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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 263, Issue 23, 11168-11174, Aug, 1988

Growth regulation by GTP. Regulation of nucleotide pools in Neurospora by nitrogen and sulfur control systems

ML Pall and CK Robertson
Washington State University, Pullman 99164-4350.

Purine nucleotide pools in the fungus Neurospora crassa decline in response to carbon, nitrogen, or sulfur deprivation. There is, in addition, a decline in GTP/ATP ratios on nitrogen or sulfur deprivation in wild type. The GTP/ATP decline is missing on nitrogen deprivation of the nitrogen control mutant, nit-2, and on sulfur deprivation of the sulfur control mutant, cys-3. The nit-2 mutant also shows elevated UTP pools on nitrogen deprivation when compared with similarly treated wild type. Six-hour sulfur-deprived cys-3 shows multiple aberrations in nucleotide pools when compared with similarly treated wild type. These include very low energy charge and depletion of pools of most nucleotides. ATP in sulfur-deprived cys-3 drops by about 88%. Sulfur- deprived cys-3 is also greatly impaired in comparison with wild type in its ability to resume growth when restored to nutritional sufficiency after a period of sulfur deprivation. These results clearly demonstrate that the nitrogen (nit-2) and sulfur (cys-3 regulatory systems are not limited to control of catabolism of exogenous nitrogen and sulfur sources, respectively, but rather influence, a broader range of cellular properties than has been previously thought. The pattern of GTP pool control is consistent with a positive role for GTP in growth control. Evidence in other systems supporting such a growth-regulating role for GTP is discussed.
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