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Transcription regulation of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae PHO5 gene by the Ino2p and Ino4p basic helix–loop–helix proteins
Author(s) -
He Ying,
Swaminathan Aishwarya,
Lopes John M.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
molecular microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 247
eISSN - 1365-2958
pISSN - 0950-382X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07941.x
Subject(s) - biology , basic helix loop helix , saccharomyces cerevisiae , gene , transcription (linguistics) , transcription factor , biochemistry , regulation of gene expression , yeast , dna binding protein , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , linguistics , philosophy
Summary The Saccharomyces cerevisiae PHO5 gene product accounts for a majority of the acid phosphatase activity. Its expression is induced by the basic helix–loop–helix (bHLH) protein, Pho4p, in response to phosphate depletion. Pho4p binds predominantly to two UAS elements (UASp1 at −356 and UASp2 at −247) in the PHO5 promoter. Previous studies from our lab have shown cross‐regulation of different biological processes by bHLH proteins. This study tested the ability of all yeast bHLH proteins to regulate PHO5 expression and identified inositol‐mediated regulation via the Ino2p/Ino4p bHLH proteins. Ino2p/Ino4p are known regulators of phospholipid biosynthetic genes. Genetic epistasis experiments showed that regulation by inositol required a third UAS site (UASp3 at −194). ChIP assays showed that Ino2p:Ino4p bind the PHO5 promoter and that this binding is dependent on Pho4p binding. These results demonstrate that phospholipid biosynthesis is co‐ordinated with phosphate utilization via the bHLH proteins.