title: The molecular chaperone Cdc37 is required for Ste11 function and pheromone-induced cell cycle arrest.
abstract: The molecular chaperone Cdc37 is thought to act in part as a targeting subunit of the heat-shock protein 90 (Hsp90) chaperone complex. We demonstrate here that Cdc37 is required for activity of the kinase Ste11 in budding yeast. A cdc37 mutant strain is defective in Ste11-mediated pheromone signaling and in accumulation and functional maturation of the constitutively active Ste11 version Ste11DeltaN. Moreover, Cdc37, Ste11DeltaN and Hsp90 coprecipitate pairwise. Thus, Hsp90 and Cdc37 may transiently associate with Ste11 to promote proper folding and/or association with additional regulatory factors. Our results establish Ste11 as the first endogenous Cdc37 client protein in yeast.
authors.affiliation: Département de Biologie Cellulaire, Université de Genève, Sciences III, 30 quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211, Genève, Switzerland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abbas-Terki
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Donzé
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Picard
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects*; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018841:HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020930:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000187:drug effects; D018832:Molecular Chaperones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D010675:Pheromones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011485:Protein Binding; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins; D013696:Temperature; D014157:Transcription Factors
chemical_list: C513270:CDC37 protein, S cerevisiae; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D018841:HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D010675:Pheromones; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C071596:ste11 protein, S pombe; D020930:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases; C067018:Ste11 protein, S cerevisiae