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Brefeldin a decreases the activity of the general amino acid permease (GAP1) and the more specific systems for L-leucine uptake in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters volume 11, pages 256–263 (2006)
Abstract
Brefeldin A is a commonly used antifungal agent that reversibly blocks protein transport from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi complex. In this study, we aimed to characterize L-leucine uptake in Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the presence of brefeldin A. For this purpose, we used a synthetic medium, containing L-proline and the detergent SDS, which allows the agent to permeate into the yeast cell. The results obtained with a wild type strain and a gap1 mutant indicate that BFA causes either direct or indirect modification of the transport and/or processing of L-leucine permeases. The presence of BFA affects the kinetic parameter values for L-leucine uptake and decreases not only the uptake mediated by the general system (GAP1), but also that through the specific BAP2 (S1) and/or S2 systems.
Abbreviations
- AAP:
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amino acid permease
- BAP2:
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branched-chain amino acid permease 2
- BFA:
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brefeldin A
- ER:
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endoplasmic reticulum
- GAP1:
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general amino acid permease
- GC:
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Golgi complex
- S1 and S2:
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specific L-leucine transport systems
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Alonso, M., Burgos, H.I., Pannunzio, V. et al. Brefeldin a decreases the activity of the general amino acid permease (GAP1) and the more specific systems for L-leucine uptake in Saccharomyces cerevisiae . Cell. Mol. Biol. Lett. 11, 256–263 (2006). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11658-006-0020-8
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Key words
- Brefeldin A
- Leucine permeases
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae