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Activity of the Yap1 transcription factor in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is modulated by methylglyoxal, a metabolite derived from glycolysis.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Oct 2004
Maeta Kazuhiro, Izawa Shingo, Okazaki Shoko, Kuge Shusuke, Inoue Yoshiharu
Abstract excerpt
Methylglyoxal (MG) is synthesized during glycolysis, although it inhibits cell growth in all types of organisms. Hence, it has long been asked why such a toxic metabolite is synthesized in vivo. Glyoxalase I is a major enzyme detoxifying MG. Here we show that the Yap1 transcription factor, which is critical for the oxidative-stress response in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is constitutively concentrated in the...
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