Abstract
The yeast PDR1 locus encodes a member of the C6 zinc cluster family of transcriptional regulatory proteins. Among the targets of PDR1 is the yeast PDR5 locus. The product of this gene is a member of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transmembrane protein family and plays a major role in inhibitor efflux. Mutations in PDR1 affect the relative level of PDR5 transcript and can therefore result in increased or decreased drug resistance. We isolated three second-site suppressors of PDR1-7 semidominant hyper-resistant mutation. These mutants were drug hypersensitive, as compared with isogenic controls. Two of the three mutations contained alterations in a putative DNA-binding domain. Significantly, the mutant proteins exhibited reduced DNA-binding capacity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 151-155 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Gene |
Volume | 167 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 29 1995 |
Keywords
- ABC
- ATP-binding cassette
- PDR genes
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- transcription factor
- transmembrane
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics