Abstract
Transcription of the fbp1 gene of Schizosaccharomyces pombe, encoding fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase, is glucose repressible. We have constructed two hybrid genes, containing the fbp1 promoter, that allow selection for mutations that alter transcriptional regulation of fbp1. Strains carrying fbp1-ura4 and fbp1-lacZ fusions are phenotypically Ura(-), resistant to 5-fluoro-orotic acid, and express a low level of β-galactosidase activity when grown under repressing conditions (8% glucose). By selecting for Ura(+) strains grown under repressing conditions, we have isolated 187 independent mutants that constitutively express the fbp1-ura4 fusion. These mutants identify ten complementation groups that represent ten unlinked git (glucose insensitive transcription) genes. The git gene products are required in trans for glucose repression of expression from the fbp1 promoter since these mutations also alter expression of the fbp1-lacZ fusion. We have shown that transcription of the wild type fbp1 gene in most git mutants is elevated to a level consistent with the increased expression of the fbp1-lacZ hybrid gene. Mutations in some git genes confer additional phenotypes such as slow growth, temperature-sensitive lethality and reduced spore viability. Therefore, some of these genes are likely to encode factors that are of general importance for S. pombe transcription.
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