Abstract
The Ran GTPase is an essential protein that has multiple functions in eukaryotic cells. Fission yeast cells in which Ran is misregulated arrest after mitosis with condensed, unreplicated chromosomes and abnormal nuclear envelopes. The fission yeast sns mutants arrest with a similar cell cycle block and interact genetically with the Ran system. sns-A10, sns-B2 and sns-B9 have mutations in the fission yeast homologues of S. cerevisiae Sar1p, Sec31p and Sec53p, respectively, which are required for the early steps of the protein secretory pathway. The three sns mutants accumulate a normally secreted protein in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), have an increased amount of ER membrane, and the ER/nuclear envelope lumen is dilated. Neither a post-ER block in the secretory pathway, nor ER proliferation caused by overexpression of an integral ER membrane protein, results in a cell cycle-specific defect. Therefore, the arrest seen in sns-A10, sns-B2 and sns-B9 is most likely due to nuclear envelope defects that render the cells unable to re-establish the interphase organization of the nucleus after mitosis. As a consequence, these mutants are unable to decondense their chromosomes or to initiate of the next round of DNA replication.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Active Transport, Cell Nucleus / physiology*
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Carrier Proteins / genetics
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Carrier Proteins / metabolism
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Cell Cycle / physiology*
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Endoplasmic Reticulum / genetics*
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Endoplasmic Reticulum / metabolism
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Fungal Proteins / genetics*
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Fungal Proteins / metabolism*
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Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal / genetics
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Intracellular Membranes / metabolism
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Intracellular Membranes / ultrastructure
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins / genetics
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Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins / metabolism
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Mutation / genetics
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Nuclear Envelope / genetics*
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Nuclear Envelope / metabolism
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Phosphoproteins / genetics
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Phosphoproteins / metabolism
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Phosphotransferases (Phosphomutases) / genetics
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Phosphotransferases (Phosphomutases) / metabolism
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins*
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Schizosaccharomyces / genetics*
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Schizosaccharomyces / metabolism*
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Schizosaccharomyces / ultrastructure
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Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
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Vesicular Transport Proteins
Substances
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Carrier Proteins
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Fungal Proteins
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Phosphoproteins
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SEC31 protein, S cerevisiae
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
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Vesicular Transport Proteins
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Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins
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SAR1 protein, S cerevisiae
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Phosphotransferases (Phosphomutases)
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SEC53 protein, S cerevisiae
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phosphomannomutase