scholarly journals G1/S Cyclin-dependent Kinase Regulates Small GTPase Rho1p through Phosphorylation of RhoGEF Tus1p inSaccharomyces cerevisiae

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 1763-1771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keiko Kono ◽  
Satoru Nogami ◽  
Mitsuhiro Abe ◽  
Masafumi Nishizawa ◽  
Shinichi Morishita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Small Gtpase ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide ◽  
Cyclin Dependent Kinase ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange Factor ◽  
Temporal And Spatial ◽  
Cdk Phosphorylation

Rho1p is an essential small GTPase that plays a key role in the morphogenesis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We show here that the activation of Rho1p is regulated by a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK). Rho1p is activated at the G1/S transition at the incipient-bud sites by the Cln2p (G1 cyclin) and Cdc28p (CDK) complex, in a process mediated by Tus1p, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Rho1p. Tus1p interacts physically with Cln2p/Cdc28p and is phosphorylated in a Cln2p/Cdc28p-dependent manner. CDK phosphorylation consensus sites in Tus1p are required for both Cln2p-dependent activation of Rho1p and polarized organization of the actin cytoskeleton. We propose that Cln2p/Cdc28p-dependent phosphorylation of Tus1p is required for appropriate temporal and spatial activation of Rho1p at the G1/S transition.

scholarly journals Amino acids stimulate the endosome-to-Golgi trafficking through Ragulator and small GTPase Arl5

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Shi ◽  
Bing Chen ◽  
Boon Kim Boh ◽  
Yan Zhou ◽  
Divyanshu Mahajan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Small Gtpase ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Retrograde Trafficking ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Trafficking Pathway ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange Factor ◽  
Mtorc1 Signaling ◽  
Nutrient Signaling

AbstractThe endosome-to-Golgi or endocytic retrograde trafficking pathway is an important post-Golgi recycling route. We made a novel discovery that the retrograde trafficking of cargos is inhibited and stimulated by the absence and presence, respectively, of amino acids (AAs), especially glutamine. By testing components of the AA-stimulated mTORC1 signaling pathway, we demonstrated that SLC38A9, v-ATPase and Ragulator, but not Rag GTPases and mTORC1, are essential for the AA-stimulated trafficking. Arl5, an ARF-like family small GTPase, interacts with Ragulator in an AA-regulated manner and both Arl5 and its effector, the Golgi-associated retrograde protein complex (GARP), are required for the AA-stimulated trafficking. We have therefore identified a mechanistic connection between the nutrient signaling and the retrograde trafficking pathway, whereby SLC38A9 and v-ATPase sense AA-sufficiency and Ragulator functions as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor to activate Arl5, which, together with GARP, a tethering factor, probably facilitates the endosome-to-Golgi trafficking.

scholarly journals SDC25, a dispensable Ras guanine nucleotide exchange factor of Saccharomyces cerevisiae differs from CDC25 by its regulation.

1996 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 529-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Boy-Marcotte ◽  
P Ikonomi ◽  
M Jacquet
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Carbon Source ◽  
Transcriptional Control ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Exchange Factor ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange Factor

The SDC25 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is homologous to CDC25. Its 3' domain encodes a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for Ras. Nevertheless, the GEF encoded by CDC24 is determinant for the Ras/cAMP pathway activation in growth. We demonstrate that the SDC25 gene product is a functional GEF for Ras: the complete SDC25 gene functionally replaces CDC25 when overexpressed or when transcribed under CDC25 transcriptional control at the CDC25 locus. Chimeric proteins between Sdc25p and Cdc25p are also functional GEFs for Ras. We also show that the two genes are differentially regulated: SDC25 is not transcribed at a detectable level in growth conditions when glucose is the carbon source. It is transcribed at the end of growth when nutrients are depleted and in cells grown on nonfermentable carbon sources. In contrast, CDC25 accumulation is slightly reduced when glucose is replaced by a nonfermentable carbon source.

scholarly journals Substrate Trapping Proteomics Reveals Targets of the βTrCP2/FBXW11 Ubiquitin Ligase

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tai Young Kim ◽  
Priscila F. Siesser ◽  
Kent L. Rossman ◽  
Dennis Goldfarb ◽  
Kathryn Mackinnon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Ubiquitin Ligase ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor ◽  
Small Gtpase ◽  
Mass Spectrometry Analysis ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Exchange Factor ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange Factor

Defining the full complement of substrates for each ubiquitin ligase remains an important challenge. Improvements in mass spectrometry instrumentation and computation and in protein biochemistry methods have resulted in several new methods for ubiquitin ligase substrate identification. Here we used the parallel adapter capture (PAC) proteomics approach to study βTrCP2/FBXW11, a substrate adaptor for the SKP1–CUL1–F-box (SCF) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex. The processivity of the ubiquitylation reaction necessitates transient physical interactions between FBXW11 and its substrates, thus making biochemical purification of FBXW11-bound substrates difficult. Using the PAC-based approach, we inhibited the proteasome to “trap” ubiquitylated substrates on the SCFFBXW11E3 complex. Comparative mass spectrometry analysis of immunopurified FBXW11 protein complexes before and after proteasome inhibition revealed 21 known and 23 putatively novel substrates. In focused studies, we found that SCFFBXW11bound, polyubiquitylated, and destabilized RAPGEF2, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor that activates the small GTPase RAP1. High RAPGEF2 protein levels promoted cell-cell fusion and, consequently, multinucleation. Surprisingly, this occurred independently of the guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) catalytic activity and of the presence of RAP1. Our data establish new functions for RAPGEF2 that may contribute to aneuploidy in cancer. More broadly, this report supports the continued use of substrate trapping proteomics to comprehensively define targets for E3 ubiquitin ligases. All proteomic data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD001062.

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