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. 2013 Jun;79(12):3590–3600. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00463-13

Table 1.

Differentially expressed genes associated with the plasma membrane and cell wall cellular compartments and functionsa

Process (GO term, no. of genes,b P value) Upregulated genes
Downregulated genes
Gene Protein description Fold changec Gene Protein description Fold change
Fatty acid metabolic process (0006631, 7, 3.58E−02) CAT2 Carnitine acetyl-CoA transferase present in both mitochondria and peroxisomes; transfers activated acetyl groups to carnitine to form acetylcarnitine, which can be shuttled across membranes 1.65 ELO1 Elongase I, medium-chain acyl elongase, catalyzes carboxy-terminal elongation of unsaturated C12–C16 fatty acyl-CoAs to C16–C18 fatty acids −2.21
OLE1 Delta(9) fatty acid desaturase, required for monounsaturated fatty acid synthesis and for normal distribution of mitochondria 1.90
POT1 3-Ketoacyl-CoA thiolase with broad chain-length specificity; cleaves 3-ketoacyl-CoA into acyl-CoA and acetyl-CoA during beta-oxidation of fatty acids 2.84
HTD2 Mitochondrial 3-hydroxyacyl-thioester dehydratase involved in fatty acid biosynthesis; required for respiratory growth and for normal mitochondrial morphology 0.98
EHT1 Acyl-coenzyme A:ethanol O-acyltransferase that plays a minor role in medium-chain fatty acid ethyl ester biosynthesis; possesses short-chain esterase activity; localizes to lipid particles and the mitochondrial outer membrane 0.92
FAS2 Alpha subunit of fatty acid synthetase, which catalyzes the synthesis of long-chain saturated fatty acids; contains the acyl-carrier protein domain and beta-ketoacyl reductase, beta-ketoacyl synthase and self-pantetheinylation activities 1.06
Glycerophospholipid metabolism (0564 [KEGG], 6, 1.42E−02 INO1 Inositol 1-phosphate synthase, involved in synthesis of inositol phosphates and inositol-containing phospholipids; transcription is coregulated with other phospholipid biosynthetic genes by Ino2p and Ino4p, which bind the UASINO DNA element 4.10
CLD1 Mitochondrial cardiolipin-specific phospholipase; functions upstream of Taz1p to generate monolyso-cardiolipin; transcription increases upon genotoxic stress; involved in restricting Ty1 transposition; has homology to mammalian CGI-58 1.89
CHO1 Phosphatidylserine synthase; functions in phospholipid biosynthesis; catalyzes the reaction CDP-diacylglycerol + l-serine = CMP + l-1-phosphatidylserine; transcriptionally repressed by myo-inositol and choline 1.15
CKI1 Choline kinase, catalyzing the first step in phosphatidylcholine synthesis via the CDP-choline (Kennedy pathway); exhibits some ethanolamine kinase activity contributing to phosphatidylethanolamine synthesis via the CDP-ethanolamine pathway 1.28
CHO2 PEMT, catalyzes the first step in the conversion of phosphatidylethanolamine to phosphatidylcholine during the methylation pathway of phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis 1.13
OPI3 Phospholipid methyltransferase (methylene-fatty-acyl-phospholipid synthase); catalyzes the last two steps in phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis 0.95
Xenobiotic transporter activity (0042910, 3, 2.18E−02) PDR5 Plasma membrane ABC transporter; multidrug transporter actively regulated by Pdr1p; also involved in steroid transport, cation resistance, and cellular detoxification during exponential growth 2.00 PDR12 Plasma membrane ABC transporter; weak-acid-inducible multidrug transporter required for weak organic acid resistance; induced by sorbate and benzoate and regulated by War1p; mutants exhibit sorbate hypersensitivity −1.54
YOR1 Plasma membrane ABC transporter; multidrug transporter mediates export of many different organic anions, including oligomycin; similar to human CFTR 1.65
PDR15 Plasma membrane ABC transporter, multidrug transporter, and general stress response factor implicated in cellular detoxification; regulated by Pdr1p, Pdr3p, and Pdr8p; promoter contains a PDR-responsive element 3.19
Amino acid and sulfur transmembrane transport (0003333 and 0072348, 9, 0.00136–0.01) AGP3 Low-affinity amino acid permease; may act to supply the cell with amino acids as nitrogen source under nitrogen-poor conditions; transcription is induced under conditions of sulfur limitation; plays a role in regulating Ty1 transposition 5.09
MUP1 High-affinity methionine permease; integral membrane protein with 13 putative membrane-spanning regions; also involved in cysteine uptake 4.63
MUP3 Low-affinity methionine permease similar to Mup1p 1.87
MMP1 High-affinity S-methylmethionine permease; required for utilization of S-methylmethionine as a sulfur source; has similarity to S-adenosylmethionine permease Sam3p 2.28
SAM3 High-affinity S-adenosylmethionine permease; required for utilization of S-adenosylmethionine as a sulfur source; has similarity to S-methylmethionine permease Mmp1p 2.23
ALP1 Arginine transporter; expression is normally very low, and it is unclear what conditions would induce significant expression 1.22
YCT1 High-affinity cysteine-specific transporter with similarity to the Dal5p family of transporters; GFP fusion protein localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum; YCT1 is not an essential gene 4.33
