Proteotoxicity caused by perturbed protein complexes underlies hybrid incompatibility in yeast

Krishna B. S. Swamy, Hsin-Yi Lee, Carmina Ladra, Chien-Fu Jeff Liu, Jung-Chi Chao, Yi-Yun Chen and Jun-Yi Leu ()
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Krishna B. S. Swamy: Academia Sinica
Hsin-Yi Lee: Academia Sinica
Carmina Ladra: Academia Sinica
Chien-Fu Jeff Liu: Academia Sinica
Jung-Chi Chao: Academia Sinica
Yi-Yun Chen: Academia Sinica
Jun-Yi Leu: Academia Sinica

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Abstract Dobzhansky–Muller incompatibilities represent a major driver of reproductive isolation between species. They are caused when interacting components encoded by alleles from different species cannot function properly when mixed. At incipient stages of speciation, complex incompatibilities involving multiple genetic loci with weak effects are frequently observed, but the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Here we show perturbed proteostasis leading to compromised mitosis and meiosis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae hybrid lines carrying one or two chromosomes from Saccharomyces bayanus var. uvarum. Levels of proteotoxicity are correlated with the number of protein complexes on replaced chromosomes. Proteomic approaches reveal that multi-protein complexes with subunits encoded by replaced chromosomes tend to be unstable. Furthermore, hybrid defects can be alleviated or aggravated, respectively, by up- or down-regulating the ubiquitin-proteasomal degradation machinery, suggesting that destabilized complex subunits overburden the proteostasis machinery and compromise hybrid fitness. Our findings reveal the general role of impaired protein complex assembly in complex incompatibilities.

Date: 2022
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