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Taberner FJ, et al.  (2012) Regulation of cell cycle transcription factor Swi5 by karyopherin Msn5. Biochim Biophys Acta 1823(4):959-70

Abstract: Inactivation of S. cerevisiae ?-karyopherin Msn5 causes hypersensitivity to the overexpression of mitotic cyclin Clb2 and aggravates growth defects of many mutant strains in mitotic exit, suggesting a connection between Msn5 and mitotic exit. We determined that Msn5 controlled subcellular localization of the mitotic exit transcription factor Swi5, since it was required for Swi5 nuclear export. Msn5 physically interacted with the N-terminal end of Swi5. Inactivation of Msn5 caused a severe reduction in cellular levels of Swi5 protein. This effect occurred by a post-transcriptional mechanism, since SWI5 mRNA levels were not affected. The reduced amount of Swi5 in msn5 mutant cells was not due to an increased protein degradation rate, but to a defect in Swi5 synthesis. Despite the change in localization and protein level, Swi5-regulated transcription was not defective in the msn5 mutant strain. However, a high level of Swi5 was toxic in the absence of Msn5. This deleterious effect was eliminated when Swi5 nuclear import was abrogated, suggesting that nuclear export by Msn5 is important for cell physiology, because it prevents toxic Swi5 nuclear accumulation.

Status: Published Type: Journal Article PubMed ID: 22374135

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