Reference: Duronio RJ, et al. (1991) Myristic acid auxotrophy caused by mutation of S. cerevisiae myristoyl-CoA:protein N-myristoyltransferase. J Cell Biol 113(6):1313-30

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The S. cerevisiae myristoyl-CoA:protein N-myristoyltransferase gene (NMT1) is essential for vegetative growth. NMT1 was found to be allelic with a previously described, but unmapped and unidentified mutation that causes myristic acid (C14:0) auxotrophy. The mutant (nmt1-181) is temperature sensitive, but growth at the restrictive temperature (36 degrees C) is rescued with exogenous C14:0. Several analogues of myristate with single oxygen or sulfur for methylene group substitutions partially complement the phenotype, while others inhibit growth even at the permissive temperature (24 degrees C). Cerulenin, a fatty acid synthetase inhibitor, also prevents growth of the mutant at 24 degrees C. Complementation of growth at 36 degrees C by exogenous fatty acids is blocked by a mutation affecting the acyl:CoA synthetase gene. The nmt1-181 allele contains a single missense mutation of the 455 residue acyltransferase that results in a Gly451----Asp substitution. Analyses of several intragenic suppressors suggest that Gly451 is critically involved in NMT catalysis. In vitro kinetic studies with purified mutant enzyme revealed a 10-fold increase in the apparent Km for myristoyl-CoA at 36 degrees C, relative to wild-type, that contributes to an observed 200-fold reduction in catalytic efficiency. Together, the data indicate that nmt-181 represents a sensitive reporter of the myristoyl-CoA pools utilized by NMT.

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Duronio RJ, Rudnick DA, Johnson RL, Johnson DR, Gordon JI
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