Date of Award
12-31-2016
Document Type
Campus Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Biology
First Advisor
Linda Huang
Second Advisor
Kellee Siegfried
Third Advisor
Alexey Veraksa
Abstract
In S. cerevisiae, the MAP kinase encoded by SMK1 regulates sporulation. My work examines the relationship between SMK1 and GIP1. Gip1 is a meiosis specific regulatory subunit of a PP1-phosphatase. We find that GIP1 is required for normal localization and expression of Smk1 during sporulation. Additionally, GIP1 is required for the elongation and extension of prospore membranes. Through a series of co-immunoprecipitation experiments, we show that Smk1 and Gip1 interact, and that the N-terminal portion of Gip1 is required for this interaction. Finally, I show that GIP1 mutants display a haploinsufficient phenotype, and show that the GIP1 heterozygote displays a unique prospore membrane phenotype. YSW1, a known GIP1 interactor, displays a similar prospore membrane phenotype to that of the GIP1 heterozygote and is post-translationally modified.
Recommended Citation
Cronin, Stephanie E.J., "The Relationship between SMK1, a Non-Canonical Map Kinase, and GIP1, a Meosis Specific Regulatory Subunit of a PP1-Phosphatase in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae" (2016). Graduate Masters Theses. 407.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/masters_theses/407
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