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ArticlePloS one2021

Defining the role of the polyasparagine repeat domain of the S. cerevisiae transcription factor Azf1p.

Taylor Stewart, Benjamin E Wolfe, Stephen M Fuchs

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. How Big Is the Yeast Prion Universe?International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Taylor StewartDepartment of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA, United States of America.
Benjamin E WolfeDepartment of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA, United States of America.
Stephen M FuchsDepartment of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-7261-9214
Tufts University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Across eukaryotes, homopolymeric repeats of amino acids are enriched in regulatory proteins such as transcription factors and chromatin remodelers. These domains play important roles in signaling, binding, prion formation, and functional phase separation. Azf1p is a prion-forming yeast transcription factor that contains two homorepeat domains, a polyglutamine and a polyasparagine domain. In this work, we report a new phenotype for Azf1p and identify a large set of genes that are regulated by Azf1p during growth in glucose. We show that the polyasparagine (polyN) domain plays a subtle role in transcription but is dispensable for Azf1p localization and prion formation. Genes upregulated upon deletion of the polyN domain are enriched in functions related to carbon metabolism and storage. This domain may therefore be a useful target for engineering yeast strains for fermentation applications and small molecule production. We also report that both the polyasparagine and polyglutamine domains vary in length across strains of S. cerevisiae and propose a model for how this variation may impact protein function.

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Gene Expression Regulation, FungalGlucosePeptidesPrion ProteinsProtein DomainsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTranscription FactorsAZF1 protein, S cerevisiaeGlucosePeptidespolyasparaginePrion ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTranscription Factors

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PMID34019539
PMCPMC8139511
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