Distinct regulatory mechanism of yeast GPX2 encoding phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase by oxidative stress and a calcineurin/Crz1-mediated Ca2+ signaling pathway.

The GPX2 gene encodes a homologue of mammalian phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Previously, we have reported that the oxidative stress-induced expression of GPX2 is strictly regulated by Yap1 and Skn7 transcription factors. Here, we found that the expression of GPX2 is induced by CaCl(2) in a calcineurin (CN)/Crz1-dependent manner, and the CN-dependent response element was specified in the GPX2 promoter. Neither Yap1 nor Skn7 was required for Ca(2+)-dependent induction of GPX2, therefore, distinct regulation for the oxidative stress response and Ca(2+) signal response for GPX2 exists in yeast cells.