Regulation of carbohydrate metabolism upon osmostress

Yeast deal with continuous environmental perturbations that compromise its cell fitness. Upon osmostress, HOG pathway becomes activated and leads the adaptation response. To compensate the osmotic imbalance, Hog1 is in charge of the accumulation of intracellular glycerol by closing its export and pr...

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Autor: Pijuan Calvet, Anna
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:CBUC, CESCA
Repositorio:TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red
OAI Identifier:oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/672656
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10803/672656
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Osmostress
Carbohydrate metabolism
Pfk27
HOG pathway
Rck2
Estrès osmòtic
Metabolisme dels carbohidrats
Via de senyalització de HOG
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Sumario:Yeast deal with continuous environmental perturbations that compromise its cell fitness. Upon osmostress, HOG pathway becomes activated and leads the adaptation response. To compensate the osmotic imbalance, Hog1 is in charge of the accumulation of intracellular glycerol by closing its export and promoting the synthesis. This thesis aimed to provide a deeper understanding of how Hog1 regulates carbohydrate metabolism upon osmostress. To this end, we performed an in vitro genetic-biochemical screening to identify novel Hog1 targets. We detected Pfk27, a phosphofructokinase in charge of synthetizing Fru-2,6-P2, as one of the most interesting candidates. We characterized how Pfk27 is phosphorylated and activated by Rck2 in a Hog1-dependent manner. Furthermore, we described the importance of Pfk27 in the proper metabolic response to osmostress by activating glycolysis. Finally, we study how Pfk27 mutations affect cellular fitness both in basal and stress conditions. In summary, this thesis provides a new mechanism describing a novel HOG pathway regulation of carbohydrate metabolism upon osmostress.