12p by overproduced C-terminal fragments. These results demonstrate that Dig1p and Dig2p do not function by redundant mechanisms but rather inhibit pheromone-responsive transcription through interactions with separate regions of Ste12p"
Keywords:		"Fungal Proteins/*genetics/metabolism Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal Pheromones/metabolism Saccharomyces cerevisiae/*genetics/metabolism *Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins Transcription Factors/*genetics/metabolism Transcription, Genetic;"
Notes:		"MedlineOlson, K A Nelson, C Tai, G Hung, W Yong, C Astell, C Sadowski, I eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2000/05/29 Mol Cell Biol. 2000 Jun; 20(12):4199-209. doi: 10.1128/MCB.20.12.4199-4209.2000"