[HTML][HTML] Function and regulation in MAPK signaling pathways: lessons learned from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

RE Chen, J Thorner - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 2007 - Elsevier
Signaling pathways that activate different mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) elicit
many of the responses that are evoked in cells by changes in certain environmental …

Pleckstrin homology (PH) domains and phosphoinositides

MA Lemmon - Biochemical Society Symposia, 2007 - portlandpress.com
PH (pleckstrin homology) domains represent the 11th most common domain in the human
proteome. They are best known for their ability to bind phosphoinositides with high affinity …

Central roles of small GTPases in the development of cell polarity in yeast and beyond

HO Park, E Bi - Microbiology and molecular biology reviews, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
The establishment of cell polarity is critical for the development of many organisms and for
the function of many cell types. A large number of studies of diverse organisms from yeast to …

Exo70 interacts with phospholipids and mediates the targeting of the exocyst to the plasma membrane

B He, F Xi, X Zhang, J Zhang, W Guo - The EMBO journal, 2007 - embopress.org
The exocyst is an octameric protein complex implicated in the tethering of post‐Golgi
secretory vesicles to the plasma membrane before fusion. The function of individual exocyst …

Synthesis and function of membrane phosphoinositides in budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae

T Strahl, J Thorner - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular and …, 2007 - Elsevier
It is now well appreciated that derivatives of phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) are key regulators
of many cellular processes in eukaryotes. Of particular interest are phosphoinositides (mono …

A conserved docking site modulates substrate affinity for calcineurin, signaling output, and in vivo function

J Roy, H Li, PG Hogan, MS Cyert - Molecular cell, 2007 - cell.com
Summary Calcineurin, the conserved Ca 2+/calmodulin-regulated protein phosphatase,
mediates diverse aspects of Ca 2+-dependent signaling. We show that substrates bind …

Probing the membrane environment of the TOR kinases reveals functional interactions between TORC1, actin, and membrane trafficking in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

S Aronova, K Wedaman, S Anderson… - Molecular biology of …, 2007 - Am Soc Cell Biol
The TOR kinases are regulators of growth in eukaryotic cells that assemble into two distinct
protein complexes, TORC1 and TORC2, where TORC1 is inhibited by the antibiotic …

Regulation of the actin cytoskeleton by phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5 kinases

YS Mao, HL Yin - Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology, 2007 - Springer
Abstract Phosphatidylinositol (4, 5)-bisphosphate (PIP 2) is an important lipid mediator that
has multiple regulatory functions. There is now increasing evidence that the …

The yeast PH domain proteins Slm1 and Slm2 are targets of sphingolipid signaling during the response to heat stress

A Daquinag, M Fadri, SY Jung, J Qin… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
The PH domain-containing proteins Slm1 and Slm2 were previously identified as effectors of
the phosphatidylinositol-4, 5-bisphosphate (PI4, 5P 2) and TORC2 signaling pathways …

Regulation of the transport and protein levels of the inositol phosphorylceramide mannosyltransferases Csg1 and Csh1 by the Ca2+-binding protein Csg2

S Uemura, A Kihara, S Iwaki, J Inokuchi… - Journal of Biological …, 2007 - ASBMB
Complex sphingolipids in yeast are known to function in cellular adaptation to environmental
changes. One of the yeast complex sphingolipids, mannosylinositol phosphorylceramide …