1 Division of Yeast Genetics, National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London, NW7 1AA, UK
2 Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
Authors for correspondence (e-mail: jmillar{at}nimr.mrc.ac.uk; c.mcinerny{at}bio.gla.ac.uk)
Accepted 30 July 2004
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Summary |
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Key words: Fission yeast, Cell cycle, Transcription, Forkhead, MADS box
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Introduction |
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One of the best studied waves of transcription in budding yeast is known as the `CLB2 cluster' (Spellman et al., 1998). This cluster contains approximately 30 genes including CLB2, CDC5, CDC20, SPO12, SWI5 and DBF2, which control mitotic entry, sister chromatid separation, mitotic exit and cytokinesis (Jorgensen and Tyers, 2000
). The promoters of these genes contain a Mcm1p-binding motif which is flanked by a forkhead transcription factor site. These elements are responsible for G2/M-specific expression through the mitotic cell cycle (Althoefer et al., 1995
; Maher et al., 1995
; Koranda et al., 2000
; Kumar et al., 2000
; Pic et al., 2000
). Mcm1p recruits the forkhead transcription factor Fkh2p and this complex remains bound to promoters throughout the cell cycle (Althoefer et al., 1995
; Hollenhorst et al., 2000
; Koranda et al., 2000
; Kumar et al., 2000
; Pic et al., 2000
; Zhu et al., 2000
). A second forkhead transcription factor, Fkh1p, supports periodic transcription of the CLB2 cluster in the absence of Fkh2p but, unlike its relative, does not bind cooperatively with Mcm1p (Kumar et al., 2000
; Hollenhorst et al., 2002
). Fkh1p and Fkh2p additionally contain a forkhead-associated (FHA) domain which binds target molecules that have been specifically phosphorylated on threonine residues (Durocher and Jackson, 2002
).
Several lines of evidence suggest that in addition to Fkh1p, Fkh2p and Mcm1p, activation of the CLB2 cluster requires the Ndd1p protein. NDD1 is an essential gene that was originally identified as a multi-copy suppressor of the temperature-sensitive cdc28-1N allele (Loy et al., 1999). However, deletion of Fkh2p or truncation at its C-terminus relieves the requirement for NDD1, implying that Ndd1p works through Fkh2p (Koranda et al., 2000
). Conversely, overexpression of NDD1 enhances levels of CLB2 cluster transcription (Loy et al., 1999
). Unlike Mcm1p and Fkh2p which bind throughout the cell cycle, Ndd1p is recruited to CLB2 and SWI5 promoters only during G2/M and this recruitment is dependent on either Fkh1p or Fkh2p (Koranda et al., 2000
). Recently, Reynolds and colleagues (Reynolds et al., 2003
) have shown that phosphorylation of Ndd1p on threonine 319 by Clb2p/Cdc28p kinase promotes association of Ndd1p with the FHA domain of Fkh2p and transcriptional activation.
In fission yeast approximately 400 genes are periodically expressed through the mitotic cell cycle and these can be grouped into at least four clusters (Rustici et al., 2004). The expression of one of these gene clusters peaks in G1 and is regulated by the MBF-DSC1 transcription factor complex. This is followed by the core histone wave during S-phase and then a group of genes during G2 including spd1+, psu1+ and rds1+. Recently, a new cluster has been identified which is coordinately expressed during mitosis and early G1-phase and includes the plo1+, cdc15+, spo12+, ppb1+, slp1+, fin1+ and sid2+ genes (Anderson et al., 2002
). The products of these genes regulate spindle formation, the onset of anaphase, the formation and placement of the actomyosin ring and cytokinesis. In this study we have identified transcription factors which are responsible for the periodic expression of these genes.
