KEG1/YFR042w encodes a novel Kre6-binding endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein responsible for beta-1,6-glucan synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

KEG1/YFR042w of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an essential gene that encodes a 200-amino acid polypeptide with four predicted transmembrane domains. The green fluorescent protein- or Myc(6)-tagged Keg1 protein showed the typical characteristics of an integral membrane protein and was found in the endoplasmic reticulum by fluorescence imaging. Immunoprecipitation from the Triton ...
X-100-solubilized cell lysate revealed that Keg1 binds to Kre6, which has been known to participate in beta-1,6-glucan synthesis. To analyze the essential function of Keg1 in more detail, we constructed temperature-sensitive mutant alleles by error-prone polymerase chain reaction. The keg1-1 mutant cells showed a common phenotype with Deltakre6 mutant including hypersensitivity to Calcofluor white, reduced sensitivity to the K1 killer toxin, and reduced content of beta-1,6-glucan in the cell wall. These results suggest that Keg1 and Kre6 have a cooperative role in beta-1,6-glucan synthesis in S. cerevisiae.
Mesh Terms:
Benzenesulfonates, Cell Wall, Drug Resistance, Fungal, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Fluorescent Dyes, Killer Factors, Yeast, Membrane Proteins, Mutation, Mycotoxins, Protein Binding, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, beta-Glucans
J. Biol. Chem.
Date: Nov. 23, 2007
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