Nash R S, Volpe T, Futcher B
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794-5222.
Genetics. 2001 Apr;157(4):1469-80. doi: 10.1093/genetics/157.4.1469.
WHI3 is a gene affecting size control and cell cycle in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The whi3 mutant has small cells, while extra doses of WHI3 produce large cells, and a large excess of WHI3 produces a lethal arrest in G1 phase. WHI3 seems to be a dose-dependent inhibitor of Start. Whi3 and its partially redundant homolog Whi4 have an RNA-binding domain, and mutagenesis experiments indicate that this RNA-binding domain is essential for Whi3 function. CLN3-1 whi3 cells are extremely small, nearly sterile, and largely nonresponsive to mating factor. Fertility is restored by deletion of CLN2, suggesting that whi3 cells may have abnormally high levels of CLN2 function.
WHI3是一种影响酿酒酵母大小控制和细胞周期的基因。whi3突变体具有小细胞,而额外剂量的WHI3会产生大细胞,大量过量的WHI3会导致G1期致死性停滞。WHI3似乎是Start的剂量依赖性抑制剂。Whi3及其部分冗余的同源物Whi4具有一个RNA结合结构域,诱变实验表明该RNA结合结构域对Whi3的功能至关重要。CLN3-1 whi3细胞极其微小,几乎不育,并且对交配因子基本无反应。通过缺失CLN2可恢复育性,这表明whi3细胞可能具有异常高水平的CLN2功能。