Title : Fps1p controls the accumulation and release of the compatible solute glycerol in yeast osmoregulation.

Pub. Date : 1999 Feb

PMID : 10096077






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1 Fps1p controls the accumulation and release of the compatible solute glycerol in yeast osmoregulation. Glycerol Fps1p Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
2 Here, we demonstrate that yeast cells control glycerol accumulation in part via a regulated, Fps1p-mediated export of glycerol. Glycerol Fps1p Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
3 Here, we demonstrate that yeast cells control glycerol accumulation in part via a regulated, Fps1p-mediated export of glycerol. Glycerol Fps1p Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
4 Fps1p is a member of the MIP family of channel proteins most closely related to the bacterial glycerol facilitators. Glycerol Fps1p Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
5 The physiological role of Fps1p appears to be glycerol export rather than uptake. Glycerol Fps1p Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
6 Mutants lacking the unique hydrophilic N-terminal domain of Fps1p, or certain parts thereof, fail to reduce the glycerol transport rate after a hyperosmotic shock. Glycerol Fps1p Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C