S. Hohmann et al., EVIDENCE FOR TREHALOSE-6-PHOSPHATE-DEPENDENT AND TREHALOSE-6-PHOSPHATE-INDEPENDENT MECHANISMS IN THE CONTROL OF SUGAR INFLUX INTO YEAST GLYCOLYSIS, Molecular microbiology, 20(5), 1996, pp. 981-991
In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, trehalose-6-phosphate (tre-6-P)
synthase encoded by GGS1/TPS1, is not only involved in the production
of trehalose but also in restriction of sugar influx into glycolysis
in an unknown fashion; it is therefore essential for growth on glucose
or fructose. In this work, we have deleted the TPS2 gene encoding tre
-6-P phosphatase in a strain which displays very low levels of Ggs1/Tp
s1, as a result of the presence of the byp1-3 allele of GGS1/TPS1. The
byp1-3 tps2 Delta double mutant showed elevated tre-6-P levels along
with improved growth and ethanol production, although the estimated co
ncentrations of glycolytic metabolites indicated excessive sugar influ
x. In the wild-type strain, the addition of glucose caused a rapid tra
nsient increase of tre-6-P. In tps2 Delta mutant cells, which showed a
high tre-6-P level before glucose addition, sugar influx into glycoly
sis appeared to be diminished. Furthermore, we have confirmed that tre
-6-P inhibits the hexokinases in vitro. These data are consistent with
restriction of sugar influx into glycolysis through inhibition of the
hexokinases by tre-6-P during the switch to fermentative metabolism.
During logarithmic growth on glucose the tre-6-P level in wildtype cel
ls was lower than that of the byp1-3 tps2 Delta mutant. However, the l
atter strain arrested growth and ethanol production on glucose after a
bout four generations. Hence, other mechanisms, which also depend on G
gs1/Tps1, appear to control sugar influx during growth on glucose. In
addition, we provide evidence that the requirement for Ggs1/Tps1 for s
porulation may be unrelated to its involvement in trehalose metabolism
or in the system controlling glycolysis.