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Nucleic Acids Research, 2001, Vol. 29, No. 10 2181-2190
© 2001 Oxford University Press

Phenotypic analysis of genes encoding yeast zinc cluster proteins

Bassel Akache1, Keqiang Wu1 and Bernard Turcotte1,2,3,*

1Department of Medicine, 2Department of Biochemistry and 3Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, 687 Pine Avenue West, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A1, Canada

Zinc cluster proteins (or binuclear cluster proteins) possess zinc fingers of the Zn(II)2Cys6-type involved in DNA recognition as exemplified by the well-characterized protein Gal4p. These fungal proteins are transcriptional regulators of genes involved in a wide variety of cellular processes including metabolism of compounds such as amino acids and sugars, as well as control of meiosis, multi-drug resistance etc. The yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) sequencing project has allowed the identification of additional zinc cluster proteins for a total of 54. However, the role of many of these putative zinc cluster proteins is unknown. We have performed phenotypic analysis of 33 genes encoding (putative) zinc cluster proteins. Only two members of the GAL4 family are essential genes. Our results show that deletion of eight different zinc cluster genes impairs growth on non-fermentable carbon sources. The same strains are also hypersensitive to the antifungal calcofluor white suggesting a role for these genes in cell wall integrity. In addition, one of these strains ({Delta}YFL052W) is also heat sensitive on rich (but not minimal) plates. Thus, deletion of YFL052W results in sensitivity to a combination of low osmolarity and high temperature. In addition, six strains are hypersensitive to caffeine, an inhibitor of the MAP kinase pathway and phosphodiesterase of the cAMP pathway. In conclusion, our analysis assigns phenotypes to a number of genes and provides a basis to better understand the role of these transcriptional regulators.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed at: Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology, Royal Victorial Hospital, McGill University, 687 Pine Avenue West, Room H7.83, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A1, Canada. Tel: +1 514 842 1231; Fax: +1 514 982 0893; Email: turcotte{at}lan1.molonc.mcgill.ca


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