Korean Journal of Microbiology (미생물학회지)

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Characterization of a Monosaccharide Transporter mstB Isolated as a Downstream Gene of MsnA in Aspergillus nidulans

Aspergillus nidulans에서 MsnA 하위 유전자로 선별된 단당류 수송자 mstB의 기능 분석

  • Received : 2011.09.22
  • Accepted : 2011.10.07
  • Published : 2011.12.31
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Abstract

To screen downstream genes of Aspergillus nidulans MsnA showing amino acid sequence similarity to the zinc finger region of Msn2/4 stress response transcription factors in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, differentially expressed genes (DEG) in MsnA overexpressed or msnA null mutant strains compared to wild type have been isolated. The cognate gene IDs were identified by DNA sequencing of the selected DEGs. Among those, DEG6 was known as mstB encoding a putative monosaccharide transporter. Expression level of mstB mRNA was increased in MsnA overproducing strains and MsnA bound directly to the promoter region of mstB in vitro. MstB containing twelve transmembrane domains exhibited 80% of amino acid sequence identities to A. niger MstA a high-affinity monosaccharide transporter. A null mutant of mstB was phenotypically undistinguishable to wild type. On the other hand, forced overexpression of MstB caused the increased formation of sexual structure cleistothecia in 0.1% glucose condition where wild type showed almost no cleistothecia. This result implies that mstB is involved in transport of monosaccharide required for sexual differentiation.

스트레스 반응에 관여하는 Saccharomyces cerevisiae 전사인자인 Msn2/4의 $C_2H_2$ zinc finger 부위와 아미노산 서열 유사성을 보이는 Aspergillus nidulans MsnA의 하위 유전자 획득을 위하여 msnA 결손 돌연변이체 또는 과발현 균주에서 야생주와 비교하여 차별적으로 발현되는 유전자(Differentially Expressed Gene, DEG)들을 분리하였다. 선별된 DEG들은 염기서열 결정을 통해 해당 유전자들을 동정하였고 이들 중 DEG6는 단당류 수송자(monosaccharide transporter)로 예측된 mstB 유전자로 밝혀졌다. mstB의 발현은 MsnA 과발현에 의하여 증가되었으며 MsnA는 in vitro에서 mstB 프로모터 부위에 직접적으로 결합하였다. MstB는 12개의 막결합 부위를 가지며 A. niger의 고친화성 단당류 수송자(high-affinity monosaccharide transporter)인 MstA와 80%의 높은 아미노산 서열 동일성을 보였다. mstB 결손 돌연변이체의 표현형은 야생주와 유사하였으나 MstB가 과발현된 균주는 낮은 당 농도인 0.1% glucose 배지에서 유성생식 기관인 cleistothecia의 형성이 증가하였다. 이러한 결과는 단당류 수송자인 MstB가 유성분화 과정에서 요구되는 당의 수송에 관여하고 있음을 시사한다.

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