SSU1 encodes a plasma membrane protein with a central role in a network of proteins conferring sulfite tolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

J Bacteriol. 1997 Sep;179(18):5971-4. doi: 10.1128/jb.179.18.5971-5974.1997.

Abstract

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae SSU1 gene was isolated based on its ability to complement a mutation causing sensitivity to sulfite, a methionine intermediate. SSU1 encodes a deduced protein of 458 amino acids containing 9 or 10 membrane-spanning domains but has no significant similarity to other proteins in public databases. An Ssu1p-GEP fusion protein was localized to the plasma membrane. Multicopy suppression analysis, undertaken to explore relationships among genes previously implicated in sulfite metabolism, suggests a regulatory pathway in which SSU1 acts downstream of FZF1 and SSU3, which in turn act downstream of GRR1.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anion Transport Proteins*
  • Base Sequence
  • Fungal Proteins / physiology*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
  • Membrane Proteins / physiology*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mutagenesis, Insertional
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / drug effects
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / physiology*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins*
  • Sulfites / metabolism*
  • Sulfites / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anion Transport Proteins
  • Fungal Proteins
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
  • Ssu1 protein, S cerevisiae
  • Sulfites

Associated data

  • GENBANK/U20254