TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of beta-1,3-glucan assembly in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using a synthetic interaction network and altered sensitivity to caspofungin
AU - Lesage, Guillaume
AU - Sdicu, Anne-Marie
AU - Ménard, Patrice
AU - Shapiro, Jesse
AU - Hussein, Shamiza
AU - Bussey, Howard
N1 - Keywords: Antifungal Agents; Biochemistry; Biological Transport; Cell Cycle; Cell Survival; Cell Wall; Chitin; Cytoskeleton; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Resistance, Fungal; Drug Resistance, Multiple; Echinocandins; Gene Deletion; Genes, Fungal; Genotype; Glucans; Glucosyltransferases; Haploidy; Ions; Membrane Glycoproteins; Membrane Proteins; Models, Biological; Mutation; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; Peptides, Cyclic; Phenotype; Protein Binding; Proteins; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; Signal Transduction; Time Factors; Transcription Factors; Transcription, Genetic; Ubiquitin; beta-Glucans
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Large-scale screening of genetic and chemical-genetic interactions was used to examine the assembly and regulation of beta-1,3-glucan in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Using the set of deletion mutants in approximately 4600 nonessential genes, we scored synthetic interactions with genes encoding subunits of the beta-1,3-glucan synthase (FKS1, FKS2), the glucan synthesis regulator (SMI1/KNR4), and a beta-1,3-glucanosyltransferase (GAS1). In the resulting network, FKS1, FKS2, GAS1, and SMI1 are connected to 135 genes in 195 interactions, with 26 of these genes also interacting with CHS3 encoding chitin synthase III. A network core of 51 genes is multiply connected with 112 interactions. Thirty-two of these core genes are known to be involved in cell wall assembly and polarized growth, and 8 genes of unknown function are candidates for involvement in these processes. In parallel, we screened the yeast deletion mutant collection for altered sensitivity to the glucan synthase inhibitor, caspofungin. Deletions in 52 genes led to caspofungin hypersensitivity and those in 39 genes to resistance. Integration of the glucan interaction network with the caspofungin data indicates an overlapping set of genes involved in FKS2 regulation, compensatory chitin synthesis, protein mannosylation, and the PKC1-dependent cell integrity pathway.
AB - Large-scale screening of genetic and chemical-genetic interactions was used to examine the assembly and regulation of beta-1,3-glucan in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Using the set of deletion mutants in approximately 4600 nonessential genes, we scored synthetic interactions with genes encoding subunits of the beta-1,3-glucan synthase (FKS1, FKS2), the glucan synthesis regulator (SMI1/KNR4), and a beta-1,3-glucanosyltransferase (GAS1). In the resulting network, FKS1, FKS2, GAS1, and SMI1 are connected to 135 genes in 195 interactions, with 26 of these genes also interacting with CHS3 encoding chitin synthase III. A network core of 51 genes is multiply connected with 112 interactions. Thirty-two of these core genes are known to be involved in cell wall assembly and polarized growth, and 8 genes of unknown function are candidates for involvement in these processes. In parallel, we screened the yeast deletion mutant collection for altered sensitivity to the glucan synthase inhibitor, caspofungin. Deletions in 52 genes led to caspofungin hypersensitivity and those in 39 genes to resistance. Integration of the glucan interaction network with the caspofungin data indicates an overlapping set of genes involved in FKS2 regulation, compensatory chitin synthesis, protein mannosylation, and the PKC1-dependent cell integrity pathway.
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 15166135
SN - 1943-2631
VL - 167
SP - 35
EP - 49
JO - Genetics
JF - Genetics
IS - 1
ER -