SGD Paper 
Menant A, et al. (2006) Determinants of the ubiquitin-mediated degradation of the Met4 transcription factor. J Biol Chem 281(17):11744-54
Abstract: In yeast, the Met4 transcription factor, and its co-factors Cbf1, Met28, Met31 and Met32 control the expression of sulfur metabolism and oxidative stress response genes. Met4 activity is tuned to nutrient and oxidative stress conditions by the SCFMet30 ubiquitin ligase. The mechanism whereby SCFMet30-dependent ubiquitylation of Met4 controls Met4 activity remains contentious. Here, we demonstrate that intracellular cysteine levels dictate the degradation of Met4 in vivo, as shown by the ability of cysteine but not methionine or S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) to trigger Met4 degradation in an str4 strain, which lacks the ability to produce cysteine from methionine or AdoMet. Met4 degradation requires its nuclear localization and activity of the 26S proteasome. Analysis of the regulated degradation of a fully functional Met4-Cbf1 chimera, in which Met4 is fused to the DNA binding domain of Cbf1, demonstrates that elimination of Met4 in vivo can be triggered independently of both its normal protein interactions. Strains that harbor the Met4-Cbf1 fusion as the only source of Cbf1 activity needed for proper kinetochore function exhibit high rates of methionine-dependent chromosomal instability. We suggest that SCFMet30 activity or Met4 utilization as a substrate may be directly regulated by intracellular cysteine concentrations.
| Status: Published | Type: Journal Article | PubMed ID: 16497670 |
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