期刊
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY
卷 38, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.00398-17
关键词
Komagataella phaffii; MAT genes; MAT locus; Pichia pastoris; heterothallic strains; mating; mating type; pheromone receptor; sporulation; yeasts
资金
- Christian Doppler Research Association (Christian Doppler Laboratory for Innovative Immunotherapeutics)
- Merck KGaA
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [W1224]
- Austrian Science Fund (Doctoral Program on Biomolecular Technology of Proteins [BioToP])
The methylotrophic yeast Komagataella phaffii (Pichia pastoris) is homothallic and has been reported to switch mating type by an ancient inversion mechanism. Two mating-type (MAT) loci include homologs of the MATa and MAT alpha transcription factor genes, with the expression from one locus downregulated by telomere position effects. However, not much is known about mating gene regulation, since the mixture of mating types complicates detailed investigations. In this study, we developed K. phaffii strains with stable mating types by deletion of the inverted-repeat region required for mating-type switching. These heterothallic strains retain their ability to mate with cells of the opposite mating type and were used to further elucidate mating gene regulation. Functional analysis of MAT mutant strains revealed the essential role of MATa2 and MAT alpha 1 in diploid cell formation. Disruption of MATa1 or MAT alpha 2 did not affect mating; however, in diploid cells, both genes are required for sporulation and the repression of shmoo formation. The heterothallic strains generated in this study allowed the first detailed characterization of mating gene regulation in K. phaffii. They will be a valuable tool for further studies investigating cell-type-specific behavior and will enable in-depth genetic analyses and strain hybridization in this industrially relevant yeast species.
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