Open AccessK + fluxes in Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Author(s) -
Calero Fernando,
Ramos José
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
fems yeast research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1567-1364
pISSN - 1567-1356
DOI - 10.1016/s1567-1356(03)00111-9
Subject(s) - schizosaccharomyces pombe , yeast , biology , saccharomyces cerevisiae , schizosaccharomyces , efflux , fission , transporter , saccharomyces , potassium , biochemistry , gene , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , neutron
All living cells accumulate high concentrations of K + in order to keep themselves alive. To this end they have developed a great diversity of transporters. The internal level of K + is the result of the net balance between the activities of the K + influx and the K + efflux transporters. Potassium fluxes have been extensively studied and characterized in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. However, this is not the case in the fission yeast and, in addition, the information available indicates that both yeasts present substantial and interesting differences. In this paper we have reviewed and summarized the information on K + fluxes in Schizosaccharomyces pombe . We have included some unpublished results recently obtained in our laboratory and, in particular, we have highlighted the significant differences found between the well‐known yeast S. cerevisiae and the fission yeast Sch. pombe .