Complementation in situ of the yeast plasma membrane H+-ATPase gene pmal by an H+-ATPase gene from a heterologous species
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In plants and fungi, the transport of solutes across the plasma membrane (pm) is driven by a proton pump (H+-ATPase) that produces an electric potential and a pH gradient. We expressed AHA2, a member of the Arabidopsis thaliana pm H+-ATPase gene family, in yeast cells in which transcription of the endogenous pm H+ATPase gene (pmal) had been turned off. AHA2 was expressed mainly in intracellular membranes and only supported very slow growth of transformed yeast cells. Removal of the last 92 C-terminal amino acids from the plant H+-ATPase produced an enzyme with 2-3-fold higher specific ATPase activity than the wild-type plant enzyme. Surprisingly, the truncated H+-ATPase was now targetted to the yeast pm and fully supported normal yeast growth.
Original language | English |
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Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 317 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 216-222 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISSN | 0014-5793 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Feb 1993 |
- , Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Arabidopsis thaliana, Auto-inhibition, Proton pump, Regulatory domain
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