title: Extraribosomal function of the acidic ribosomal P1-protein YP1alpha from Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
abstract: The yeast acidic ribosomal P-proteins YP1alpha, YP1beta, YP2alpha and YP2beta were studied for a possible transactivation potential beside their ribosomal function. The fusions of P-proteins with the GAL4 DNA-binding domain were assayed toward their transcriptional activity with the aid of reporter genes in yeast. Two of the P-proteins, YP1alpha and YP1beta, exhibited transactivation potential, however, only YP1alpha can be regarded as a potent transactivator. This protein was able to transactivate a reporter gene associated with two distinct promoter systems, GAL1 or CYC1. Additionally, truncated proteins of YP1alpha and YP1beta were analyzed. The N-terminal part of YP1alpha fused to GAL4-BD showed transactivation potential but the C-terminal part did not. Our results suggest a putative extraribosomal function for these ribosomal proteins which consequently may be classified as "moonlighting" proteins.
authors.affiliation: Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Molecular Biology, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tchórzewski
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Boldyreff
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Grankowski
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D007763:Lac Operon; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; C035690:ribosomal phosphoprotein P1