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Materials and Methods |
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Cloning fkh2+
A genomic library (pURB1) (Barbet et al., 1992) was introduced into mcs3-12 wee1-50 cdc25-22 ura4-D18 strain (JM 1666) by electroporation and plated onto medium lacking uracil. Of 60,000 transformants screened, 55 complementing colonies were identified at 37°C. Sub-cloning, DNA sequencing and BLAST searches revealed that one of these suppressors was a gene with strong similarity to S. cerevisiae FKH2 (SPBC16G5.15C) and it was therefore designated fkh2+. Other genes isolated in this screen have been described elsewhere (Samuel et al., 2000
). To test for allelism between fkh2 and mcs3, fkh2-3HA:kanR wee1-50 cdc25-22 (JM 2275) was mated with mcs3-12 wee1-50 cdc25-22 ura4-D18 (JM 1666) and the asci analysed by tetrad dissection.
Deletion and tagging
Deletions and tagged versions of fkh2+, sep1+ and mbx1+ were made using the PCR-based gene targeting method of Bähler et al. (Bähler et al., 1998) or a refinement of this (Krawchuk and Wahls, 1999). For deletions, replacements were performed in wild-type diploids, potential heterozygotes identified by PCR and confirmed by southern blot before being sporulated and the asci dissected. Tagging was performed directly into wild-type haploids, potential positives identified by PCR and back-crossed to wild-type. Tagged genes were confirmed by western blot of protein extracts using anti-HA or anti-myc antibodies.
DNA constructs
The mutated cdc15+ PCB reporter construct was made by changing the PCB sequence (GCAACG to AAGGTT) in pSP178.15UAS (Anderson et al., 2002
), to create pSP
178.15UAS.MUT (GB 344). pREP3X:fkh2+ (GB 263) and pREP3X:sep1+ (GB 290) were made by amplifying the open reading frames of each gene by PCR using oligonucleotides containing restriction sites for cloning into pREP3X.
RNA manipulations
S. pombe total RNA was prepared according to Schmitt et al. (Schmitt et al., 1990) and analysed by northern blot, as previously described (Anderson et al., 2002
).
Electromobility Bandshift Assay (EMSA)
Whole cell extracts were generated from cells and gel retardation analysis was performed with a cdc15+ promoter fragment containing the PCB, as previously described (Anderson et al., 2002).
Immunoprecipitations and western blot analysis
Preparation of whole cell extracts, immunoprecipitations and western blot analysis were performed exactly as previously described (Buck et al., 1996).
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Results |
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fkh2+ regulates the timing and position of the division septum
To investigate the function of fkh2+, we first deleted the gene in a diploid (Bähler et al., 1998; Krawchuk and Wahls, 1999). After sporulating the heterozygous kanr-tagged chromosomal deletion (fkh2
fkh2+), we found that all four progeny spores gave rise to viable haploids that segregated 2:2 with respect to G418 resistance (Fig. 1B), indicating that fkh2+ is a non-essential gene. We noted that colonies of fkh2
cells grew more slowly than the wild-type and this was confirmed in liquid culture (Fig. 1B; data not shown). In addition, exponentially growing fkh2
cells were heterogeneous in size at division, with a greater mean length (17±5.3 µm) than wild-type cells (14.7±1.1 µm) (Fig. 1C). To investigate these phenotypes more closely, exponential fkh2
cells were stained for chromatin and septal material. Although 81% of the population appeared normal, 11% of the cells had multiple nuclei with unconstricted septa, 4% contained two nuclei but multiple septa and 4% showed incorrectly positioned or misoriented septa (Fig. 1D). We conclude that Fkh2p is required for the correct timing, positioning and contraction of the division septum in fission yeast.
fkh2+ regulates periodic gene expression in M phase
In S. cerevisiae the FKH1 and FKH2 transcripts are periodically transcribed, with mRNA levels peaking in S-phase (Cho et al., 1998; Spellman et al., 1998
). This prompted us to examine whether fkh2+ is periodically expressed during the fission yeast cell cycle. cdc25-22 cells were transiently arrested in late G2 and released to the permissive temperature to enter a synchronous cell cycle. Northern blot analysis of mRNA isolated from successive time points revealed that fkh2+ is periodically expressed during the fission yeast cell cycle. Similar results were obtained with synchronous wild-type cells, size selected by elutriation (data not shown). The peak of fkh2+ mRNA expression is coincident with that of cdc15+, fin1+ and spo12+ (Fig. 2A). We recently identified a sequence motif, known as a PCB element, in the cdc15+, fin1+ and spo12+ promoters (Anderson et al., 2002
). We note that fkh2+ contains two putative PCB motifs (consensus GNAACG/A) in its promoter region (GCAACG at 208bp and GCAACG at 85bp, relative to the initiating ATG). We also found that slp1+, the fission yeast homologue of the S. cerevisiae CDC20 gene (Matsumoto, 1997
) and ace2+, the fission yeast homologue of the S. cerevisiae ACE2 gene (Martin-Cuadrado et al., 2003
), are periodically expressed at the same time (Fig. 2A). Both genes contain putative PCB sequences in their promoters: slp1+ (GCAACA at 289 bp) and ace2+ (GCAACG at 241 bp and GCAACA at 389 bp).
