A homologue of elongation factor 1 gamma regulates methionine sulfoxide reductase A gene expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Jul 8;100(14):8199-204. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1432898100. Epub 2003 Jun 24.

Abstract

Methionine sulfoxide reductase A (MsrA) maintains the function of many proteins by reversing oxidation of methionine residues. Lack of this repair mechanism very likely increases aging-related disease susceptibility. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, disruption of the msrA gene increases free and protein-bound methionine sulfoxide and decreases cell viability. Although the underlying mechanisms in the induction of the msrA gene are still unknown, a transcriptional regulation may be involved. Hence, a search of nuclear proteins regulating the msrA gene is a major target of the experiments reported in this article. Using protein purification combined with MS, we discovered that calcium phospholipid-binding protein (CPBP), a homologue of elongation factor-1 gamma, is a component of a complex that binds to the msrA promoter. By measuring CPBP cooperative binding to the msrA promoter, we have mapped the CPBP binding site to a 39-bp sequence at the 3' end of the promoter. In a mutant yeast strain lacking the CPBP-encoding gene, the ability to overexpress msrA mRNA and MsrA protein was impaired and MsrA catalytic activity was greatly reduced, suggesting that CPBP may enhance msrA gene expression.

MeSH terms

  • DNA, Fungal / genetics
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal*
  • Methionine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Methionine / metabolism
  • Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Oxidoreductases / biosynthesis
  • Oxidoreductases / genetics*
  • Peptide Elongation Factor 1 / genetics*
  • Peptide Elongation Factors / deficiency
  • Peptide Elongation Factors / genetics
  • Peptide Elongation Factors / physiology*
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / metabolism
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / genetics
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / physiology*
  • TATA Box
  • Transcription, Genetic

Substances

  • CAM1 protein, S cerevisiae
  • DNA, Fungal
  • Peptide Elongation Factor 1
  • Peptide Elongation Factors
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
  • Methionine
  • Oxidoreductases
  • Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases
  • methionine sulfoxide reductase
  • methionine sulfoxide