Alteration of protein synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae caused by transition metals
The effects of transition metals and metal oxides (Co/sup 2 +/, Cu/sup 2 +/, Ni/sup 2 +/, Zn/sup 2 +/, arsenite (AsO/sub 2//sup -/), arsenate (AsO/sub 4//sup 3 -/) and vanadate (VO/sub 4//sup 3 -/)) on protein synthesis and cellular thermotolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae have been examined. Arsenate and vanadate differ in that they are known to be physiologic phosphate analogues, e.g. in yeast, arsenate is a competitive inhibitor of phosphate transport and is incorporated into phosphoinositide, while vanadate inhibits the formation of various phosphoproteins and phosphoprotein intermediates. Arsenite and arsenate at concentrations above 0.5 mM and 5 mM, respectively, in minimal glucose media inhibited growth. These two oxides at 1 mM induced 4 of the 6 major heat shock proteins (Hsps): 105, 78, 74 and 36 Kd. The 36 Kd protein as not induced by arsenite at 0.1 mM. Vanadate induced no known Hsp but did induce one polypeptide of 155 Kd. These metal-induced proteins did not confer cellular thermotolerance. No protein induction was observed after 45 min preincubation with 0.5 mM divalent Co, Cu, Ni or Zn despite the fact that as with the metal oxides a significant inhibition of growth and over-all protein synthesis was caused by Co/sup 2 +/, Cu/sup 2 +/ and Ni/sup 2 +/ at that concentration. Thus, among this group of metals the induction of specific proteins appears to be unique to those species which mimic the phosphate group. Stress which alters the growth to cells does not always trigger a specific alteration of protein synthesis.
- Research Organization:
- State Univ. of New York, Buffalo
- OSTI ID:
- 5144869
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8606151-
- Journal Information:
- Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States), Vol. 45:6; Conference: 76. annual meeting of the Federation of American Society for Experimental Biology, Washington, DC, USA, 8 Jun 1986
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ARSENATES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
ARSENIC OXIDES
COBALT COMPOUNDS
COPPER COMPOUNDS
NICKEL COMPOUNDS
PROTEINS
BIOSYNTHESIS
SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE
GROWTH
VANADATES
ZINC COMPOUNDS
CATIONS
HEAT
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHARGED PARTICLES
ENERGY
FUNGI
IONS
MICROORGANISMS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
SACCHAROMYCES
SYNTHESIS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
VANADIUM COMPOUNDS
YEASTS
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