Identification of a conserved F-box protein 6 interactor essential for endocytosis and cytokinesis in fission yeast.
Identification of a conserved F-box protein 6 interactor essential for endocytosis and cytokinesis in fission yeast.
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10.1042/bj20081659
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发表时间:
2009-05-13
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Toda T
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作者:
Jourdain I;Spielewoy N;Thompson J;Dhut S;Yates JR;Toda T
To identify Pof6’s interactors, we have performed a non-stringent Pof6-TAP purification in two steps from a large scale of cells (40 L) and coupled it to MudPIT analysis (Multidimentional Protein Identification Technology). We, consequently, decided to name the protein according to that specific feature: Sip1 for pofSix Interactor Protein 1. The domain analysis reveals the presence of a long amino-terminal stretch of HEAT repeats which makes it a candidate as a scaffolding subunit. Consequently, we propose that the three essential proteins Skp1, Pof6 and Sip1 form a ternary complex consisting of a novel type of the non-SCF F-box complex. Important as the amount of work put on dissecting the actions required for a correct transfer of genetic material to the daughter cells, very little is known about the late phase of septation leading to the physical cells separation. In this study we isolated by TAP purification and MudPIT analysis a novel interactor of Pof6. This uncharacterised and essential ORF was named Sip1 for PofSix interactor protein 1. Coimmunoprecipitation experiments between Pof6, Sip1 and Skp1 and native purification of Sip1-TAP confirmed the interactions between the three proteins. The isolation of a sip1 loss-of-function mutant reveals lethality in cytokinesis while GFP-Pof6 transiently accumulated at the equatorial zone in late anaphase. We suggest that Sip1, Pof6 and Skp1 play together an essential role in assembly/constriction of the CAR and subsequent cell separation.