The prion-like protein kinase Sky1 is required for efficient stress granule disassembly

Jenifer E. Shattuck, Kacy R. Paul, Sean M. Cascarina and Eric D. Ross ()
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Jenifer E. Shattuck: Colorado State University
Kacy R. Paul: Colorado State University
Sean M. Cascarina: Colorado State University
Eric D. Ross: Colorado State University

Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: Abstract Stress granules are membraneless protein- and mRNA-rich organelles that form in response to perturbations in environmental conditions. Stress granule formation is reversible, and persistent stress granules have been implicated in a variety of neurodegenerative disorders, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. However, characterization of the factors involved in dissolving stress granules is incomplete. Many stress granule proteins contain prion-like domains (PrLDs), some of which have been linked to stress granule formation. Here, we demonstrate that the PrLD-containing yeast protein kinase Sky1 is a stress granule component. Sky1 is recruited to stress granules in part via its PrLD, and Sky1’s kinase activity regulates timely stress granule disassembly during stress recovery. This effect is mediated by phosphorylation of the stress granule component Npl3. Sky1 can compensate for defects in chaperone-mediated stress granule disassembly and vice-versa, demonstrating that cells have multiple overlapping mechanisms for re-solubilizing stress granule components.

Date: 2019
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