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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2012

Yeast aquaglyceroporins use the transmembrane core to restrict glycerol transport.

Cecilia Geijer, Doryaneh Ahmadpour, Madelene Palmgren, Caroline Filipsson, Dagmara Medrala Klein, Markus J Tamás, Stefan Hohmann, Karin Lindkvist-Petersson

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Cecilia GeijerDepartment of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Box 462, S-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Doryaneh Ahmadpour
Madelene Palmgren
Caroline Filipsson
Dagmara Medrala Klein
Markus J Tamás
Stefan Hohmann
Karin Lindkvist-Petersson
University of Gothenburg · SE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aquaglyceroporins are transmembrane proteins belonging to the family of aquaporins, which facilitate the passage of specific uncharged solutes across membranes of cells. The yeast aquaglyceroporin Fps1 is important for osmoadaptation by regulating intracellular glycerol levels during changes in external osmolarity. Upon high osmolarity conditions, yeast accumulates glycerol by increased production of the osmolyte and by restricting glycerol efflux through Fps1. The extended cytosolic termini of Fps1 contain short domains that are important for regulating glycerol flux through the channel. Here we show that the transmembrane core of the protein plays an equally important role. The evidence is based on results from an intragenic suppressor mutation screen and domain swapping between the regulated variant of Fps1 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the hyperactive Fps1 ortholog from Ashbya gossypii. This suggests a novel mechanism for regulation of glycerol flux in yeast, where the termini alone are not sufficient to restrict Fps1 transport. We propose that glycerol flux through the channel is regulated by interplay between the transmembrane helices and the termini. This mechanism enables yeast cells to fine-tune intracellular glycerol levels at a wide range of extracellular osmolarities.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SequenceAquaglyceroporinsBinding SitesBiological TransportEremotheciumGenetic Complementation TestGlycerolGlycineMembrane ProteinsMicrobial ViabilityModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutationOsmolar ConcentrationProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryAquaglyceroporinsFPS1 protein, S cerevisiaeGlycerolGlycineMembrane ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSodium Chloride

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PMID22593571
PMCPMC3390631
OpenAlexW2076525877

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