title: [Chimeric yeast prions with unstable inheritance].
abstract: The Saccharomyces cerevisiae [PSI] factor, a cytoplasmic omnipotent nonsense suppressor, is a conformationally changed (prion) form of translation termination factor eRF3 (Sup35p). Induction and maintenance of the [PSI] factor depend on the prionizing peptide located in the N domain of Sup35p. The N domain of Sup35p was fused with phosphoribosylaminoimidazole carboxylase (Ade2p), a purine biosynthesis enzyme, and the hybrid protein (NM-Sup35p::Ade2p) was tested for induction of the [PSI] factor. Transformation with a centromeric plasmid carrying the gene for NM-Sup35p::Ade2p induced a [PSI]-like factor in yeast cells, which was evident from efficient nonsense suppression. The suppressory effect depended on the presence of the prionizing peptide both in the hybrid protein and in Sup35p synthesized from the chromosomal gene, as well as on the presence of the prion-like [PIN] factor in the cell.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Breeding, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, 119034 Russia.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Borkhsenius
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sasnauskas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gedvilaĭte
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Inge-Vechtomov
mesh_terms: D002262:Carboxy-Lyases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D016153:Genes, Suppressor; D010454:Peptide Termination Factors; D011328:Prions / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D010454:Peptide Termination Factors; D011328:Prions; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C068068:SUP35 protein, S cerevisiae; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D002262:Carboxy-Lyases; C022378:phosphoribosylaminoimidazole carboxylase