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JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING
Volume 109, Issue 5, Pages 479-486Publisher
SOC BIOSCIENCE BIOENGINEERING JAPAN
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2009.10.025
Keywords
Zinc pyrithione; DNA microarray; Saccharornyces cerevisiae; Iron; Toxicity; Cytochrome
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Zinc pyrithione has been used in anti-dandruff shampoos and in anti-fouling paint on ships. However, little is known of its mode of action. We characterized the effects of sub-lethal concentrations of zinc pyrithione (Zpt) on Saccharomyces cerevisiae using DNA microarrays. The majority of the strongly upregulated genes are related to iron transport, and many of the strongly downregulated genes are related to the biosynthesis of cytochrome (heme). These data suggest that Zpt induces severe iron starvation. To confirm the DNA microarray data, we supplemented cultures containing Zpt with iron, and the growth of the yeast was restored significantly. From these results, we propose that the principal toxicity of zinc pyrithione arises from iron starvation. (C) 2009, The Society for Biotechnology, Japan. All rights reserved.
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