title: Der1p, a protein required for degradation of malfolded soluble proteins of the endoplasmic reticulum: topology and Der1-like proteins.
abstract: The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) contains a highly effective protein quality control system eliminating malfolded proteins by a mechanism called ER-associated protein degradation (ERAD). Here, we unravel the topology of Der1p, a previously identified component of the ERAD system. Der1p contains four transmembrane domains, its N- and C-terminus protrude into the cytoplasm and contribute to its function. Additionally, we describe a yeast homologue of Der1p, Dfm1p, which does not seem to be involved in ERAD. In contrast, a Caenorhabditis elegans orthologue of Der1p, R151.6, is capable of complementing der1-defective phenotypes in yeast.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biochemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.
authors.forename: Reiner
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hitt
authors.forename: Dieter H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism*; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017510:Protein Folding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins; C098515:DER1 protein, S cerevisiae; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins