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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-15
pubmed:abstractText
gamma-Tubulin is essential for microtubule nucleation in yeast and other organisms; whether this protein is regulated in vivo has not been explored. We show that the budding yeast gamma-tubulin (Tub4p) is phosphorylated in vivo. Hyperphosphorylated Tub4p isoforms are restricted to G1. A conserved tyrosine near the carboxy terminus (Tyr445) is required for phosphorylation in vivo. A point mutation, Tyr445 to Asp, causes cells to arrest prior to anaphase. The frequency of new microtubules appearing in the SPB region and the number of microtubules are increased in tub4-Y445D cells, suggesting this mutation promotes microtubule assembly. These data suggest that modification of gamma-tubulin is important for controlling microtubule number, thereby influencing microtubule organization and function during the yeast cell cycle.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1534-5807
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
621-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Anaphase, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Benomyl, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Cell Cycle, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Drug Resistance, Fungal, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Genes, Dominant, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Microscopy, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Microscopy, Video, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Microtubules, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Mitotic Spindle Apparatus, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Point Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Protein Isoforms, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Saccharomyces cerevisiae, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Tubulin, pubmed-meshheading:11709183-Tyrosine
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Phosphorylation of gamma-tubulin regulates microtubule organization in budding yeast.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cellular, Molecular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't