ISSN:
0749-503X
Keywords:
Yeast
;
adenylate cyclase
;
Ras
;
Kluyveromyces marxianus
;
Life and Medical Sciences
;
Genetics
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
The presence of adenylate cyclase activity was first demonstrated in membrane fractions from the budding yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus. The enzyme showed a Mn2+- and Mg2+-dependent activity, with optimal pH at around 6 as observed in other yeast species. As in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, where adenylate cyclase is regulated by RAS1 and RAS2, we detected a guanyl nucleotide-dependent activity. Interestingly Y13-259 monoclonal antibody, raised against mammalian p21Ha-ras, inhibited Mg2+ plus GTP-γ-S-dependent cAMP production, suggesting that the GTP binding proteins involved in adenylate cyclase regulation could be Ras proteins. The same antibody recognized on Western blot and immunoprecipitated a 40 kDa polypeptide from K. marxianus crude membranes. This polypeptide was not detected by an anti-RAS2 polyclonal antibody raised against S. cerevisiae RAS2 protein, suggesting that Ras proteins from the two species could be structurally different.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/yea.320100802
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