
pmid: 12095998
Acquisition of metals such as iron, copper, and zinc by the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is tightly regulated. High affinity uptake systems are induced under metal-limiting conditions to maintain an adequate supply of these essential nutrients. Low affinity uptake systems function when their substrates are in greater supply. The FET4 gene encodes a low affinity iron and copper uptake transporter. FET4 expression is regulated by several environmental factors. In this report, we describe the molecular mechanisms underlying this regulation. First, we found that FET4 expression is induced in iron-limited cells by the Aft1 iron-responsive transcriptional activator. Second, FET4 is regulated by zinc status via the Zap1 transcription factor. We present evidence that FET4 is a physiologically relevant zinc transporter and this provides a rationale for its regulation by Zap1. Finally, FET4 expression is regulated in response to oxygen by the Rox1 repressor. Rox1 attenuates activation by Aft1 and Zap1 in aerobic cells. Derepression of FET4 may allow the Fet4 transporter to play an even greater role in metal acquisition under anaerobic conditions. Thus, Fet4 is a multisubstrate metal ion transporter under combinatorial control by iron, zinc, and oxygen.
570, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Transcription, Genetic, Iron, Plant Biology, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Horticulture, Copper Transport Proteins, Agronomy and Crop Sciences, Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal, Iron-Binding Proteins, Agricultural Science, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Cation Transport Proteins, Plant Sciences, Botany, Life Sciences, Membrane Transport Proteins, Agriculture, DNA-Binding Proteins, Oxygen, Repressor Proteins, Zinc, Other Plant Sciences, Copper
570, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Transcription, Genetic, Iron, Plant Biology, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Horticulture, Copper Transport Proteins, Agronomy and Crop Sciences, Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal, Iron-Binding Proteins, Agricultural Science, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Cation Transport Proteins, Plant Sciences, Botany, Life Sciences, Membrane Transport Proteins, Agriculture, DNA-Binding Proteins, Oxygen, Repressor Proteins, Zinc, Other Plant Sciences, Copper
| citations This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 122 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Top 10% | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% |
