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    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Sep 30;100(20):11429-34. Epub 2003 Sep 17.

    Widespread cytoplasmic mRNA transport in yeast: identification of 22 bud-localized transcripts using DNA microarray analysis.

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    Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Biochemistry and Biophysics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.

    Abstract

    Cytoplasmic mRNA localization provides a means of generating cell asymmetry and segregating protein activity. Previous studies have identified two mRNAs that localize to the bud tips of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. To identify additional localized mRNAs, we immunoprecipitated the RNA transport components She2p, She3p, and Myo4p and performed DNA microarray analysis of their associated RNAs. A secondary screen, using a GFP-tagged RNA reporter assay, identified 22 mRNAs that are localized to bud tips. These messages encode a wide variety of proteins, including several involved in stress responses and cell wall maintenance. Many of these proteins are asymmetrically localized to buds. However, asymmetric localization also occurs in the absence of RNA transport, suggesting the existence of redundant protein localization mechanisms. In contrast to findings in metazoans, the untranslated regions are dispensable for mRNA localization in yeast. This study reveals an unanticipated widespread use of RNA transport in budding yeast.

    PMID:
    13679573
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC208774
    Free PMC Article

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