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A Goffeau

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Sequencing the yeast genome: the European effort.

For ethical, practical and economic reasons, scientists have traditionally relied on model organisms for biological research. Although model organisms do not always quite constitute the 'real thing', the significant advantages of their use contribute to making their study a viable alternative. The decision to use a specific model, particularly in large-scale studies such as genome projects, will be governed not only by biological consideration, but also by the prevailing financial and organizational infrastructure and expertise of the research community.

Chromosome Mapping↗
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Active efflux by multidrug transporters as one of the strategies to evade chemotherapy and novel practical implications of yeast pleiotropic drug resistance.

Mankind is faced by the increasing emergence of resistant pathogens, including cancer cells. An overview of the different strategies adopted by a variety of cells to evade chemotherapy is presented, with a focus on the mechanisms of multidrug transport. In particular, we analyze the yeast network for pleiotropic drug resistance and assess the potentiality of this system for further understanding of the mechanism of broad specificity and for development of novel practical applications.

ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters↗
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1H- and 2H-NMR studies of a fragment of PMP1, a regulatory subunit associated with the yeast plasma membrane H(+)-ATPase. Conformational properties and lipid-peptide interactions.

PMP1 is a 38-residue polypeptide associated with the yeast plasma membrane H(+)-ATPase, found to regulate the enzyme activity. To investigate the molecular basis of the PMP1 biological function, the conformational properties of a synthetic PMP1 fragment, A18-F38, comprising the predicted C-terminal cytoplasmic domain and a part of the transmembrane anchor have been studied by 1H- and 2H-NMR spectroscopies. High resolution 1H-NMR experiments showed that, in deuterated DPC micelles, the A18-G34 segment adopts a well defined helix conformation. Our data suggest that the whole PMP1 molecule forms a unique helix whose axis might be slightly tilted with respect to the bilayer normal. Protonated DPC, DMPC and DMPS were incorporated in deuterated micelles containing the PMP1 fragment for studying lipid-peptide interactions. Unusually strong and selective intermolecular NOEs between lipid chain and peptide side chain protons, especially those of the unique Trp residue, were observed. Solid state 2H-NMR experiments performed on pure deuterated POPC and mixed deuterated POPC:POPS (5:1) bilayers revealed that the PMP1 fragment specifically interacts with negatively charged PS lipids.

Amino Acid Sequence↗