Transpositional competence and transcription of endogenous Ty elements in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: implications for regulation of transposition.
AUTOR(ES)
Curcio, M J
RESUMO
Transposition of Ty elements in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae occurs through an RNA intermediate. Although Ty RNA accounts for 5 to 10% of the total polyadenylated RNA in a haploid cell, the transposition frequency is only 10(-7) to 10(-8) per gene. To determine whether Ty elements native to the yeast genome are transpositionally competent, two elements were fused to the GAL1 promoter and tested for their ability to transpose. These native elements, Ty1-588 and Ty2-117, transposed at high levels when the GAL1 promoter was induced. Three Ty's identified as spontaneous transpositions in specific target genes were also tested. Of these three, Ty2-917 and the previously characterized element Ty1-H3 were shown to be transpositionally competent. The third element, Ty1-H1, was transposition defective. In addition, we marked the chromosomal copy of Ty1-588 with the NEO gene and demonstrated that Ty1-588NEO was actively transcribed in yeast cells. Ty1-588NEO transcription was regulated by the SPT3 and MAT loci in the same manner as that observed for Ty's collectively. These results indicate that the yeast genome contains functional Ty elements. The presence of a transpositionally competent, actively transcribed element suggests that regulation of Ty transposition occurs at a posttranscriptional level.
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