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. 2001 Jun 8;284(2):247-54.
doi: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4959.

Biochemical analysis of yeast G(alpha) mutants that enhance adaptation to pheromone

M J Cismowski  1 , M Metodiev, E Draper, D E Stone
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Biochemical analysis of yeast G(alpha) mutants that enhance adaptation to pheromone

M J Cismowski et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. .

Abstract

The mating-specific heterotrimeric G(alpha) protein of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Gpa1, negatively regulates activation of the pheromone response pathway both by sequestering G(beta)gamma and by triggering an adaptive response through an as yet unknown mechanism. Previous genetic studies identified mutant alleles of GPA1 that downregulate the pheromone response independently of the pheromone receptor (GPA1E364K), or through a receptor-dependent mechanism (GPA1N388D). To further our understanding of the mechanism of action of these mutant alleles, their corresponding proteins were purified and subjected to biochemical analysis. The receptor-dependent activity of Gpa1N388D was further analyzed using yeast strains expressing constitutively active receptor (Ste2) mutants, and C-terminal truncation mutant forms of Gpa1. A combination of G(alpha) affinity chromatography, GTP binding/hydrolysis studies, and genetic analysis allowed us to assign a distinct mechanism of action to each of these mutant proteins.

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