SGD Paper 
Shrestha A, et al. (2013) The role of Yca1 in proteostasis. Yca1 regulates the composition of the insoluble proteome. J Proteomics 81():24-30
Abstract: Proteostasis, the process of balancing protein production with protein degradation is vital to normal cell function. Defects within the mechanisms that control proteostasis lead to increased content of a specialized insoluble protein fraction that forms dense aggregates within the cell. We have previously implicated the Saccharomyces cerevisiae metacaspase Yca1 as an active participant in maintaining proteostasis, whereby Yca1 acts to limit aggregate content. Here, we further characterized the proteostasis role of Yca1 by conducting proteomic analysis of the insoluble protein fraction in wildtype and Yca1 knockout cells, under normal and heat stressed conditions. Our findings suggest that the composition of insoluble protein fraction is non-specific and comprises a wide array of protein species rather than a limited repertoire of aggregate susceptible proteins or peptides. Interestingly, the loss of Yca1 led to a significant decrease of proteins that control ribosome biogenesis and protein synthesis within the insoluble fraction, indicating that the cell may invoke a compensatory mechanism to limit protein production during stress, a feature dependent on Yca1 activity. Finally, we noted that protein degradation factors such as Cdc48 co-localize with Yca1 to the insoluble fraction, supporting the hypothesis that Yca1 may act primarily to dissolve or reduce accumulated aggregates. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: From protein structures to clinical applications.
| Status: Published | Type: Journal Article | PubMed ID: 23376483 |
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