
Complex sphingolipids in yeast are known to function in cellular adaptation to environmental changes. One of the yeast complex sphingolipids, mannosylinositol phosphorylceramide (MIPC), is produced by the redundant inositol phosphorylceramide (IPC) mannosyltransferases Csg1 and Csh1. The Ca2+-binding protein Csg2 can form a complex with either Csg1 or Csh1 and is considered to act as a regulatory subunit. However, the role of Csg2 in MIPC synthesis has remained unclear. In this study, we found that Csg1 and Csh1 are N-glycosylated with core-type and mannan-type structures, respectively. Further identification of the glycosylated residues suggests that both Csg1 and Csh1 exhibit membrane topology with their C termini in the cytosol and their mannosyltransferase domains in the lumen. After complexing with Csg2, both Csg1 and Csh1 function in the Golgi, and then are delivered to the vacuole for degradation. However, uncomplexed Csh1 cannot exit from the endoplasmic reticulum. We also demonstrated that Ca2+ stimulates IPC-to-MIPC conversion, because of a Csg2-dependent increase in Csg1 levels. Thus, Csg2 has several regulatory functions for Csg1 and Csh1, including stability, transport, and gene expression.
Sucrose, Glycosylation, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Calcium-Binding Proteins, Glycosyltransferases, Golgi Apparatus, Membrane Proteins, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Endoplasmic Reticulum, 464, Mannosyltransferases, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Repressor Proteins, Protein Transport, Polysaccharides, Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
Sucrose, Glycosylation, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Calcium-Binding Proteins, Glycosyltransferases, Golgi Apparatus, Membrane Proteins, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Endoplasmic Reticulum, 464, Mannosyltransferases, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Repressor Proteins, Protein Transport, Polysaccharides, Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
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