A genome-wide screen of genes involved in cadmium tolerance in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

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dc.contributor.authorP J Kennedy-
dc.contributor.authorA A Vashisht-
dc.contributor.authorKwang Lae Hoe-
dc.contributor.authorDong Uk Kim-
dc.contributor.authorH O Park-
dc.contributor.authorJ Hayles-
dc.contributor.authorP Russell-
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-19T09:11:55Z-
dc.date.available2017-04-19T09:11:55Z-
dc.date.issued2008-
dc.identifier.issn1096-6080-
dc.identifier.uri10.1093/toxsci/kfn153ko
dc.identifier.urihttps://oak.kribb.re.kr/handle/201005/8639-
dc.description.abstractCadmium is a worldwide environmental toxicant responsible for a range of human diseases including cancer. Cellular injury from cadmium is minimized by stress-responsive detoxification mechanisms. We explored the genetic requirements for cadmium tolerance by individually screening mutants from the fission yeast (Schizosaccharomyces pombe) haploid deletion collection for inhibited growth on agar growth media containing cadmium. Cadmium-sensitive mutants were further tested for sensitivity to oxidative stress (hydrogen peroxide) and osmotic stress (potassium chloride). of 2649 mutants screened, 237 were sensitive to cadmium, of which 168 were cadmium specific. Most were previously unknown to be involved in cadmium tolerance. The 237 genes represent a number of pathways including sulfate assimilation, phytochelatin synthesis and transport, ubiquinone (Coenzyme Q10) biosynthesis, stress signaling, cell wall biosynthesis and cell morphology, gene expression and chromatin remodeling, vacuole function, and intracellular transport of macromolecules. The ubiquinone biosynthesis mutants are acutely sensitive to cadmium but only mildly sensitive to hydrogen peroxide, indicating that Coenzyme Q10 plays a larger role in cadmium tolerance than just as an antioxidant. These and several other mutants turn yellow when exposed to cadmium, suggesting cadmium sulfide accumulation. This phenotype can potentially be used as a biomarker for cadmium. There is remarkably little overlap with a comparable screen of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae haploid deletion collection, indicating that the two distantly related yeasts utilize significantly different strategies for coping with cadmium stress. These strategies and their relation to cadmium detoxification in humans are discussed.-
dc.publisherOxford Univ Press-
dc.titleA genome-wide screen of genes involved in cadmium tolerance in Schizosaccharomyces pombe-
dc.title.alternativeA genome-wide screen of genes involved in cadmium tolerance in Schizosaccharomyces pombe-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.citation.titleToxicological Sciences-
dc.citation.number1-
dc.citation.endPage139-
dc.citation.startPage124-
dc.citation.volume106-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorKwang Lae Hoe-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorDong Uk Kim-
dc.contributor.alternativeNameKennedy-
dc.contributor.alternativeNameVashisht-
dc.contributor.alternativeName허광래-
dc.contributor.alternativeName김동욱-
dc.contributor.alternativeName박한오-
dc.contributor.alternativeNameHayles-
dc.contributor.alternativeNameRussell-
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationToxicological Sciences, vol. 106, no. 1, pp. 124-139-
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/toxsci/kfn153-
dc.subject.keywordCadmium-
dc.subject.keywordGene deletion-
dc.subject.keywordSchizosaccharomyces pombe-
dc.subject.keywordStress-
dc.subject.keywordSulfur-
dc.subject.keywordUbiquinone-
dc.subject.localCadmium-
dc.subject.localcadmium-
dc.subject.localgene-deletion-
dc.subject.localGene deletion-
dc.subject.localgene deletion-
dc.subject.localschizosaccharomyces pombe-
dc.subject.localSchizosaccharomyces pombe-
dc.subject.localSchizosacchromyces pombe-
dc.subject.localstress-
dc.subject.localstresses-
dc.subject.localStress-
dc.subject.localsulfur-
dc.subject.localSulfur-
dc.subject.localubiquinone-
dc.subject.localUbiquinone-
dc.description.journalClassY-
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