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ArticleGenetics2011

The Hog1 mitogen-activated protein kinase mediates a hypoxic response in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Mark J Hickman, Dan Spatt, Fred Winston

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Article in Genetics, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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44 citing papers in PubMed, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Alterations to the yeast chromatin landscape during hypoxia.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  2. HOG Signaling: A Multifunctional Regulator of Stress Homeostasis inJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mark J HickmanDepartment of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Dan Spatt
Fred Winston
Harvard University · US

Funding

Spatial Patterning During DevelopmentP50GM071508 · NIGMS · PRINCETON UNIVERSITY · PI BOTSTEIN, DAVID · 2004 to 2013
$30.6M
Genetics of Functional Interactions in YeastR01GM046406 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI BOTSTEIN, DAVID · 2001 to 2015
$9.5M
GENERAL TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS IN YEASTR01GM045720 · NIGMS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI WINSTON, FRED M. · 1991 to 2011
$5.3M
GENETICS OF FUNCTIONAL INTERACTIONS IN YEASTR37GM046406 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI BOTSTEIN, DAVID · 1991 to 2000
$683k
Transcriptional repression in response to oxygen levelsF32GM071102 · NIGMS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI HICKMAN, MARK J · 2004 to 2006
$142k
NIGMS NIH HHS F32 GM071102NIGMS NIH HHS F32GM71102NIGMS NIH HHS GM046406NIGMS NIH HHS GM45720NIGMS NIH HHS P50 GM071508NIGMS NIH HHS P50GM071508NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM045720NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM046406NIGMS NIH HHS R37 GM046406
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have studied hypoxic induction of transcription by studying the seripauperin (PAU) genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Previous studies showed that PAU induction requires the depletion of heme and is dependent upon the transcription factor Upc2. We have now identified additional factors required for PAU induction during hypoxia, including Hog1, a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) whose signaling pathway originates at the membrane. Our results have led to a model in which heme and ergosterol depletion alters membrane fluidity, thereby activating Hog1 for hypoxic induction. Hypoxic activation of Hog1 is distinct from its previously characterized response to osmotic stress, as the two conditions cause different transcriptional consequences. Furthermore, Hog1-dependent hypoxic activation is independent of the S. cerevisiae general stress response. In addition to Hog1, specific components of the SAGA coactivator complex, including Spt20 and Sgf73, are also required for PAU induction. Interestingly, the mammalian ortholog of Spt20, p38IP, has been previously shown to interact with the mammalian ortholog of Hog1, p38. Taken together, our results have uncovered a previously unknown hypoxic-response pathway that may be conserved throughout eukaryotes.

Indexed as

Gene Expression ProfilingAnaerobiosisBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternErgosterolGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, FungalHemeHistone AcetyltransferasesMembrane FluidityMembrane ProteinsMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMutationOligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysisp300-CBP-Associated FactorReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionADA2 protein, S cerevisiaeErgosterolGCN5 protein, S cerevisiaeHemeHistone AcetyltransferasesHOG1 protein, S cerevisiaeMembrane ProteinsMGA2 protein, S cerevisiaeMitogen-Activated Protein Kinasesp300-CBP-Associated FactorPAU1 protein, S cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSgf29 protein, S cerevisiaeSgf73 protein, S cerevisiaeSSK1 protein, S cerevisiaeTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsUPC2 protein, S cerevisiae

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PMID21467572
PMCPMC3122313
OpenAlexW2063436167

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