在Saccharomyces cerevisiae中异常的凝聚功能激活Mcd1降解以促进细胞致死性
Gurvir Singh1, Robert V Skibbens1
1Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, 111 Research Drive, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18015. United States of America.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
|December 4, 2025
概括
通过E3结合酶驱动的Mcd1蛋白降解驱动的凝聚素复合体失活,促进细胞致死性. 这种降解起到负反机制的作用,在S阶段维持Mcd1的稳态.
科学领域:
- 细胞生物学 细胞生物学
- 分子遗传学 分子遗传学
- 基因组学就是基因组学.
背景情况:
- 包含Smc1,Smc3和Mcd1蛋白质的凝聚蛋白复合体对于DNA复制,修复和基因转录等过程至关重要.
- 凝聚素的功能与细胞周期检查点有关,但这些检查点如何应对凝聚素功能障碍尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究凝聚素突变体中Mcd1蛋白质损失的机制.
- 要确定Mcd1损失是否是凝聚力不稳定的原因或后果.
- 为了确定调节Mcd1水平的细胞通路,以应对异常的凝聚功能.
主要方法:
- 在各种凝聚蛋白突变体中分析Mcd1蛋白水平 (rad61,scc2-4).
- 评估Mcd1重新表达对温度敏感凝聚性突变细胞生长的影响.
- 使用特定突变物 (例如,San1) 调查E3酶参与Mcd1降解.
- 在细胞周期 (S阶段) 中监测Mcd1水平和转录.
主要成果:
- 麦克德1的损失独立于凝聚素复合体的完整性发生,即使在具有稳定凝聚素的突变物中也存在.
- 恢复Mcd1水平在所有测试的凝聚素等位基因中挽救了生长缺陷,这表明Mcd1损失对失活化至关重要.
- 异常的凝聚功能触发了Mcd1通过San1.1等E3酶的降解.
- 在S阶段,Mcd1被降解,抵消转录增加和典型的峰值水平,这表明反循环.
结论:
- Mcd1蛋白质的损失是凝聚素复合体失活的关键机制,导致细胞致死性.
- 细胞利用E3酶来积极降解Mcd1,以应对凝聚素功能障碍.
- 负反机制调节了Mcd1的稳态,特别是在S阶段,尽管转录上调.
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