Kono Keiko, Nogami Satoru, Abe Mitsuhiro, Nishizawa Masafumi, Morishita Shinichi, Pellman David, Ohya Yoshikazu
Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Chiba 277-8562, Japan.
Mol Biol Cell. 2008 Apr;19(4):1763-71. doi: 10.1091/mbc.e07-09-0950. Epub 2008 Feb 6.
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.
Rho1p是一种必需的小GTP酶,在酿酒酵母的形态发生中起关键作用。我们在此表明,Rho1p的激活受细胞周期蛋白依赖性激酶(CDK)调控。在起始芽位点,Rho1p在G1/S转换时被Cln2p(G1期细胞周期蛋白)和Cdc28p(CDK)复合物激活,此过程由Tus1p介导,Tus1p是Rho1p的鸟嘌呤核苷酸交换因子。Tus1p与Cln2p/Cdc28p发生物理相互作用,并以Cln2p/Cdc28p依赖的方式被磷酸化。Tus1p中的CDK磷酸化共有序列位点对于Rho1p的Cln2p依赖性激活和肌动蛋白细胞骨架的极化组织都是必需的。我们提出,Tus1p的Cln2p/Cdc28p依赖性磷酸化对于Rho1p在G1/S转换时的适当时间和空间激活是必需的。