ISSN:
1615-6102
Keywords:
Cell polarity
;
Budding yeast
;
Calcium
;
CLS4 gene
;
CDC24 gene
;
Overexpression
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary An entire coding region of theCDC24/CLS4 gene and its truncated derivatives were overexpressed in yeast cells under the control of theGAL1 promoter. Western blotting analysis of the yeast cell lysates showed that the CDC24/CLS4 protein (Cdc24p) was induced to reach its maximum level after 9 h incubation of the cells in galactose medium. Overexpression of Cdc24p within the cells caused the morphological change, accumulating large spherical unbudded cells which exhibited actin cytoskeleton disturbed, chitin delocalized on the cell surface, and cell viability decreased. Multiple nuclei were observed in these cells, indicating that only budding cycle but not nuclear division cycle is blocked by the overproduction of Cdc24p. In order to identify the region of Cdc24p responsible for the growth inhibition, several truncatedCDC24 genes were expressed. Surprisingly, overexpression of fragments either containing the C-terminal 76 amino acid residues or deleting the same region inhibited cellular growth. This suggests that Cdc24p contains multiple functional domains for its tasks, likely cooperating signals of bud positioning and bud timing.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01280167
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