title: Regulation of transcription factor latency by receptor-activated proteolysis.
abstract: The transcription factor Stp1 is endoproteolytically processed in response to extracellular amino acids by the plasma membrane SPS (Ssy1-Ptr3-Ssy5)-sensor. Processed Stp1, lacking a cytoplasmic retention motif, enters the nucleus and induces amino acid transporter gene expression. The SPS-sensor component Ssy5 is a chymotrypsin-like protease with a Pro-domain and a catalytic domain. The Pro-domain, required for protease maturation, is autolytically cleaved from the catalytic domain but remains associated, forming an inactive protease complex that binds Stp1. Stp1 is processed only after amino acid-induced signals cause the dissociation of the inhibitory Pro-domain. Our findings demonstrate that gene expression can be controlled by regulating the enzymatic activity of an intracellular endoprotease.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, S-17177 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Claes
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Andréasson
authors.forename: Stijn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heessen
authors.forename: Per O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Ljungdahl
mesh_terms: D002474:Cell-Free System; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000235:genetics; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D008954:Models, Biological; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000378:metabolism*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; C074632:STP1 protein, S cerevisiae; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases