RRC ID 46946
Author Virtudazo EV, Suganami A, Tamura Y, Kawamoto S.
Title Towards understanding cell cycle control in Cryptococcus neoformans: structure-function relationship of G1 and G1/S cyclins homologue CnCln1.
Journal Biochem Biophys Res Commun
Abstract We have previously reported that only a single Cdk1-related G1 and G1/S cyclin homologue was found in the genome sequence of the pathogenic basidiomycetous yeast Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans) and designated it CnCln1. Surprisingly, CnCln1 was not only able to complement the function of the G1 cyclins of the ascomycetous budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae), such as ScCln3, but also the G1/S cyclins of S. cerevisiae, such as ScCln1 and ScCln2. In this study, we investigated how CnCln1 cooperates with the cyclin-dependent kinases of S. cerevisiae (ScCdk1) and substitutes the function of G1 and G1/S cyclins of S. cerevisia from a point of view of their structure-function relationship. Our in silico analysis demonstrated that the CnCln1/ScCdk1 complex was more stable than any of the yeast cyclin and ScCdk1complexes. Thus, these results are consistent with in vitro analysis that has revealed the flexible functional capacity of CnCln1 as a Cdk1-related G1 and G1/S cyclins of S. cerevisiae.
Volume 416(1-2)
Pages 217-21
Published 2011-12-9
DOI 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.11.040
PII S0006-291X(11)02054-7
PMID 22119191
MeSH Amino Acid Sequence Cell Cycle* Cryptococcus neoformans / cytology Cryptococcus neoformans / physiology* Cyclins / chemistry Cyclins / genetics Cyclins / metabolism* G1 Phase Genetic Complementation Test Molecular Sequence Data Protein Conformation S Phase Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics Saccharomyces cerevisiae / physiology Structure-Activity Relationship
IF 2.985
Times Cited 2
WOS Category BIOPHYSICS BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Resource
Pathogenic microorganisms