Characterization ofDhKHA1, a gene coding for a putative Na+transporter fromDebaryomyces hansenii
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- 1 September 2007
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Yeast Research
- Vol. 7 (6), 905-911
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1567-1364.2007.00258.x
Abstract
The KHA1 gene from Debaryomyces hansenii has been identified and characterized by heterologous expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The gene is orthologous to ScKHA1, previously reported in S. cerevisiae, and on the basis of the deduced amino acid sequence, DhKha1p can be classified as an Na+/H+ transporter. Reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR experiments indicated that the expression level of DhKHA1 was not dependent on high pH or on the presence of a high salt level in the growth medium. Overexpression of DhKHA1 in a salt-sensitive S. cerevisiae mutant (ena1-4 nha1 kha1) rendered cells specifically more tolerant to Na+. In addition, internal K+ and Na+ measurements and experiments performed with green fluorescence protein (GFP)-tagged DhKha1p indicated the intracellular localization of this protein when expressed in S. cerevisiae.Keywords
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