RRC ID 4471
著者 Nakagawa Y, Kikuchi S, Sakamoto Y, Yano A.
タイトル Identification and characterization of CcCTR1, a copper uptake transporter-like gene, in Coprinopsis cinerea.
ジャーナル Microbiol Res
Abstract Copper (Cu) is an essential element for the physiological function of organisms. In basidiomycetes, Cu is necessary for the production of phenol oxidase enzymes such as laccase and tyrosinase. We isolated and characterized two genes, CcCTR1 and -2, from the model basidiomycete Coprinopsis cinerea. CcCTR1 and -2 showed similarity to the Cu transporter CTR1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Both CcCTRs had a MLxxM motif that is conserved in other CTR homologs. The addition of Cu to a liquid culture of C. cinerea decreased the mRNA accumulation of CcCTR1 and -2. Heterologous expression of CcCTR1 in S. cerevisiae increased Cu sensitivity, suggesting that CcCTR1 is a Cu uptake transporter. Together, these results suggest that CcCTR1 plays an important role in Cu accumulation in C. cinerea.
巻・号 165(4)
ページ 276-87
公開日 2010-5-30
DOI 10.1016/j.micres.2009.05.004
PII S0944-5013(09)00042-1
PMID 19716688
MeSH Agaricales / genetics* Agaricales / metabolism Base Sequence Cation Transport Proteins / genetics* Cation Transport Proteins / isolation & purification Cation Transport Proteins / metabolism Copper / metabolism* Fungal Proteins / genetics* Fungal Proteins / isolation & purification Fungal Proteins / metabolism Genes, Bacterial Molecular Sequence Data SLC31 Proteins Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / genetics Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / isolation & purification Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / metabolism
IF 3.97
引用数 5
WOS 分野 MICROBIOLOGY
リソース情報
酵母 BY4849 BY23503 BY23481