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ArticleThe Journal of cell biology2023

The Cdc42 GAP Rga6 promotes monopolar outgrowth of spores.

Wenfan Wei, Biyu Zheng, Shengnan Zheng, Daqiang Wu, Yongkang Chu, Shenghao Zhang, Dongmei Wang, Xiaopeng Ma, Xing Liu, Xuebiao Yao and 1 more

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Article in The Journal of cell biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wenfan Wei *MOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics and School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2476-9397
Biyu Zheng *MOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics and School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Shengnan ZhengMOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics and School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Daqiang WuMOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics and School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Yongkang ChuMOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics and School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Shenghao ZhangMOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics and School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Dongmei WangMOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics and School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Xiaopeng MaDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Xing LiuMOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics and School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7480-5085
Xuebiao YaoMOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics and School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Chuanhai FuMOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics and School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4354-3796
University of Science and Technology of China · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The molecular mechanisms underlying the establishment of the monopolar growth of fission yeast spores have been less characterized. Here, we report that the Cdc42 GTPase-activating protein (GAP) Rga6 is required for promoting monopolar growth during spore germination. The absence of Rga6 increases the number of spores that grow in a bipolar fashion. Rga6 decorates the non-growing cortical region, binds phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate, and colocalizes with the phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate-binding protein Opy1. Overexpression of Opy1 diminishes the cortical localization of Rga6. The characteristic localization of Rga6 on the cell cortex depends on the C-terminal PBR region of Rga6. Moreover, engineered chimera composed of the Rga6 C-terminal PBR region fused to the GAP domain of Rga3 or Rga4 are sufficient to rescue the spore growth phenotype caused by the absence of Rga6. Hence, our work establishes a paradigm in which the lipid composition of the plasma membrane directs polarized cell growth by specifying the cortical localization of a GAP protein.

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SchizosaccharomycesSchizosaccharomyces pombe ProteinsSpores, Fungalcdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinGTPase-Activating ProteinsPhosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphatecdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinGTPase-Activating ProteinsPhosphatidylinositol 4,5-DiphosphateSchizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins

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