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ArticleScientific reports2016

The yeast Aft2 transcription factor determines selenite toxicity by controlling the low affinity phosphate transport system.

María Pérez-Sampietro, Albert Serra-Cardona, David Canadell, Celia Casas, Joaquín Ariño, Enrique Herrero

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

María Pérez-SampietroDepartament de Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Universitat de Lleida, IRBLleida, 25198-Lleida, Spain.
Albert Serra-CardonaInstitut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193-Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain.
David CanadellInstitut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193-Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain.
Celia CasasDepartament de Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Universitat de Lleida, IRBLleida, 25198-Lleida, Spain.
Joaquín AriñoInstitut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193-Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain.
Enrique HerreroDepartament de Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Universitat de Lleida, IRBLleida, 25198-Lleida, Spain.
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ESUniversitat de Lleida · ESBiomedical Research Institute of Lleida · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is employed as a model to study the cellular mechanisms of toxicity and defense against selenite, the most frequent environmental selenium form. We show that yeast cells lacking Aft2, a transcription factor that together with Aft1 regulates iron homeostasis, are highly sensitive to selenite but, in contrast to aft1 mutants, this is not rescued by iron supplementation. The absence of Aft2 strongly potentiates the transcriptional responses to selenite, particularly for DNA damage- and oxidative stress-responsive genes, and results in intracellular hyperaccumulation of selenium. Overexpression of PHO4, the transcriptional activator of the PHO regulon under low phosphate conditions, partially reverses sensitivity and hyperaccumulation of selenite in a way that requires the presence of Spl2, a Pho4-controlled protein responsible for post-transcriptional downregulation of the low-affinity phosphate transporters Pho87 and Pho90. SPL2 expression is strongly downregulated in aft2 cells, especially upon selenite treatment. Selenite hypersensitivity of aft2 cells is fully rescued by deletion of PHO90, suggesting a major role for Pho90 in selenite uptake. We propose that the absence of Aft2 leads to enhanced Pho90 function, involving both Spl2-dependent and independent events and resulting in selenite hyperaccumulation and toxicity.

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Biological TransportCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA DamageMembrane Transport ProteinsOxidative StressPhosphate Transport ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSelenious AcidTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsAFT1 protein, S cerevisiaeAft2 protein, S cerevisiaeCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsPHO4 protein, S cerevisiaePho87 protein, S cerevisiaePho90 protein, S cerevisiaePhosphate Transport ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSelenious AcidSPL2 protein, S cerevisiaeTrans-ActivatorsTranscription Factors

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PMID27618952
PMCPMC5020356
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