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RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY
卷 157, 期 3, 页码 275-281出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2005.07.004
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heat stress; mitochondria; oxidative stress; oxygen radicals; petite colonies; thiamine
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The Thi4 protein from Saccharomyces cerevisiae plays a pivotal role in the biosynthesis of thiazole, a precursor of thiamine (vitamin B 1). In addition, the thi4-disrupted strain has shown increased frequencies of mitochondrial mutants (petite colonies) upon treatment with DNA damaging agents. In this work, we show that the thi4 strain presents significant induction of petites and reduced oxygen consumption when grown at 37 degrees C, a condition that induces high levels of reactive oxygen species in yeast. Oxidative stress parameters were thus measured in thi4 cells. The activities of superoxide dismutase and phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase were significantly increased when these mutants were grown at 37 degrees C compared to the wild-type strain (W303). The levels of carbonyl protein groups were also significantly higher for the thi4 strain than for W303. Still, significant reductions in protein thiols and reduced glutathione were observed for the mutated strain. Therefore, the Thi4 protein appears to play an important protective role during heat stress in yeast cells, a feature probably related to the mitochondrial instability and altered oxidative status observed in thi4 mutants. (c) 2005 Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.
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