ISSN:
1432-0983
Keywords:
Key wordsSchizosaccharomyces pombe
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Thermal resistance
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Cyclic AMP
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Trehalose
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Heat sensitivity at 48°C was determined in log-phase cultures of control and pka1-disrupted cells of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe grown at 25°C. Cells devoid of protein kinase A exhibited a considerable heat-shock resistance as compared to control cells. Addition of cAMP to control cells prompted a further decrease in viability during heat shock. This effect was not observed with pka1-disrupted cells, suggesting that cAMP-dependent phosphorylation is involved in modulation of the heat-shock response. When control or pka1-disrupted cells were grown at 25°C and then shifted to 37°C they acquired thermo-tolerance to a subsequent treatment at 48°C both in the absence and in the presence of exogenous cAMP. Inhibition of protein synthesis during the adaptive treatment did not block the development of thermo-tolerance. However, the arrest in translation significantly prevented trehalose accumulation in control cells but only slightly affected trehalose increase in pka1-disrupted cells. These data indicate that heat resistance may be established in growing cells of S. pombe by at least two independent post-translational mechanisms: a decrease in cAMP-dependent protein phosphorylation and a hitherto unknown process which may be independent of trehalose accumulation.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002940050183
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