SUL2 High-affinity sulfate permease; sulfate uptake is mediated by specific sulfate transporters Sul1p and Sul2p, which control the concn of endogenous activated sulfate intermediates 1.47
SUL1 High-affinity sulfate permease of the SulP anion transporter family; sulfate uptake is mediated by specific sulfate transporters Sul1p and Sul2p, which control the concn of endogenous activated sulfate intermediates 1.80
Cell wall organization (0005576, 22, 7.86E−02) YGP1 Cell wall-related secretory glycoprotein; induced by nutrient deprivation-associated growth arrest and upon entry into stationary phase; may be involved in adaptation prior to stationary-phase entry; has similarity to Sps100p 4.03 HPF1 Haze-protective mannoprotein that reduces the particle size of aggregated proteins in white wines −2.52
PIR3 O-glycosylated covalently bound cell wall protein required for cell wall stability; expression is cell cycle regulated, peaking in M/G1, and also subject to regulation by the cell integrity pathway 4.99 GAS3 Low-abundance, possibly inactive member of the GAS family of GPI-containing proteins; putative 1,3-beta-glucanosyltransferase with similarity to other GAS family members; localizes to the cell wall; mRNA induced during sporulation −2.27
FIT2 Mannoprotein that is incorporated into the cell wall via a GPI anchor; involved in the retention of siderophore iron in the cell wall 2.01 UTR2 Chitin transglycosylase that functions in the transfer of chitin to beta(1-6) and beta(1-3) glucans in the cell wall; similar to and functionally redundant with Crh1; GPI-anchored protein localized to bud neck −2.56
SUC2 Invertase, sucrose-hydrolyzing enzyme; a secreted, glycosylated form is regulated by glucose repression, and an intracellular, nonglycosylated enzyme is produced constitutively 2.63 SUN4 Cell wall protein related to glucanases; possibly involved in cell wall septation; member of the SUN family −2.21
TIP1 Major cell wall mannoprotein with possible lipase activity; transcription is induced by heat and cold shock; member of the Srp1p/Tip1p family of serine-alanine-rich proteins 2.06 DSE4 Daughter cell-specific secreted protein with similarity to glucanases; degrades cell wall from the daughter side, causing daughter to separate from mother −1.89
SPI1 GPI-anchored cell wall protein involved in weak acid resistance; basal expression requires Msn2p/Msn4p; expression is induced under conditions of stress and during the diauxic shift; similar to Sed1p 4.74 SCW11 Cell wall protein with similarity to glucanases; may play a role in conjugation during mating based on its regulation by Ste12p −2.99
PST1 Cell wall protein that contains a putative GPI attachment site; secreted by regenerating protoplasts; upregulated by activation of the cell integrity pathway, as mediated by Rlm1p; upregulated by cell wall damage via disruption of FKS1 1.88 DSE2 Daughter cell-specific secreted protein with similarity to glucanases; degrades cell wall from the daughter side, causing daughter to separate from mother; expression is repressed by cAMP −3.16
FIT3 Mannoprotein that is incorporated into the cell wall via a GPI anchor; involved in the retention of siderophore iron in the cell wall 1.73 CTS1 Endochitinase; required for cell separation after mitosis; transcriptional activation during the G1 phase of the cell cycle is mediated by transcription factor Ace2p −2.36
HSP150 O-mannosylated heat shock protein that is secreted and covalently attached to the cell wall via beta-1,3-glucan and disulfide bridges; required for cell wall stability; induced by heat shock, oxidative stress, and nitrogen limitation 0.97 EGT2 GPI-anchored cell wall endoglucanase required for proper cell separation after cytokinesis; expression is activated by Swi5p and tightly regulated in a cell cycle-dependent manner −2.09
CWP1 Cell wall mannoprotein that localizes specifically to birth scars of daughter cells, linked to a beta-1,3- and beta-1,6-glucan heteropolymer through a phosphodiester bond; required for propionic acid resistance 1.07
PRB1 Vacuolar proteinase B (yscB), a serine protease of the subtilisin family; involved in protein degradation in the vacuole and required for full protein degradation during sporulation; activity inhibited by Pbi2p 1.30
DIA3 Protein of unknown function involved in invasive and pseudohyphal growth 1.35
TDH1 Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, isozyme 1, involved in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis; tetramer that catalyzes the reaction of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate to 1,3-bis-phosphoglycerate; detected in the cytoplasm and cell wall 1.15
a

Abbreviations: CoA, coenzyme A; PEMT, phosphatidylethanolamine methyltransferase; ABC, ATP binding cassette; CFTR, cystic fibrosis transmembrane receptor; GFP, green fluorescent protein; GPI, glycosylphosphatidylinositol; cAMP, cyclic AMP.

b

Number of genes associated with the reported Gene Ontology accession number. The total number of differentially expressed genes was 453.

c

Log2 ratio of expression in treated cells to that in control cells.