Site-specific regulation of the GEF Cdc24p by the scaffold protein Far1p during yeast mating

AUTOR(ES)

Wiget, Philippe

FONTE

Nature Publishing Group

RESUMO

Receptor-mediated cell polarization via heterotrimeric G-proteins induces cytoskeletal rearrangements in a variety of organisms. In yeast, Far1p is required for orienting cell growth towards the mating partner by linking activated Gβγ to the guanine-nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) Cdc24p, which activates the Rho-type GTPase Cdc42p. Here we investigated the role of Far1p in the regulation of Cdc24p in vivo. Using time-lapse microscopy of mating cells and artificial membrane targeting of Far1p, we show that Far1p is necessary and sufficient to recruit Cdc24p to the plasma membrane. Wild-type Far1p contains a PH-like domain, which is required for its membrane localization in vivo. Interestingly, expression of membrane-targeted Far1p causes toxicity, most likely by activating Cdc42p uniformly at the cell cortex. The ability of full-length Far1p to function as an activator of Cdc24p in vivo requires its interaction with Cdc24p and Gβγ. Our results imply that Gβγ not only targets Far1p to the correct site but may also trigger a conformational change in Far1p that is required for its ability to activate Cdc24p in vivo.

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