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VPS54  -  Vps54p

Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288c

Synonyms: CGP1, CPF1 genetically-interacting protein 1, LUV1, PZF889, RKI1, ...
 
 
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High impact information on VPS54

  • Together, the phenotypic and biochemical data suggest that VPS52, VPS53, and VPS54 are required for the retrograde transport of Golgi membrane proteins from an endosomal/prevacuolar compartment [1].
  • Native coimmunoprecipitation experiments indicate that Vps52p, Vps53p, and Vps54p are associated in a 1:1:1 complex that sediments as a single peak on sucrose velocity gradients [1].
  • The luv1 mutant was identified in a genetic screen for mutants requiring the phosphatase calcineurin for vegetative growth. luv1 mutants lack a morphologically intact vacuole and instead accumulate small vesicles that are acidified and contain the vacuolar proteins alkaline phosphatase and carboxypeptidase Y and the vacuolar membrane H(+)-ATPase [2].
  • A Green Fluorescent Protein-Luv1 fusion protein colocalizes with the dye FM 4-64 at the endosome, and hemagglutinin-tagged Luv1p colocalizes with the trans-Golgi network/endosomal protease Kex2p [2].
  • Endocytosis appears qualitatively normal in luv1 mutants, but some portion (28%) of carboxypeptidase Y is secreted. luv1 mutants are sensitive to several ions (Zn(2+), Mn(2+), and Cd(2+)) and to pH extremes [2].
 

Biological context of VPS54

  • Vps52p, Vps53p, and Vps54p form a novel multisubunit complex required for protein sorting at the yeast late Golgi [1].
  • Deletion of rki1 causes conditional defects in microtubule assembly and cell growth [3].
  • The basic phenotypic analysis showed that the haploid and homozygous deletants for the ORF YDR027c (LUV1, VSP54 or RKI1) grew slowly [4].
  • The CGP1 gene was identified in a screen for mutations that were synthetic lethal in combination with a deletion of the gene (CPF1) for centromere and promoter factor 1 [5].
 

Anatomical context of VPS54

  • Mutation of VPS52, VPS53, or VPS54 results in the missorting of 70% of the vacuolar hydrolase carboxypeptidase Y as well as the mislocalization of late Golgi membrane proteins to the vacuole, whereas protein traffic through the early part of the Golgi complex is unaffected [1].
  • Further phenotypic analysis of Deltacgp1 cells revealed that loss of Cgp1p function led to severe depolarization of the actin cytoskeleton [5].
 

Physical interactions of VPS54

  • Luv1p [corrected] can be isolated in a complex containing Rbl2p [3].
 

Other interactions of VPS54

  • Here we describe the identification of a novel yeast gene, LUV1 [corrected], that interacts genetically with RBL2 [3].

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