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Study of NPS1, a novel CDC gene of cerevisiae

Research Project

Project/Area Number 04660122
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 応用微生物学・発酵学
Research InstitutionHIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

TSUCHIYA Eiko  Hiroshima University, Dept. Fermentation technol., Associate Professor, 工学部, 助教授 (90127671)

Project Period (FY) 1992 – 1993
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1993)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000)
Fiscal Year 1993: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 1992: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
KeywordsSaccharomyces cerevisiae / Cell-Division Cycle / G2-Phase Control / DNA-Binding Protein / Protein Kinase / Nuclear Protein / Saccharomyces cevevisiae / プロテインチナーゼ
Research Abstract

The NPSl gene is a novel cell division cycle (CDC) gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae enconding a 160 kd nuclear protein essenntial for cell growth. I investigated the functions of NPS1 gene in cell cycle and obtained the following results.
1) I constructed a mutant nps1 gene which has a glutamic acid residue at position 792 instead of lysin residue (Lys792) at a suspected ATP-binding site of protein kinase consennsus motief, and found that Lys792 is indispensable for in vivo function of NPS1 gene product.
2) By investigating the phenotypes of conditional lethal strain which can express NPS1 gene only in galactose medium, I found that nps1 gene works in g2 phase of S.cerevisiae transducing the signal of completion of DNA replication.
3) The NPS1 gene product was found to locate in nuclear saffold of S.cerevisiae and possess DNA-binding activity.
4) I succeeded to produce the Nps1 protein in SF9 cell transformed with recombinant baculovirus carrying NPS1 gene. Large scaled culture of transformed SF9 cells and purification of Nps1 protein are now on going.
5) In order to identify genes acting in relation to NPS1, I carried out the following experiments : i) isolate mutant whose growth is suppressed by the high dosage-expression of NPS1 gene ; ii) screen the high copy suppressor of lethality caused by NPS1 depletion ; iii) screen the gene which cause synthetic lethality with high-dosage expression of NPS1 gene. The analyzes of mutants and genes obtained by the above experiments are now on going.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1993 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1992 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All Other

All Publications (6 results)

  • [Publications] E.Tsuchiya: "The Saccharomyces cerevisiae NPS1 gene,a novel CDC gene which encodes a 160 kDa nuclear protein involved in G2 phase control" EMBO Journal. 11. 4017-4026 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1993 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 土屋英子: "細胞周期と核構造" 蛋白質 核酸 酵素. 39(印刷中). (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1993 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] E.Tsuchiya et, al.: "The Saccharomyces cerevisiae NPS1 gene, a novel CDC gene which encodes a 160 kDa nuclear protein involved in G2 phase control" EMBO Journal. 11-11. 4017-4026 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1993 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] E.Tsuchiya and T.Miyakawa: "Nuclear structure and cell cycle control" Protein, Nucleic Acid and Enzyme. 39, (in press). (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1993 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 土屋英子: "細胞周期と核構造" 蛋白質 核酸 酵素. 39(印刷中). (1994)

    • Related Report
      1993 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] E.Tsuchiya: "The Saccharomyces cerevisiae NPSI gene,a novel CDC gene which encodes a 160 kDa nuclear protein involved in G2 phase control" EMBO Journal. 11. 4017-4026 (1992)

    • Related Report
      1992 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1992-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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