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Originally published as Genetics Published Articles Ahead of Print on February 7, 2007.
Genetics, Vol. 175, 1681-1694, April 2007, Copyright © 2007
doi:10.1534/genetics.106.069716
Ssh4, Rcr2 and Rcr1 Affect Plasma Membrane Transporter Activity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Jhansi Kota, Monika Melin-Larsson1, Per O. Ljungdahl2 and Hanna Forsberg
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, S-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
2 Corresponding author: Wenner Gren Institute, Stockholm University, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
E-mail: plju{at}wgi.su.se
Nutrient uptake in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a highly regulated process. Cells adjust levels of nutrient transporters within the plasma membrane at multiple stages of the secretory and endosomal pathways. In the absence of the ER-membrane-localized chaperone Shr3, amino acid permeases (AAP) inefficiently fold and are largely retained in the ER. Consequently, shr3 null mutants exhibit greatly reduced rates of amino acid uptake due to lower levels of AAPs in their plasma membranes. To further our understanding of mechanisms affecting AAP localization, we identified SSH4 and RCR2 as high-copy suppressors of shr3 null mutations. The overexpression of SSH4, RCR2, or the RCR2 homolog RCR1 increases steady-state AAP levels, whereas the genetic inactivation of these genes reduces steady-state AAP levels. Additionally, the overexpression of any of these suppressor genes exerts a positive effect on phosphate and uracil uptake systems. Ssh4 and Rcr2 primarily localize to structures associated with the vacuole; however, Rcr2 also localizes to endosome-like vesicles. Our findings are consistent with a model in which Ssh4, Rcr2, and presumably Rcr1, function within the endosome–vacuole trafficking pathway, where they affect events that determine whether plasma membrane proteins are degraded or routed to the plasma membrane.
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