Proteins That Interact with the Mucin-Type Glycoprotein Msb2p Include a Regulator of the Actin Cytoskeleton

Biochemistry. 2019 Dec 3;58(48):4842-4856. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00725. Epub 2019 Nov 20.

Abstract

Transmembrane mucin-type glycoproteins can regulate signal transduction pathways. In yeast, signaling mucins regulate mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways that induce cell differentiation to filamentous growth (fMAPK pathway) and the response to osmotic stress (HOG pathway). To explore regulatory aspects of signaling mucin function, protein microarrays were used to identify proteins that interact with the cytoplasmic domain of the mucin-like glycoprotein Msb2p. Eighteen proteins were identified that comprised functional categories of metabolism, actin filament capping and depolymerization, aerobic and anaerobic growth, chromatin organization and bud growth, sporulation, ribosome biogenesis, protein modification by iron-sulfur clusters, RNA catabolism, and DNA replication and DNA repair. A subunit of actin capping protein, Cap2p, interacted with the cytoplasmic domain of Msb2p. Cells lacking Cap2p showed altered localization of Msb2p and increased levels of shedding of Msb2p's N-terminal glycosylated domain. Consistent with its role in regulating the actin cytoskeleton, Cap2p was required for enhanced cell polarization during filamentous growth. Our study identifies proteins that connect a signaling mucin to diverse cellular processes and may provide insight into new aspects of mucin function.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Actin Cytoskeleton / genetics
  • Actin Cytoskeleton / metabolism*
  • Cell Polarity
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins / chemistry
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins / genetics
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins / metabolism*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / chemistry
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / genetics
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / metabolism*
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Domains
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / chemistry
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / cytology
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / metabolism*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / chemistry
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / genetics
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / metabolism*
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Cap2 protein, S cerevisiae
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • MSB2 protein, S cerevisiae
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins