Title: |
Contribution of Yeast Studies to the Understanding of BCL-2 Family Intracellular Trafficking. |
Authors: |
Rouchidane Eyitayo, Akandé, Gonin, Mathilde, Arokium, Hubert, Manon, Stéphen |
Source: |
International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Apr2021, Vol. 22 Issue 8, p4086, 1p |
Subject Terms: |
YEAST, ENDOPLASMIC reticulum, MOLECULAR genetics, SACCHAROMYCES cerevisiae, CELL death, INTRACELLULAR pathogens |
Abstract: |
BCL-2 family members are major regulators of apoptotic cell death in mammals. They form an intricate regulatory network that ultimately regulates the release of apoptogenic factors from mitochondria to the cytosol. The ectopic expression of mammalian BCL-2 family members in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which lacks BCL-2 homologs, has been long established as a useful addition to the available models to study their function and regulation. In yeast, individual proteins can be studied independently from the whole interaction network, thus providing insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying their function in a living context. Furthermore, one can take advantage of the powerful tools available in yeast to probe intracellular trafficking processes such as mitochondrial sorting and interactions/exchanges between mitochondria and other compartments, such as the endoplasmic reticulum that are largely conserved between yeast and mammals. Yeast molecular genetics thus allows the investigation of the role of these processes on the dynamic equilibrium of BCL-2 family members between mitochondria and extramitochondrial compartments. Here we propose a model of dynamic regulation of BCL-2 family member localization, based on available evidence from ectopic expression in yeast. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Database: |
Complementary Index |
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