title: Molecular characterization of Vig4/Vrg4 GDP-mannose transporter of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
abstract: Saccharomyces cerevisiae Vig4/Vrg4 protein is a Golgi membrane protein which has multiple transmembrane domains and is essential for transport of GDP-mannose across the Golgi membrane. By immunoprecipitation of detergent-solubilized tagged protein, we found that this protein exists as oligomer. Two mutants vig4-1 and vig4-2 had amino acid substitutions in the C-terminal region, Ala286Val and Ser278Cys, respectively. In accord with these mutations, trimming of the C-terminal hydrophobic part close to the region impaired the function and traffic of the proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi compartments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoda
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001692:Biological Transport; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000378:metabolism; D006155:Guanosine Diphosphate Mannose / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000378:metabolism*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; C099493:VRG4 protein, S cerevisiae; D006155:Guanosine Diphosphate Mannose