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The similarity between Fkh2p and its homologues in budding yeast prompted us to examine the effect of deleting fkh2+ on the periodic transcription of PCB-regulated genes. Separate cultures of cdc25-22 and fkh2 cdc25-22 were synchronised by transient temperature arrest and after release to the permissive temperature, samples were taken at intervals for both northern blot analysis and microscopic examination. In fkh2
cells the onset of septation was delayed by
15 minutes and remained high at later time points relative to the control culture (Fig. 2B). The rate of binucleate formation in fkh2
cells was also delayed by
15 minutes (data not shown), showing that either mitotic entry or the onset of anaphase was also delayed. Importantly, periodic transcription of spo12+, fin1+, slp1+, ace2+ and cdc15+ was not observed in the absence of fkh2+ (compare Fig. 2A and 2B). We conclude that fkh2+ regulates periodic gene transcription in M phase. This may account for the role of fkh2+ in controlling mitotic progression and the timing, positioning and contraction of the division septum.
sep1+ and fkh2+ have both common and distinct functions in cytokinesis
Previous studies have shown that another forkhead transcription factor, Sep1p, regulates septation and periodic transcription of the cdc15+ gene (Ribar et al., 1997; Zilahi et al., 2000
). To examine the relationship between sep1+ and fkh2+, each gene was expressed ectopically in fkh2
and sep1
cells, respectively. We found that mild overexpression of full-length fkh2+ did not relieve the septation defect of sep1
cells, nor did mild overexpression of sep1+ from its own promoter rescue loss of fkh2+ (data not shown). However, we noted that strong overexpression of full-length fkh2+ from the nmt1 promoter is lethal in wild-type cells but not in sep1
cells, suggesting that Sep1p is required for Fkh2p function (Fig. 3A). Conversely, strong overexpression of sep1+ is lethal in both wild-type and cells lacking fkh2+, indicating that Sep1p can function in the absence of Fkh2p (data not shown). It is interesting to note that the terminal phenotype of wild-type cells overexpressing full-length, but not truncated, fkh2+ is elongated, suggesting that the C-terminus of Fkh2p inhibits mitotic entry in a dominant-negative manner (Fig. 3A, data not shown).
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We next examined the effect of a deletion of sep1+ on the periodicity of transcripts of the M/G1 gene cluster. sep1 cdc25-22 cells were synchronised by transient temperature arrest and release before samples were subjected to northern blot analysis. We found that periodic expression of cdc15+, fkh2+, spo12+, slp1+, ace2+ and fin1+ (Fig. 3B) is abolished in the absence of Sep1p, thus confirming and extending previous observations (Zilahi et al., 2000
). By contrast, deleting fhl1+ (SPAC1142.08), which encodes a distinct forkhead-domain containing transcription factor in fission yeast, had no effect on periodic transcription of M/G1 genes (data not shown). These data suggest that a common function shared by sep1+ and fkh2+, but not fhl1+, is the regulation of periodic expression of genes in M phase.
fkh2+ and sep1+ regulate M/G1-specific transcription through the PCB sequence
We previously showed that a cdc15+ promoter fragment containing the PCB sequence in a reporter plasmid (pSP178.15UAS) (Anderson et al., 2002
) confers periodic M/G1 expression to lacZ in fission yeast (Fig. 4A) (Anderson et al., 2002
). To examine the role of the core PCB sequence we changed it from GCAACG to AAGGTT in the reporter plasmid and found that this mutation resulted in a complete loss of cell cycle-regulated transcription of lacZ, but not of the endogenous wild-type cdc15+ gene (Fig. 4D). We further found that periodic expression of lacZ was similarly abolished in both fkh2
(Fig. 4B) and sep1
cells (Fig. 4C). The cdc15+ mRNA and septation profiles were different in these experiments compared with others (for example, Fig. 2A); this is likely to be because of the presence of the nutritionally selected plasmids in these strains, which affected growth rates.
