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Volume 156, Issue 2

The inositol regulon controls viability in Free

Abstract

Inositol is essential in eukaryotes, and must be imported or synthesized. Inositol biosynthesis in is controlled by three non-essential genes that make up the inositol regulon: and , which together encode a heterodimeric transcriptional activator, and , which encodes a transcriptional repressor. ScOpi1p inhibits the ScIno2-ScIno4p activator in response to extracellular inositol levels. An important gene controlled by the inositol regulon is , which encodes inositol-3-phosphate synthase, a key enzyme in inositol biosynthesis. In the pathogenic yeast , homologues of the inositol regulon genes are ‘transcriptionally rewired’. Instead of regulating the gene, and regulate ribosomal genes. Another species that is a prevalent cause of infections is ; however, is phylogenetically more closely related to than . Experiments were designed to determine if homologues of the inositol regulon genes function similarly to or are transcriptionally rewired. , and regulate in a manner similar to that observed in . However, unlike in , is essential. Genetic data indicate that is a repressor that affects viability by regulating activation of a target of the inositol regulon.

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Keyword(s): 5-FOA, 5-fluororotic acid and NCR, non-coding region, UASINO, upstream activator sequence for inositol regulation
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The inositol regulon controls viability in Candida glabrata
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