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Item Relationship between Protein kinase C and derepression of different enzymes.(2002) Salgado, Ana Paula Carneiro; Schuller, Dorit; Casal, Margarida; Leão, Cecília; Leiper, F. C.; Carling, D.; Gomes, Luciano; Trópia, Maria José Magalhães; Castro, Ieso de Miranda; Brandão, Rogélio LopesThe PKC1 gene in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes for protein kinase C which is known to control a MAP kinase cascade consisting of di¡erent kinases: Bck1, Mkk1 and Mkk2, and Mpk1. This cascade a¡ects the cell wall integrity but the phenotype of pkc1v mutants suggests additional targets that have not yet been identi¢ed [Heinisch et al., Mol. Microbiol. 32 (1999) 671^680]. The pkc1v mutant, as opposed to other mutants in the MAP kinase cascade, displays defects in the control of carbon metabolism. One of them occurs in the derepression of SUC2 gene after exhaustion of glucose from the medium, suggesting an involvement of Pkc1p in the derepression process that is not shared by the downstream MAP kinase cascade. In this work, we demonstrate that Pkc1p is required for the increase of the activity of enzymatic systems during the derepression process. We observed that Pkc1p is involved in the derepression of invertase and alcohol dehydrogenase activities. On the other hand, it seems not to be necessary for the derepression of the enzymes of the GAL system. Our results suggest that Pkc1p is acting through the main glucose repression pathway, since introduction of an additional mutation in the PKC1 gene in yeast strains already presenting mutations in the HXKII or MIG1 genes does not interfere with the typical derepressed phenotype observed in these single mutants. Moreover, our data indicate that Pkc1p participates in this process through the control of the cellular localization of the Mig1 transcriptional factor.Item Effect of the trehalose levels on the screening of yeast as probiotic by in vivo and in vitro assays.(2008) Martins, Flaviano dos Santos; Castro, Ieso de Miranda; Rosa, Carlos Augusto; Nicoli, Jacques Robert; Neves, Maria JoséProbiotics are viable defined microorganisms (bacteria or yeasts) that exert a beneficial effect on the health of the host when ingested in adequate amounts. Screening for such biotherapeutic agents is commonly performed by in vitro assays simulating gastrointestinal environment to determine the ability to survive in the digestive tract. In the present study, the possibility of extrapolation of data obtained in in vitro assays to in vivo conditions was studied using five Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains isolated from Brazilian Atlantic rain forest. Trehalose contents and survival after exposure to a combination of physiological stresses generally found in the gastrointestinal tract of humans were determined for the five yeasts and compared to the behavior of Saccharomyces boulardii, a well-known probiotic. The results were completed with the colonization capacity of the gastrointestinal tract of gnotobiotic mice by these yeast strains. Some results obtained by in vitro assays are not confirmed by in vivo experiments, indicating that the extrapolation cannot be always done.Item The PLC1 encoded phospholipase C in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is essential for glucose-induced phosphatidylinositol turnover and activation of plasma membrane H -ATPase.(1998) Coccetti, Paola; Tisi, Renata; Martegani, Enzo; Teixeira, Leonardo Souza; Brandão, Rogélio Lopes; Castro, Ieso de Miranda; Thevelein, Johan MariaAddition of glucose to glucose-deprived cells of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae triggers rapid turnover of phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylinositol-phosphate and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate. Glucose stimulation of PI turnover was measured both as an increase in the specific ratio of 32P-labeling and as an increase in the level of diacylglycerol after addition of glucose. Glucose also causes rapid activation of plasma membrane H.-ATPase. We show that in a mutant lacking the PLC1 encoded phospholipase C, both processes were strongly reduced. Compound 48/80, a known inhibitor of mammalian phospholipase C, inhibits both processes. However, activation of the plasma membrane H.- ATPase is only inhibited by concentrations of compound 48/80 that strongly inhibit phospholipid turnover. Growth was inhibited by even lower concentrations. Our data suggest that in yeast cells, glucose triggers through activation of the PLC1 gene product a signaling pathway initiated by phosphatidylinositol turnover and involved in activation of the plasma membrane H.-ATPase.Item Isolation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains producing higher levels of flavoring compounds for production of ‘‘cachaça’’ the Brazilian sugarcane spirit.(2006) Vicente, Maristela de Araújo; Fietto, Luciano Gomes; Castro, Ieso de Miranda; Santos, Ana Nery Gonçalves dos; Coutrim, Maurício Xavier; Brandão, Rogélio LopesIn Brazil, spontaneous fermentation and open vessels are still used to produce cachac¸a (the Brazilian sugarcane spirit) and this fermentation is characterized by mixed cultures with continuous succession of yeast species. This work shows the development of a methodology for isolation of yeasts, particularly Saccharomyces cerevisiae, used in the production of cachac¸a. According to the proposed strategy, the strains were selected for their ability to adapt to stress conditions encountered during fermentation of the sugarcane juice such as high sucrose concentration; high temperatures and high alcohol concentration; for their capacity to flocculate; and for their higher fermentative ability. For strains with such characteristics, specific procedures were employed to select for 5,5,5-trifluoro-dl-leucine (TFL) and cerulenin-resistant strains, since these characteristics are related to a higher capacity of production of the flavoring compounds isoamyl alcohol and caproic acid, respectively. The effectiveness of such a selection strategy was documented. Taken together, the results obtained present the development of a new strategy to isolate yeast strains with appropriated characteristics to be used in the cachac¸a industry. Moreover, the results obtained offer an explanation for the great variability in terms of chemical composition found in products obtained even in a single distillery.Item Carbonyl cyanidem - chlorophenylhydrazone induced calcium signaling and activation of plasma membrane H1-ATPase in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.(2008) Pereira, Michele B. P.; Tisi, Renata; Fietto, Luciano Gomes; Cardoso, Anamaria de Souza; França, Mônica M.; Carvalho, Fernanda Machado de; Trópia, Maria José Magalhães; Martegani, Enzo; Castro, Ieso de Miranda; Brandão, Rogélio LopesThe plasma membrane H1-ATPase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an enzyme that plays a very important role in the yeast physiology. The addition of protonophores, such as 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) and carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP), also triggers a clear in vivo activation of this enzyme. Here, we demonstrate that CCCP-induced activation of the plasma membrane H1-ATPase shares some similarities with the sugar-induced activation of the enzyme. Phospholipase C and protein kinase C activities are essential for this activation process while Gpa2p, a G protein involved in the glucose-induced activation of the ATPase, is not required. CCCP also induces a phospholipase Cdependent increase in intracellular calcium. Moreover, we show that the availability of extracellular calcium is required for CCCP stimulation of H1-ATPase, suggesting a possible connection between calcium signaling and activation of ATPase.