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Secretion of a protoxin post‐translationally controlled by NaCl in a halotolerant yeast, pichia farinosa
Author(s) -
Suzuki Chise
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
yeast
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.923
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1097-0061
pISSN - 0749-503X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0061(19990130)15:2<123::aid-yea352>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - halotolerance , biology , yeast , secretion , microbiology and biotechnology , pichia , biochemistry , bacteria , genetics , gene , recombinant dna , pichia pastoris
The halotolerant yeast, Pichia farinosa KK1 secretes a killer toxin consisting of α (6·3 kDa) and β (7·8 kDa) subunits, produced from a chromosomally encoded preprotoxin. In the presence of a high concentration of NaCl, a 26‐kDa glycoprotein (gp26) that reacted with anti‐β‐subunit antiserum was found to be secreted into the medium. Amino acid sequence analysis confirmed that gp26 is a protoxin generated by removal of the signal peptide from the preprotoxin. The purified gp26 did not have killer activity, suggesting that further processing is necessary for acquisition of this activity. Secretion of gp26 increased with increasing concentrations of NaCl in the medium and maximum secretion was observed at 2 M NaCl. Western blot analysis and RT‐PCR showed that the secretion of gp26 is post‐translationally controlled by NaCl. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.