Cloning and characterization of a dominant-negative vps1 allele of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
| Autor: | M, Finken-Eigen, S, Müller, K, Köhrer |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Alanine
Binding Sites Sequence Homology Amino Acid Genes Fungal Molecular Sequence Data Vesicular Transport Proteins Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rats Mice GTP-Binding Proteins Gene Expression Regulation Fungal Animals Humans Amino Acid Sequence Guanosine Triphosphate Asparagine Cloning Molecular Carrier Proteins Alleles |
| Zdroj: | Biological chemistry. 378(10) |
| ISSN: | 1431-6730 |
| Popis: | The gene product of the yeast VPS1 gene is a member of a family of high-molecular-weight GTP-binding proteins that are involved in diverse cellular processes. The Vps1 protein (Vps1p) was shown to perform an essential function in the yeast secretory pathway. Here, we report the isolation and characterization of a mutant allele of the VPS1 gene, causing a dominant-negative vacuolar protein sorting (vps) defect, as demonstrated by the mislocalization of the vacuolar hydrolase carboxypeptidase Y (CPY). DNA sequence analysis of the mutant vps1 allele (vps1d-293) revealed a single point mutation, resulting in an amino acid exchange at position 293 from Ala to Asp. The mutation is located downstream of the tripartite GTP-binding motif found in the amino-terminal half of the protein. The observation that expression of wild-type Vps1p partially suppressed the dominant-negative CPY sorting phenotype indicates competition of a non-functional mutant Vps1 protein and a functional wild-type VPS1p for a Vps1p-binding site of an as yet unknown vacuolar protein sorting factor. |
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