Stoichiometry of G protein subunits affects the Saccharomyces cerevisiae mating pheromone signal transduction pathway

1990 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 510-517
Author(s):  
G M Cole ◽  
D E Stone ◽  
S I Reed
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Signal Transduction ◽  
G Protein ◽  
Signal Transduction Pathway ◽  
Mating Pheromone ◽  
Gal1 Promoter ◽  
Gamma Subunits ◽  
Adaptation Response ◽  
High Level

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae GPA1, STE4, and STE18 genes encode products homologous to mammalian G-protein alpha, beta, and gamma subunits, respectively. All three genes function in the transduction of the signal generated by mating pheromone in haploid cells. To characterize more completely the role of these genes in mating, we have conditionally overexpressed GPA1, STE4, and STE18, using the galactose-inducible GAL1 promoter. Overexpression of STE4 alone, or STE4 together with STE18, generated a response in haploid cells suggestive of pheromone signal transduction: arrest in G1 of the cell cycle, formation of cellular projections, and induction of the pheromone-inducible transcript FUS1 25- to 70-fold. High-level STE18 expression alone had none of these effects, nor did overexpression of STE4 in a MATa/alpha diploid. However, STE18 was essential for the response, since overexpression of STE4 was unable to activate a response in a ste18 null strain. GPA1 hyperexpression suppressed the phenotype of STE4 overexpression. In addition, cells that overexpressed GPA1 were more resistant to pheromone and recovered more quickly from pheromone than did wild-type cells, which suggests that GPA1 may function in an adaptation response to pheromone.

scholarly journals Stoichiometry of G protein subunits affects the Saccharomyces cerevisiae mating pheromone signal transduction pathway.

1990 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 510-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
G M Cole ◽  
D E Stone ◽  
S I Reed
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Signal Transduction ◽  
G Protein ◽  
Signal Transduction Pathway ◽  
Mating Pheromone ◽  
Gal1 Promoter ◽  
Gamma Subunits ◽  
Adaptation Response ◽  
High Level

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae GPA1, STE4, and STE18 genes encode products homologous to mammalian G-protein alpha, beta, and gamma subunits, respectively. All three genes function in the transduction of the signal generated by mating pheromone in haploid cells. To characterize more completely the role of these genes in mating, we have conditionally overexpressed GPA1, STE4, and STE18, using the galactose-inducible GAL1 promoter. Overexpression of STE4 alone, or STE4 together with STE18, generated a response in haploid cells suggestive of pheromone signal transduction: arrest in G1 of the cell cycle, formation of cellular projections, and induction of the pheromone-inducible transcript FUS1 25- to 70-fold. High-level STE18 expression alone had none of these effects, nor did overexpression of STE4 in a MATa/alpha diploid. However, STE18 was essential for the response, since overexpression of STE4 was unable to activate a response in a ste18 null strain. GPA1 hyperexpression suppressed the phenotype of STE4 overexpression. In addition, cells that overexpressed GPA1 were more resistant to pheromone and recovered more quickly from pheromone than did wild-type cells, which suggests that GPA1 may function in an adaptation response to pheromone.

The yeast G-protein homolog is involved in the mating pheromone signal transduction system

1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 152-158
Author(s):  
H A Fujimura
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
G Protein ◽  
Signal Transduction Pathway ◽  
Alpha Cells ◽  
Mating Pheromone ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Pheromone Response Pathway ◽  
New Type ◽  
Sterile Mutant ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide Binding

