Palmitoylation and the yeast casein kinase yck2

<p>Palmitoylation is a post-translational lipid modification that allows proteins to interact with membranes. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the casein kinase Yck2 is palmitoylated twice at its two C-terminal palmitoyl-accepting cysteine residues, by the palmitoyl-transferring enzyme Akr1. Once palmitoylated, Yck2 traffics through the well characterized secretory pathway to the plasma membrane where it participates in many cellular functions, including bud morphogenesis, cytokinesis, nutrient sensing, and receptor internalization. While the hydrophilic Yck2 is presumably synthesized on cytosolic ribosomes, it gains access to the membrane system by interaction with the six transmembrane-spanning Golgi-localized Akr1. Since palmitoylation occurs at membranes and the palmitoyl-transferases are localized to membranes, one key question our lab has been asking is, "How does Yck2 locate Akr1?" This is a general problem for exclusively palmitoylated hydrophilic proteins because while other lipid modifications occur either co-translationally or in the cytoplasm and provide an immediate introduction to membranes, Yck2 must somehow traffic from its place of synthesis to Akr1.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Pharmacology

Year dc:date.available

2011

Author dc:creator

• Papanayotou, Irene

Contributors dc:contributor

• Nicholas G. Davis

• casein kinase
• palmitoylation
• Cell Biology
• Molecular Biology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/251

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wayne.edu:oa_dissertations-1250