Cloning and transcriptional regulation of the gene encoding the vacuolar/H+ ATPase B subunit of Dictyostelium discoideum

FEBS Letters
E BraccoS Bozzaro

Abstract

The main function of vacuolar H+ ATPases in eukaryotic cells is to generate proton and electrochemical gradients across the membrane of inner compartments. We have isolated the gene encoding the B subunit of Dictyostelium discoideum vacuolar H+ ATPase (vatB) and analyzed its transcriptional regulation. The deduced protein comprises 493 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of 54874 Da. The predicted protein sequence is highly homologous to previously determined V/H+ ATPase B subunit sequences. The protein is encoded by a single gene in the Dictyostelium genome. The gene is maximally expressed during growth and it decreases during the first hours of development. Gene expression is rapidly enhanced by phagocytosis, but not by fluid-phase endocytosis. Acidic and alkaline conditions affect vatB gene expression differently.

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