I have isolated a new type of sterile mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, carrying a single mutant allele, designated dac1, which was mapped near the centromere on chromosome VIII. The dac1 mutation caused specific defects in the pheromone responsiveness of both a and alpha cells and did not seem to be associated with any pleiotropic phenotypes. Thus, in contrast to the ste4, ste5, ste7, ste11, and ste12 mutations, the dac1 mutation had no significant effect on such constitutive functions of haploid cells as pheromone production and alpha-factor destruction. The characteristics of this phenotype suggest that the DAC1 gene encodes a component of the pheromone response pathway common to both a and alpha cells. Introduction of the GPA1 gene encoding an S. cerevisiae homolog of the alpha subunit of mammalian guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory proteins (G proteins) into sterile dac1 mutants resulted in restoration of pheromone responsiveness and mating competence to both a and alpha cells. These results suggest that the dac1 mutation is an allele of the GPA1 gene and thus provide genetic evidence that the yeast G protein homolog is directly involved in the mating pheromone signal transduction pathway.

scholarly journals A G-protein alpha subunit from asexual Candida albicans functions in the mating signal transduction pathway of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and is regulated by the a1-alpha 2 repressor.

1992 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1977-1985 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Sadhu ◽  
D Hoekstra ◽  
M J McEachern ◽  
S I Reed ◽  
J B Hicks
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Signal Transduction ◽  
Candida Albicans ◽  
G Protein ◽  
Signal Transduction Pathway ◽  
Alpha Subunit ◽  
Transduction Pathway ◽  
G Protein Alpha Subunit ◽  
Protein Alpha Subunit ◽  
Null Mutants

We have isolated a gene, designated CAG1, from Candida albicans by using the G-protein alpha-subunit clone SCG1 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a probe. Amino acid sequence comparison revealed that CAG1 is more homologous to SCG1 than to any other G protein reported so far. Homology between CAG1 and SCG1 not only includes the conserved guanine nucleotide binding domains but also spans the normally variable regions which are thought to be involved in interaction with the components of the specific signal transduction pathway. Furthermore, CAG1 contains a central domain, previously found only in SCG1. cag1 null mutants of C. albicans created by gene disruption produced no readily detectable phenotype. The C. albicans CAG1 gene complemented both the growth and mating defects of S. cerevisiae scg1 null mutants when carried on either a low- or high-copy-number plasmid. In diploid C. albicans, the CAG1 transcript was readily detectable in mycelial and yeast cells of both the white and opaque forms. However, the CAG1-specific transcript in S. cerevisiae transformants containing the C. albicans CAG1 gene was observed only in haploid cells. This transcription pattern matches that of SCG1 in S. cerevisiae and is caused by a1-alpha 2 mediated repression in diploid cells. That is, CAG1 behaves as a haploid-specific gene in S. cerevisiae, subject to control by the a1-alpha 2 mating-type regulation pathway. We infer from these results that C. albicans may have a signal transduction system analogous to that controlling mating type in S. cerevisiae or possibly even a sexual pathway that has so far remained undetected.

scholarly journals The β-Arrestin-Like Protein Rim8 Is Hyperphosphorylated and Complexes with Rim21 and Rim101 To Promote Adaptation to Neutral-Alkaline pH

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 683-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Gomez-Raja ◽  
Dana A. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
Transcription Factor ◽  
G Protein ◽  
Signal Transduction Pathway ◽  
Multivesicular Bodies ◽  
Ph Sensing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
G Protein Coupled

ABSTRACTβ-Arrestin proteins are critical for G-protein-coupled receptor desensitization and turnover. However, β-arrestins have recently been shown to play direct roles in nonheterotrimeric G-protein signal transduction. TheCandida albicansβ-arrestin-like protein Rim8 is required for activation of the Rim101 pH-sensing pathway and for pathogenesis. We have found thatC. albicansRim8 is posttranslationally modified by phosphorylation and specific phosphorylation states are associated with activation of the pH-sensing pathway. Rim8 associated with both the receptor Rim21 and the transcription factor Rim101, suggesting that Rim8 bridges the signaling and activation steps of the pathway. Finally, upon activation of the Rim101 transcription factor,C. albicansRim8 was transcriptionally repressed and Rim8 protein levels were rapidly reduced. Our studies suggest that Rim8 is taken up into multivesicular bodies and degraded within the vacuole. In total, our results reveal a novel mechanism for tightly regulating the activity of a signal transduction pathway. Although the role of β-arrestin proteins in mammalian signal transduction pathways has been demonstrated, relatively little is known about how β-arrestins contribute to signal transduction. Our analyses provide some insights into potential roles.

scholarly journals The yeast G-protein homolog is involved in the mating pheromone signal transduction system.

