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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL
Volume 19, Issue 9, Pages 3676-3690Publisher
AMER SOC CELL BIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E07-10-1060
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- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory
- Singapore Millennium Foundation
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) [GM058406]
- NIH [GM62184]
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES [R01GM058406, R01GM062184] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Cytokinesis in all organisms involves the creation of membranous barriers that demarcate individual daughter cells. In fission yeast, a signaling module termed the septation initiation network (SIN) plays an essential role in the assembly of new membranes and cell wall during cytokinesis. In this study, we have characterized Slk1p, a protein-kinase related to the SIN component Sid2p. Slk1p is expressed specifically during meiosis and localizes to the spindle pole bodies (SPBs) during meiosis I and II in a SIN-dependent manner. Slk1p also localizes to the forespore membrane during sporulation. Cells lacking Slk1p display defects associated with sporulation, leading frequently to the formation of asci with smaller and/or fewer spores. The ability of slk1 Delta cells to sporulate, albeit inefficiently, is fully abolished upon compromise of function of Sid2p, suggesting that Slk1p and Sid2p play overlapping roles in sporulation. Interestingly, increased expression of the syntaxin Psy1p rescues the sporulation defect of sid2-250 slk1 Delta. Thus, it is likely that Slk1p and Sid2p play a role in forespore membrane assembly by facilitating recruitment of components of the secretory apparatus, such as Psy1p, to allow membrane expansion. These studies thereby provide a novel link between the SIN and vesicle trafficking during cytokinesis.
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