Reference: Cappellaro C, et al. (1994) Mating type-specific cell-cell recognition of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: cell wall attachment and active sites of a- and alpha-agglutinin. EMBO J 13(20):4737-44

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Abstract


Mating type-specific agglutination of Saccharomyces cerevisiae a and alpha cells depends on the heterophilic interaction of two cell surface glycoproteins, the gene products of AG alpha 1 and AGA2. Evidence is presented with immunogold labelling that the alpha-agglutinin is part of the outer fimbrial cell wall coat. The a-agglutinin is bound via two S-S bridges (Cys7 and Cys50) to a cell wall component, most probably the gene product of AGA1. His273 of alpha-agglutinin has previously been shown to be essential for a- and alpha-agglutinin interaction and a model based on two opposing ion-pairs had been proposed. By site-directed mutagenesis this possibility has now been excluded. With the help of various peptides, either chemically synthesized, obtained by proteolysis of intact glycosylated a-agglutinin or prepared from a fusion protein expressed in Escherichia coli, the biologically active region of a-agglutinin was located at the C-terminus of the molecule. A peptide consisting of the C-terminal 10 amino acids (GSPIN-TQYVF) was active in nanomolar concentrations. Saccharide moieties, therefore, are not essential for the mating type-specific cell-cell interaction; glycosylated peptides are, however, four to five times more active than non-glycosylated ones. Comparisons of the recognition sequences of the S. cerevisiae agglutinins with that of the Dictyostelium contact site A glycoprotein (gp80), as well as with those of the various families of cell adhesion molecules of higher eucaryotes, have been made and are discussed.

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Journal Article | Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Authors
Cappellaro C, Baldermann C, Rachel R, Tanner W
Primary Lit For
SAG1 | AGA2 | AGA1 | a-agglutinin

Gene Ontology Annotations 4 entries for 2 genes


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Gene/ComplexQualifierGene Ontology TermAnnotation ExtensionEvidenceSourceAssigned On
AGA2enablescell adhesion molecule bindingIDASGD2013-08-07
AGA1located infungal-type cell wallIDASGD2013-08-07
AGA1involved inagglutination involved in conjugation with cellular fusionIMPSGD2013-08-07
AGA1enablescell adhesion molecule bindingIMPSGD2013-08-07
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