title: The composition and function of the striatin-interacting phosphatases and kinases (STRIPAK) complex in fungi.
abstract: The striatin-interacting phosphatases and kinases (STRIPAK) complex is a highly conserved eukaryotic protein complex that was recently described for diverse animal and fungal species. Here, we summarize our current knowledge about the composition and function of the STRIPAK complex from the ascomycete Sordaria macrospora, which we discovered by investigating sexually sterile mutants (pro), having a defect in fruiting body development. Mass spectrometry and yeast two-hybrid analysis defined core subunits of the STRIPAK complex, which have structural homologs in animal and other fungal organisms. These subunits (and their mammalian homologs) are PRO11 (striatin), PRO22 (STRIP1/2), SmMOB3 (Mob3), PRO45 (SLMAP), and PP2AA, the structural, and PP2Ac, the catalytic subunits of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A). Beside fruiting body formation, the STRIPAK complex controls vegetative growth and hyphal fusion in S. macrospora. Although the contribution of single subunits to diverse cellular and developmental processes is not yet fully understood, functional analysis has already shown that mammalian homologs are able to substitute the function of distinct fungal STRIPAK subunits. This underscores the view that fungal model organisms serve as useful tools to get a molecular insight into cellular and developmental processes of eukaryotes in general. Future work will unravel the precise localization of single subunits within the cell and decipher their STRIPAK-related and STRIPAK-independent functions. Finally, evidence is accumulating that there is a crosstalk between STRIPAK and various signaling pathways, suggesting that eukaryotic development is dependent on STRIPAK signaling.
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine und Molekulare Botanik, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany. Electronic address: ulrich.kueck@rub.de.
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kück
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine und Molekulare Botanik, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany.
authors.forename: Anna M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Beier
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine und Molekulare Botanik, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany.
authors.forename: Ines
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Teichert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D005658:Fungi / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D010770:Phosphotransferases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D010770:Phosphotransferases; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases
keywords: Ascomycetes; Cellular signaling; Fungal development; Mammalian cells; Sordaria macrospora; Striatin-interacting phosphatases and kinases (STRIPAK) complex