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Polyamine deficiency leads to accumulation of reactive oxygen species in a spe2Delta mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16862607     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We have previously shown that polyamine-deficient Saccharomyces cerevisiae are very sensitive to incubation in oxygen. The current studies show that, even under more physiological conditions (i.e. growth in air), polyamine-deficient cells accumulate reactive oxygen species (ROS). These cells develop an apoptotic phenotype and, after incubation in polyamine-deficient medium, die. To show a specific effect of polyamines on ROS accumulation, uncomplicated by any effects on growth, spermine was added to spermidine-deficient spe2Delta fms1Delta cells, since spermine does not affect the growth of this strain. In this strain, spermine addition caused a marked, but not complete, decrease in the accumulation of ROS and a moderate protection against cell death. In other experiments with polyamine-deficient cells containing plasmids that overexpress superoxide dismutases (SOD1, SOD2), ROS decreased but with only a partial protection against cell death. Polyamine-deficient cells incubated anaerobically show markedly less cell death. These data show that part of the function of polyamines is protection of the cells from accumulation of ROS.
Authors:
Manas K Chattopadhyay; Celia White Tabor; Herbert Tabor
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Yeast (Chichester, England)     Volume:  23     ISSN:  0749-503X     ISO Abbreviation:  Yeast     Publication Date:  2006 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-07-31     Completed Date:  2006-10-03     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8607637     Medline TA:  Yeast     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  751-61     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright (c) 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, Building 8, Room 223, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Apoptosis / physiology
Fluoresceins / pharmacology
Fluorescent Dyes / pharmacology
Microscopy, Confocal
Microscopy, Fluorescence
Mutation
Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism*
Rhodamines / pharmacology
Saccharomyces cerevisiae / enzymology,  genetics,  metabolism*
Spermidine / metabolism*
Spermine / pharmacology*
Superoxide Dismutase / metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fluoresceins; 0/Fluorescent Dyes; 0/Reactive Oxygen Species; 0/Rhodamines; 109244-58-8/dihydrorhodamine 123; 124-20-9/Spermidine; 71-44-3/Spermine; 76-54-0/2',7'-dichlorofluorescein; EC 1.15.1.1/Superoxide Dismutase

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