Membrane transporters and protein traffic networks differentially affecting metal tolerance: a genomic phenotyping study in yeast

Roberta Ruotolo, Gessica Marchini and Simone Ottonello

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Viale G.P. Usberti 23/A, University of Parma, I-43100 Parma, Italy

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Genome Biology 2008, 9:R67doi:10.1186/gb-2008-9-4-r67


Published:	7 April 2008

Subject areas: Cell biology, Genome studies, Microbiology and parasitology, Molecular biology

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Additional data file 1:

Presented is a composite figure showing representative examples of genomic phenotyping screens and related serial dilution assays utilized to assess metal resistance as well as the severity of metal sensitivity phenotypes.

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This file reports the name, phenotype and 'scoring rate', description, cadmium stress microarray and nickel ionome data when available, best hit, human ortholog and related disease (if applicable), as well as the GO ID, of metal tolerance-modulating genes.

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This figure shows the interaction subnetworks among gene products whose disruption causes nickel-specific sensitivity.

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This figure shows the interaction subnetworks among gene products whose disruption causes cadmium-specific sensitivity.

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This figure documents the altered cadmium tolerance of the fet4Δ, smf1Δ, and rox1Δ mutant strains.

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This figure documents the altered nickel tolerance of the fur4Δ and tna1Δ mutant strains.

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this document reports the metal sensitivity or resistance phenotypes of the 388 mutant strains with an altered cadmium/nickel tolerance, exposed to sublethal concentrations of mercury, arsenite, cobalt, zinc, and iron.

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