TY - JOUR
T1 - Gβγ recruits Rho1 to the site of polarized growth during mating in budding yeast
AU - Bar, Eli E.
AU - Ellicott, Alexis T.
AU - Stone, David E.
PY - 2003/6/13
Y1 - 2003/6/13
N2 - In mating mixtures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, cells polarize their growth toward their conjugation partners along a pheromone gradient. This chemotropic phenomenon is mediated by structural proteins such as Far1 and Bem1 and by signaling proteins such as Cdc24, Cdc42, and Gβγ. The Gβγ subunit is thought to provide a positional cue that recruits the polarity establishment proteins, and thereby induces polarization of the actin cytoskeleton. We identified RHO1 in a screen for allele-specific high-copy suppressors of Gβγ overexpression, suggesting that Rho1 binds Gβγ in vivo. Inactivation of Rho1 GTPase activity augmented the rescue phenotype, suggesting that it is the activated form of Rho1 that binds Gβγ. We also found, in a pull-down assay, that Rho1 associates with GST-Ste4 and that Rho1 is localized to the neck and tip of mating projections. Moreover, a mutation in STE4 that disrupts Gβγ-Rho1 interaction reduces the projection tip localization of Rho1 and compromises the integrity of pheromone-treated cells deficient in Rho1 activity. In addition to its roles as a positive regulator of 1,3-β-glucan synthase and of the cell integrity MAP kinase cascade, it was recently shown that Rho1 is necessary for the formation of mating projections. Together, these results suggest that Gβγ recruits Rho1 to the site of polarized growth during mating.
AB - In mating mixtures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, cells polarize their growth toward their conjugation partners along a pheromone gradient. This chemotropic phenomenon is mediated by structural proteins such as Far1 and Bem1 and by signaling proteins such as Cdc24, Cdc42, and Gβγ. The Gβγ subunit is thought to provide a positional cue that recruits the polarity establishment proteins, and thereby induces polarization of the actin cytoskeleton. We identified RHO1 in a screen for allele-specific high-copy suppressors of Gβγ overexpression, suggesting that Rho1 binds Gβγ in vivo. Inactivation of Rho1 GTPase activity augmented the rescue phenotype, suggesting that it is the activated form of Rho1 that binds Gβγ. We also found, in a pull-down assay, that Rho1 associates with GST-Ste4 and that Rho1 is localized to the neck and tip of mating projections. Moreover, a mutation in STE4 that disrupts Gβγ-Rho1 interaction reduces the projection tip localization of Rho1 and compromises the integrity of pheromone-treated cells deficient in Rho1 activity. In addition to its roles as a positive regulator of 1,3-β-glucan synthase and of the cell integrity MAP kinase cascade, it was recently shown that Rho1 is necessary for the formation of mating projections. Together, these results suggest that Gβγ recruits Rho1 to the site of polarized growth during mating.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M212636200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M212636200
M3 - Article
C2 - 12660244
AN - SCOPUS:0037484259
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 278
SP - 21798
EP - 21804
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 24
ER -