Two separate pathways regulate protein stability of ATM/ATR-related protein kinases Mec1 and Tel1 in budding yeast

PLoS Genet. 2017 Aug 21;13(8):e1006873. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006873. eCollection 2017 Aug.

Abstract

Checkpoint signaling requires two conserved phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-related protein kinases (PIKKs): ATM and ATR. In budding yeast, Tel1 and Mec1 correspond to ATM and ATR, respectively. The Tel2-Tti1-Tti2 (TTT) complex connects to the Rvb1-Rvb2-Tah1-Pih1 (R2TP) complex for the protein stability of PIKKs; however, TTT-R2TP interaction only partially mediates ATM and ATR protein stabilization. How TTT controls protein stability of ATM and ATR remains to be precisely determined. Here we show that Asa1, like Tel2, plays a major role in stabilization of newly synthesized Mec1 and Tel1 proteins whereas Pih1 contributes to Mec1 and Tel1 stability at high temperatures. Although Asa1 and Pih1 both interact with Tel2, no Asa1-Pih1 interaction is detected. Pih1 is distributed in both the cytoplasm and nucleus wheres Asa1 localizes largely in the cytoplasm. Asa1 and Pih1 are required for proper DNA damage checkpoint signaling. Our findings provide a model in which two different Tel2 pathways promote protein stabilization of Mec1 and Tel1 in budding yeast.

MeSH terms

  • Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins / genetics*
  • DNA Damage / genetics
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / genetics*
  • Multiprotein Complexes / genetics
  • Nuclear Proteins / genetics
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / genetics*
  • Protein Stability
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / genetics*
  • Signal Transduction
  • Telomere-Binding Proteins / genetics*

Substances

  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Multiprotein Complexes
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • PIH1 protein, S cerevisiae
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
  • Tel2 protein, S cerevisiae
  • Telomere-Binding Proteins
  • Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins
  • MEC1 protein, S cerevisiae
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • TEL1 protein, S cerevisiae