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Genome-wide Analysis of Gene Expression Regulated by the Calcineurin/Crz1p Signaling Pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae *

H. Yoshimoto,K. Saltsman,A. Gasch,H. Li,N. Ogawa,D. Botstein,P. Brown,M. Cyert

Published 2002 in Journal of Biological Chemistry

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In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein phosphatase, calcineurin, is activated by specific environmental conditions, including exposure to Ca2+ and Na+, and induces gene expression by regulating the Crz1p/Tcn1p transcription factor. We used DNA microarrays to perform a comprehensive analysis of calcineurin/Crz1p-dependent gene expression following addition of Ca2+ (200 mm) or Na+(0.8 m) to yeast. 163 genes exhibited increased expression that was reduced 50% or more by calcineurin inhibition. These calcineurin-dependent genes function in signaling pathways, ion/small molecule transport, cell wall maintenance, and vesicular transport, and include many open reading frames of previously unknown function. Three distinct gene classes were defined as follows: 28 genes displayed calcineurin-dependent induction in response to Ca2+ and Na+, 125 showed calcineurin-dependent expression following Ca2+but not Na+ addition, and 10 were regulated by calcineurin in response to Na+ but not Ca2+. Analysis ofcrz1Δ cells established Crz1p as the major effector of calcineurin-regulated gene expression in yeast. We identified the Crz1p-binding site as 5′-GNGGC(G/T)CA-3′ by in vitro site selection. A similar sequence, 5′-GAGGCTG-3′, was identified as a common sequence motif in the upstream regions of calcineurin/ Crz1p-dependent genes. This finding is consistent with direct regulation of these genes by Crz1p.

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