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Combined, these observations imply that fkh2+ and sep1+ control M/G1-specific transcription in fission yeast through the PCB sequences present in the promoters of M/G1 transcribed genes, although other sequences may also have a role.
Fission yeast contains three MADS box proteins
In S. cerevisiae, Fkh1p and Fkh2p combine with Mcm1p, a MADS box-type protein to control G2/M-specific transcription (Koranda et al., 2000; Kumar et al., 2000
; Pic et al., 2000
; Zhu et al., 2000
). We therefore searched for MADS box-containing gene products (Triesman and Ammerer, 1992
) in the fission yeast database (Wood et al., 2002
) (Fig. 5A) and identified three. The first, Map1p, is not required for mitotic growth and displays no obvious cell cycle phenotype (Yabana and Yamamoto, 1996
). A second (SPBC19G7.06), which we named Mbx1p (MADS box protein 1) (Fig. 5A), is most similar to S. pombe Map1p and S. cerevisiae Mcm1p and Arg80p. To investigate the function of Mbx1p, we generated a chromosomal deletion (Bähler et al., 1998
; Krawchuk and Wahls, 1999). We found that mbx1
haploid cells are viable and grow at a similar rate to wild-type cells (data not shown). However, mbx1
cells showed a significant defect in cytokinesis (Fig. 5B), which was exacerbated in double mutants with either sep1
or fkh2
(Fig. 5C,D). Intriguingly, we find that the slow growth phenotype of fkh2
cells is not observed in mbx1
fkh2
cells, suggesting that Fkh2p, Sep1p and Mbx1p share a common, but not fully overlapping, function (Fig. 5C). The third MADS-box protein identified (SPBC317.01), which we named Mbx2p, is most similar to the S. cerevisiae Rlm1p and Smp1p proteins (Dodou and Treisman, 1997
). This gene has recently been identified as having a role in the biosynthesis of the pyruvylated Galß 1,3-epitope in N-linked glycans, and named Pvg4p (Andreishcheva et al., 2004
); we now use this annotation. To investigate the function of pvg4+, we deleted it in diploid cells and subjected the heterozygotes (pvg4
/pvg4+) to tetrad dissection. We found that all four progeny were viable and segregated 2:2 with respect to G418 resistance. pvg4
cells were slow growing, fragile and rounded in shape, suggesting that Pvg4p is required for cell wall integrity (data not shown). Because pvg4
cells flocculated and frequently lysed in liquid culture, this precluded further analysis.
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Mbx1p is a component of PBF
PBF was identified as a factor that binds to a region of the cdc15+ promoter that is responsible for periodic gene transcription during M phase (Anderson et al., 2002). This prompted us to analyse PBF binding activity in cells that were either deleted for the mbx1+, fkh2+ or sep1+ genes, and in cells in which these genes were tagged at their respective C-termini (Bähler et al., 1998
; Krawchuk and Wahls, 1999). We found that PBF binding activity was present in map1
cells (data not shown) but absent in both mbx1
and mbx1-13myc cells, suggesting that Mbx1p is a component of PBF (Fig. 6A). Notably, PBF binding activity was still detected in fkh2
, sep1
and double mutant fkh2
sep1
cells, suggesting that PBF is not responsible for periodic expression of the M phase gene cluster. However, no complex was observed in fkh2-3HA or fkh2-13myc cells, indicating that tagging the C-terminus of Fkh2p interferes with binding of Mbx1p to the promoter fragment (Fig. 6A,B). In these cells, binding of the PBF complex was restored by ectopic expression of a plasmid carrying a wild-type copy of fkh2+ (Fig. 6B). Together these data suggest that Mbx1p is a component of PBF and binds in close proximity to the Fkh2p and Sep1p proteins on the cdc15+ promoter.
