The expression in of a glucose/xylose symporter from is affected by the presence of a glucose/xylose facilitator Free

Abstract

Two glucose/xylose transporter genes from were recently cloned and characterized: , which encodes a glucose/xylose facilitator; and , which encodes a glucose/xylose proton symporter. Here we report the functional expression of these transporters in . While Gxf1p seems to be fully functional in , the symporter Gxs1p exhibits very low glucose/xylose transport activity, which could not be ascribed to insufficient production of the protein or incorrect subcellular localization. In addition, co-expression of glucose/xylose facilitators with Gxs1p strongly reduced mRNA levels, and consequently symport activity, in glucose-grown, but not in ethanol-grown, cells. The observed decrease in transcript levels seems to be related to an enhanced glucose influx mediated by glucose facilitator protein(s), and not to a specific interaction between Gxs1p and other transporters. We found mRNA levels to be severely reduced as a result of glucose addition, and we show that this effect takes place at the level of mRNA stability. Our results suggest that a decrease in mRNAs encoding high-affinity/active sugar transport systems may be a widespread and conserved mechanism in yeasts, limiting expression of these proteins whenever their activity is dispensable.

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