Alteration of protein synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae caused by transition metals

Conference · Thu May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986 · Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5144869

Chang, E C; Willsky, G R; Kosman, D J

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-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 45:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ARSENATES
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
ARSENIC OXIDES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOSYNTHESIS
CATIONS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHARGED PARTICLES
COBALT COMPOUNDS
COPPER COMPOUNDS
ENERGY
FUNGI
GROWTH
HEAT
IONS
MICROORGANISMS
NICKEL COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
PROTEINS
SACCHAROMYCES
SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE
SYNTHESIS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
VANADATES
VANADIUM COMPOUNDS
YEASTS
ZINC COMPOUNDS