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Role for the Ran Binding Protein, Mog1p, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae SLN1-SKN7 Signal Transduction
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Role for the Ran Binding Protein, Mog1p, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae SLN1-SKN7 Signal Transduction

Jade Mei-Yeh Lu, Robert J Deschenes and Jan S Fassler
Eukaryotic cell, Vol.3(6), pp.1544-1556
12/2004
DOI: 10.1128/EC.3.6.1544-1556.2004
PMCID: PMC539023
PMID: 15590828
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https://doi.org/10.1128/EC.3.6.1544-1556.2004View
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Abstract

Yeast Sln1p is an osmotic stress sensor with histidine kinase activity. Modulation of Sln1 kinase activity in response to changes in the osmotic environment regulates the activity of the osmotic response mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway and the activity of the Skn7p transcription factor, both important for adaptation to changing osmotic stress conditions. Many aspects of Sln1 function, such as how kinase activity is regulated to allow a rapid response to the continually changing osmotic environment, are not understood. To gain insight into Sln1p function, we conducted a two-hybrid screen to identify interactors. Mog1p, a protein that interacts with the yeast Ran1 homolog, Gsp1p, was identified in this screen. The interaction with Mog1p was characterized in vitro, and its importance was assessed in vivo. mog1 mutants exhibit defects in SLN1-SKN7 signal transduction and mislocalization of the Skn7p transcription factor. The requirement for Mog1p in normal localization of Skn7p to the nucleus does not fully account for the mog1 -related defects in SLN1-SKN7 signal transduction, raising the possibility that Mog1p may play a role in Skn7 binding and activation of osmotic response genes.

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