1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 152-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
H A Fujimura
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
G Protein ◽  
Signal Transduction Pathway ◽  
Alpha Cells ◽  
Mating Pheromone ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Pheromone Response Pathway ◽  
New Type ◽  
Sterile Mutant ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide Binding

I have isolated a new type of sterile mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, carrying a single mutant allele, designated dac1, which was mapped near the centromere on chromosome VIII. The dac1 mutation caused specific defects in the pheromone responsiveness of both a and alpha cells and did not seem to be associated with any pleiotropic phenotypes. Thus, in contrast to the ste4, ste5, ste7, ste11, and ste12 mutations, the dac1 mutation had no significant effect on such constitutive functions of haploid cells as pheromone production and alpha-factor destruction. The characteristics of this phenotype suggest that the DAC1 gene encodes a component of the pheromone response pathway common to both a and alpha cells. Introduction of the GPA1 gene encoding an S. cerevisiae homolog of the alpha subunit of mammalian guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory proteins (G proteins) into sterile dac1 mutants resulted in restoration of pheromone responsiveness and mating competence to both a and alpha cells. These results suggest that the dac1 mutation is an allele of the GPA1 gene and thus provide genetic evidence that the yeast G protein homolog is directly involved in the mating pheromone signal transduction pathway.

A G-protein alpha subunit from asexual Candida albicans functions in the mating signal transduction pathway of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and is regulated by the a1-alpha 2 repressor

1992 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1977-1985
Author(s):  
C Sadhu ◽  
D Hoekstra ◽  
M J McEachern ◽  
S I Reed ◽  
J B Hicks
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Signal Transduction ◽  
Candida Albicans ◽  
G Protein ◽  
Signal Transduction Pathway ◽  
Alpha Subunit ◽  
Transduction Pathway ◽  
G Protein Alpha Subunit ◽  
Protein Alpha Subunit ◽  
Null Mutants

We have isolated a gene, designated CAG1, from Candida albicans by using the G-protein alpha-subunit clone SCG1 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a probe. Amino acid sequence comparison revealed that CAG1 is more homologous to SCG1 than to any other G protein reported so far. Homology between CAG1 and SCG1 not only includes the conserved guanine nucleotide binding domains but also spans the normally variable regions which are thought to be involved in interaction with the components of the specific signal transduction pathway. Furthermore, CAG1 contains a central domain, previously found only in SCG1. cag1 null mutants of C. albicans created by gene disruption produced no readily detectable phenotype. The C. albicans CAG1 gene complemented both the growth and mating defects of S. cerevisiae scg1 null mutants when carried on either a low- or high-copy-number plasmid. In diploid C. albicans, the CAG1 transcript was readily detectable in mycelial and yeast cells of both the white and opaque forms. However, the CAG1-specific transcript in S. cerevisiae transformants containing the C. albicans CAG1 gene was observed only in haploid cells. This transcription pattern matches that of SCG1 in S. cerevisiae and is caused by a1-alpha 2 mediated repression in diploid cells. That is, CAG1 behaves as a haploid-specific gene in S. cerevisiae, subject to control by the a1-alpha 2 mating-type regulation pathway. We infer from these results that C. albicans may have a signal transduction system analogous to that controlling mating type in S. cerevisiae or possibly even a sexual pathway that has so far remained undetected.