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Mbx1p is not required for periodic gene transcription in M phase
We next examined the requirement for MADS box proteins in controlling cycle-regulated expression of M/G1-specific genes. First, cdc25-22 and mbx1 cdc25-22 cells were synchronised by temperature arrest and release, when mRNA levels were examined by northern blot. Whereas cdc25-22 cells underwent normal cytokinesis, the septation profile of mbx1
cells remained high (Fig. 6C), probably because of a failure in the constriction of the cytokinetic actomyosin ring (Fig. 5B). Surprisingly, the cdc15+, spo12+, slp1+, fin1+, ace2+ and fkh2+ genes were still periodically regulated in mbx1
cdc25-22 cells with maximal expression in M/G1, although the amplitude of expression appeared reduced (Fig. 6C). We reasoned that distinct MADS box protein(s) may substitute for the absence of Mbx1p. However, we found that expression of M/G1 genes in map1
mbx1
double mutants was indistinguishable from that of mbx1
single mutants (data not shown). This suggests that Fkh2p and Sep1p may not require an associated MADS box protein to drive periodic gene expression in M phase, although we were unable to assess the role of Pvg4p (Mbx2p) being unable to synchronise Pvg4
cells, or construct compound deletions with either map1
or mbx1
mutants.
Fkh2p and Mbx1p are periodically phosphorylated in M phase
A common way to regulate transcription factor activity is via phosphorylation (Whitmarsh and Davis, 2000), which can often be detected by a change in the mobility of proteins on SDS-PAGE. We used this approach to examine Fkh2p, Sep1p and Mbx1p through the cell cycle. To detect the proteins each gene was tagged at its C-terminus and cell extracts analysed by western blot (Bähler et al., 1998
; Krawchuk and Wahls, 1999). Although we could readily detect Fkh2p-3HA and Mbx1p-13myc proteins we were unable to detect Sep1p-3HA by western blot despite repeated efforts, the reason for which is unknown. Although the level of the proteins remained largely constant, Fkh2p-3HA and Mbx1p-13myc both exhibited multiple forms, with lower mobility forms appearing in M phase co-incidentally with the disappearance of faster mobility forms (Fig. 7A). These lower mobility forms were because of phosphorylation, because the addition of exogenous phosphatase in vitro resulted in their disappearance (Fig. 7B, data not shown). These data echo observations made in S. cerevisiae, in which Fkh2p is transiently hyper-phosphorylated during mitosis (Pic et al., 2000
).
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Discussion |
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In budding yeast, recruitment of Fkh2p to promoters requires the MADS box protein, Mcm1p. To identify potential binding partners of Fkh2p and Sep1p, we searched the fission yeast database for MADS box-containing proteins and identified three: Map1p and two novel proteins, Mbx1p and Mbx2p (Pvg4p). Mbx1p has sequence similarity to budding yeast Mcm1p in its DNA binding domain, but contains a C-terminal extension not present in Mcm1p. We found that the fission yeast Mbx1p is non-essential for growth and is required for timely completion of cytokinesis, suggesting that it may act in conjunction with Fkh2p and Sep1p. By contrast, Pvg4p is more closely related to the budding yeast Rlm1p and Smp1p proteins, which are required for cell wall integrity and stress resistance (Dodou and Treisman, 1997). Consistent with this proposal, pvg4+ has recently been identified as being required for N-glycan biosynthesis (Andreishcheva et al., 2004
), and we found that cells lacking Pvg4p were rounded, fragile and frequently lysed and flocculated in liquid culture. Surprisingly, we found that the M/G1-regulated gene cluster is still periodically expressed in cells lacking both mbx1+ and map1+ (our unpublished data). This suggests that Fkh2p and Sep1p may control periodic gene transcription in M phase in the absence of an associated MADS box protein, although we were not able to test a role for Pvg4p in this process. This is a surprising result, as in budding yeast Mcm1p appears to have a central role in controlling cell cycle transcription in combination with forkhead proteins. It is possible that in fission yeast, as observed in mammalian systems (Alvarez et al., 2001
), MADS box proteins only play a minor role in this process.
