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NATURE CELL BIOLOGY
Volume 19, Issue 10, Pages 1202-+Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/ncb3600
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- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [31003A_166513, 310030B_160312]
- European Research Council (ERC)
- ETH Zurich
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [31003A_166513, 310030B_160312] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
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Protein aggregation is mostly viewed as deleterious and irreversible causing several pathologies. However, reversible protein aggregation has recently emerged as a novel concept for cellular regulation. Here, we characterize stress-induced, reversible aggregation of yeast pyruvate kinase, Cdc19. Aggregation of Cdc19 is regulated by oligomerization and binding to allosteric regulators. We identify a region of low compositional complexity (LCR) within Cdc19 as necessary and sufficient for reversible aggregation. During exponential growth, shielding the LCR within tetrameric Cdc19 or phosphorylation of the LCR prevents unscheduled aggregation, while its dephosphorylation is necessary for reversible aggregation during stress. Cdc19 aggregation triggers its localization to stress granules and modulates their formation and dissolution. Reversible aggregation protects Cdc19 from stress-induced degradation, thereby allowing cell cycle restart after stress. Several other enzymes necessary for G1 progression also contain LCRs and aggregate reversibly during stress, implying that reversible aggregation represents a conserved mechanism regulating cell growth and survival.
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