scholarly journals Mot3, a Zn Finger Transcription Factor That Modulates Gene Expression and Attenuates Mating Pheromone Signaling in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Genetics ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 149 (2) ◽  
pp. 879-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anatoly V Grishin ◽  
Michael Rothenberg ◽  
Maureen A Downs ◽  
Kendall J Blumer
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
G Protein ◽  
Binding Sites ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Pheromone Response ◽  
Mating Pheromone ◽  
Pheromone Signaling ◽  
Yeast Genes

Abstract In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, mating pheromone response is initiated by activation of a G protein- and mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase-dependent signaling pathway and attenuated by several mechanisms that promote adaptation or desensitization. To identify genes whose products negatively regulate pheromone signaling, we screened for mutations that suppress the hyperadaptive phenotype of wild-type cells overexpressing signaling-defective G protein β subunits. This identified recessive mutations in MOT3, which encodes a nuclear protein with two Cys2-His2 Zn fingers. MOT3 was found to be a dosage-dependent inhibitor of pheromone response and pheromone-induced gene expression and to require an intact signaling pathway to exert its effects. Several results suggested that Mot3 attenuates expression of pheromone-responsive genes by mechanisms distinct from those used by the negative transcriptional regulators Cdc36, Cdc39, and Mot2. First, a Mot3-lexA fusion functions as a transcriptional activator. Second, Mot3 is a dose-dependent activator of several genes unrelated to pheromone response, including CYC1, SUC2, and LEU2. Third, insertion of consensus Mot3 binding sites (C/A/T)AGG(T/C)A activates a promoter in a MOT3-dependent manner. These findings, and the fact that consensus binding sites are found in the 5′ flanking regions of many yeast genes, suggest that Mot3 is a globally acting transcriptional regulator. We hypothesize that Mot3 regulates expression of factors that attenuate signaling by the pheromone response pathway.

scholarly journals Role of G protein beta gamma subunits in the regulation of the plasma membrane Ca2+ pump.

1992 ◽  
Vol 267 (4) ◽  
pp. 2375-2379 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Lotersztajn ◽  
C Pavoine ◽  
P Deterre ◽  
J Capeau ◽  
A Mallat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
G Protein ◽  
Gamma Subunits

Significance of C-terminal cysteine modifications to the biological activity of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae a-factor mating pheromone

1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 3603-3612
Author(s):  
S Marcus ◽  
G A Caldwell ◽  
D Miller ◽  
C B Xue ◽  
F Naider ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Biological Activity ◽  
Methyl Ester ◽  
Total Synthesis ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Structural Genes ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Mating Pheromone ◽  
Carboxy Terminal

We have undertaken total synthesis of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae a-factor (NH2-YIIKGVFWDPAC[S-farnesyl]-COOCH3) and several Cys-12 analogs to determine the significance of S-farnesylation and carboxy-terminal methyl esterification to the biological activity of this lipopeptide mating pheromone. Replacement of either the farnesyl group or the carboxy-terminal methyl ester by a hydrogen atom resulted in marked reduction but not total loss of bioactivity as measured by a variety of assays. Moreover, both the farnesyl and methyl ester groups could be replaced by other substituents to produce biologically active analogs. The bioactivity of a-factor decreased as the number of prenyl units on the cysteine sulfur decreased from three to one, and an a-factor analog having the S-farnesyl group replaced by an S-hexadecanyl group was more active than an S-methyl a-factor analog. Thus, with two types of modifications, a-factor activity increased as the S-alkyl group became bulkier and more hydrophobic. MATa cells having deletions of the a-factor structural genes (mfal1 mfa2 mutants) were capable of mating with either sst2 or wild-type MAT alpha cells in the presence of exogenous a-factor, indicating that it is not absolutely essential for MATa cells to actively produce a-factor in order to mate. Various a-factor analogs were found to partially restore mating to these strains as well, and their relative activities in the mating restoration assay were similar to their activities in the other assays used in this study. Mating was not restored by addition of exogenous a-factor to a cross of a wild-type MAT alpha strain and a MATaste6 mutant, indicating a role of the STE6 gene product in mating in addition to its secretion of a-factor.

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