Abstract:The functional relationships between phosphoinositides and sphingolipids have not been well characterized to date. ISP-1/myriocin is a potent inhibitor of sphingolipid biosynthesis and induces severe growth defects in eukaryotic cells because of the sphingolipid deprivation. We characterized a novel multicopy suppressor gene of ISP-1-mediated cell death in yeast, MSS4. MSS4 encodes a phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinase that synthesizes phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate (PI4,5P 2 ). We demonstrate h… Show more
“…During myriocin treatment, TORC2 activity is increased, whereas Rom2 activity is decreased. Consistent with this notion, Rom2 localization at the plasma membrane is diminished during myriocin treatment (48). This suggests that cells use the reciprocal regulation of both signaling systems to fine-tune communication on the state of the plasma membrane.…”
Background: Sphingolipids are synthesized from very long-chain fatty acids and sphingoid bases. Results: Rom2 controls Elo2 phosphorylation to regulate very long-chain fatty acid synthesis. Conclusion: Distinct signaling pathways emanating from the plasma membrane regulate the different branches of sphingolipid synthesis. Significance: Signaling from the plasma membrane regulates a key step in sphingolipid synthesis, required for lipid homeostasis of the plasma membrane.
“…During myriocin treatment, TORC2 activity is increased, whereas Rom2 activity is decreased. Consistent with this notion, Rom2 localization at the plasma membrane is diminished during myriocin treatment (48). This suggests that cells use the reciprocal regulation of both signaling systems to fine-tune communication on the state of the plasma membrane.…”
Background: Sphingolipids are synthesized from very long-chain fatty acids and sphingoid bases. Results: Rom2 controls Elo2 phosphorylation to regulate very long-chain fatty acid synthesis. Conclusion: Distinct signaling pathways emanating from the plasma membrane regulate the different branches of sphingolipid synthesis. Significance: Signaling from the plasma membrane regulates a key step in sphingolipid synthesis, required for lipid homeostasis of the plasma membrane.
“…Both mutants exhibited ,40% increase in PtdIns(4)P levels and a 30-40% decrease in PtdIns(4,5)P 2 levels (Fig. 5A). [ 3 H]inositol labeling was also carried out to determine if complex sphingolipid synthesis was perturbed, as previous studies have suggested that phosphatidylinositol phosphate levels are linked to complex sphingolipid levels (Audhya et al, 2004;Kobayashi et al, 2005;Bultynck et al, 2006;Daquinag et al, 2007;Berchtold et al, 2012). Using inositol labeling, similar results were observed with respect to increased PtdIns(4)P levels and reduced PtdIns(4,5)P 2 levels in the mss4 mutants.…”
Section: Induction Of the Flo11p Cell Adhesion Flocculin Is Reduced Isupporting
confidence: 52%
“…Mss4p is essential for cell viability and cells expressing kinase defective mutants are not viable (Kobayashi et al, 2005;Ling et al, 2012). Cells expressing the mss4-f12 mutant as the sole MSS4 copy were viable, suggesting that this mutant retained catalytic activity.…”
Section: Induction Of the Flo11p Cell Adhesion Flocculin Is Reduced Imentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For example, Slm1p and Slm2p, both PH domain containing PtdIns(4,5)P 2 -binding proteins, interact with TORCs (Audhya et al, 2004;Fadri et al, 2005;Berchtold et al, 2012). Mss4p mediated PtdIns(4,5)P 2 production, Slm1p/Slm2p and Tor kinases are also important for sphingolipid signaling (Audhya et al, 2004;Kobayashi et al, 2005;Bultynck et al, 2006;Daquinag et al, 2007;Roelants et al, 2011;Berchtold et al, 2012;Liu et al, 2012). Starved yeast cells respond to the addition of glucose or ergosterol, the major sterol of S. cerevisiae, by rapid changes in PIPs (Dahl and Dahl, 1985;Kaibuchi et al, 1986;Frascotti et al, 1990).…”
SummaryPhosphatidylinositol phosphates are important regulators of processes such as the cytoskeleton organization, membrane trafficking and gene transcription, which are all crucial for polarized cell growth. In particular, phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate [PtdIns(4,5)P 2 ] has essential roles in polarized growth as well as in cellular responses to stress. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the sole phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinase (PI4P5K) Mss4p is essential for generating plasma membrane PtdIns(4,5)P 2 . Here, we show that Mss4p is required for yeast invasive growth in low-nutrient conditions. We isolated specific mss4 mutants that were defective in cell elongation, induction of the Flo11p flocculin, adhesion and cell wall integrity. We show that mss4-f12 cells have reduced plasma membrane PtdIns(4,5)P 2 levels as well as a defect in its polarized distribution, yet Mss4-f12p is catalytically active in vitro. In addition, the Mss4-f12 protein was defective in localizing to the plasma membrane. Furthermore, addition of cAMP, but not an activated MAPKKK allele, partially restored the invasive growth defect of mss4-f12 cells. Taken together, our results indicate that plasma membrane PtdIns(4,5)P 2 is crucial for yeast invasive growth and suggest that this phospholipid functions upstream of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase A signaling pathway.
“…These signaling events are mediated by PtdIns(4,5)P 2 -binding proteins (33)(34)(35). A recent study found that the plasma membrane localization of Mss4 is disturbed in ⌬csg2 cells (36), suggesting that accumulation of IPC-C or loss of MIPC causes mislocalization of Mss4.…”
Complex sphingolipids in yeast are known to function in cellular adaptation to environmental changes. One of the yeast complex sphingolipids, mannosylinositol phosphorylceramide (MIPC), is produced by the redundant inositol phosphorylceramide (IPC) mannosyltransferases Csg1 and Csh1. The Ca 2؉ -binding protein Csg2 can form a complex with either Csg1 or Csh1 and is considered to act as a regulatory subunit. However, the role of Csg2 in MIPC synthesis has remained unclear. In this study, we found that Csg1 and Csh1 are N-glycosylated with core-type and mannan-type structures, respectively. Further identification of the glycosylated residues suggests that both Csg1 and Csh1 exhibit membrane topology with their C termini in the cytosol and their mannosyltransferase domains in the lumen. After complexing with Csg2, both Csg1 and Csh1 function in the Golgi, and then are delivered to the vacuole for degradation. However, uncomplexed Csh1 cannot exit from the endoplasmic reticulum. We also demonstrated that Ca 2؉ stimulates IPC-to-MIPC conversion, because of a Csg2-dependent increase in Csg1 levels. Thus, Csg2 has several regulatory functions for Csg1 and Csh1, including stability, transport, and gene expression.
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