We have previously identified a factor by EMSA, called PBF, that binds to a 150 bp region of the cdc15+ promoter that is responsible for periodic gene transcription and contains the PCB element (Anderson et al., 2002). Surprisingly, we found that PBF is absent in strains lacking Mbx1p, but persists in cells lacking both Fkh2p and Sep1p. This argues that PBF is not required for periodic expression of the M/G1 gene cluster and may only contain Mbx1p. However, we find that PBF binding activity is absent in cell extracts of strains in which the C-terminus of fkh2+ is tagged with an epitope, indicating that tagging the C-terminus of Fkh2p may interfere with Mbx1p function and leads us to suggest that Mbx1p binds in close proximity to the Fkh2p and Sep1p proteins on gene promoters in vivo. Indeed, we propose that Mbx1p may form higher molecular weight complexes with Sep1p and Fkh2p that we were unable to detect by EMSA. This would be consistent with observations in budding yeast in which various complexes of Fkh1p, Fkh2p and Mcm1p can be detected by EMSA, with Fkh1p and Fkh2p only being present in the slower mobility forms (Althoefer et al., 1995
; Maher et al., 1995
; Koranda et al., 2000
; Kumar et al., 2000
; Pic et al., 2000
). Unfortunately, our attempts to monitor association of Fkh2p, Sep1p and Mbx1p to gene promoters by chromatin immunoprecipitation assay have so far failed (our unpublished data). This may be because epitope tagging of the C-terminus of these genes interferes with their biological function; indeed, we observed that the tags in all three genes caused mild growth phenotypes. Nevertheless, the observation that mbx1
cells display a defect in cytokinesis that is similar to fkh2
and sep1
cells and that mbx1
fkh2
cells do not display the slow growth phenotype of fkh2
alone suggests that Mbx1p may regulate a subset of genes in the M/G1 cluster. We are currently examining this possibility by microarray analysis. However, Mbx1p is also likely to have functions that are distinct from Sep1p and Fkh2p because the sep1
fkh2
mbx1
cells display a more severe cytokinetic defect than sep1
fkh2
cells. We are currently mapping the binding site for Mbx1p on the cdc15+ promoter to formally examine the requirement for a MADS box protein in mitotic gene transcription.
In budding yeast, transcriptional activation of the CLB2 cluster is triggered by Clb2p/Cdc28p-mediated phosphorylation of Ndd1p. This promotes association of Ndd1p to the FHA domain of Fkh2p, its recruitment to gene promoters and transcriptional activation (Reynolds et al., 2003). However, the fission yeast genome does not contain any obvious homologues of Ndd1p. Similarly, although forkhead transcription factors regulate G2/M transcription in mammalian cells, these cells also lack a homologue of Ndd1p (Alvarez et al., 2001
). Thus, although forkhead transcription factors direct cell cycle-dependent gene transcription in budding yeast, fission yeast and mammalian cells, the mechanisms by which these factors are regulated may be distinct. In this respect it is notable that, in both fission yeast and budding yeast, Fkh2p is transiently hyper-phosphorylated during M-phase, coincident with the peak of M-phase gene transcription (Pic et al., 200). In principle, Fkh2p may be phosphorylated by Cdk1/Cyclin B (Cdc2/Cdc13) or Polo (Plo1p) kinases, both of which are periodically activated in M phase. However, our initial data suggest that mutation of the consensus phosphorylation sites in Fkh2p for Cdc2p/Cdc13p kinase neither abolishes periodic phosphorylation of Fkh2p nor inhibits periodic expression of M-phase gene expression in fission yeast (our unpublished data). This is consistent with our previous observations that overexpression of Plo1p kinase can drive expression of genes in M/G1 cluster in cells lacking Cdc2p/Cdc13p activity (Anderson et al., 2002
). We are currently testing whether direct phosphorylation of Fkh2p by Plo1p kinase triggers mitotic gene transcription.
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Footnotes |
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Present address: Departament de Bioquimica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat de València, Dr Moliner 50, 46100 Burjassot, Valéncia, Spain
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