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Microbiology

Volume 158, Issue 5

Expression of budding yeast produces mannosyldiinositol phosphorylceramide in fission yeast and inhibits cell growth Free

Abstract

In () , the final step of the complex sphingolipid biosynthetic pathway requires Ipt1p for synthesis of mannosyldiinositol phosphorylceramide [M(IP)C]. No fission yeast equivalent to Ipt1p has been found in the () genome, and the most abundant complex sphingolipid is mannosylinositol phosphorylceramide. To examine the effect of expressing () in , the gene was cloned into an inducible fission yeast integrative vector and expressed in wild-type . In the -expressing cells, M(IP)C was detected, indicating that Ipt1p functions in M(IP)C synthesis in . Expression of caused pleiotropic phenotypes, including aberrant morphology and mislocalization of ergosterols in the plasma membrane. Furthermore, growth of was severely impaired. We analysed the sphingolipid composition of -expressing cells following a prolonged lag phase, and found that M(IP)C was not synthesized, indicating that Ipt1p had been inactivated. GFP-tagged ScIpt1 localized primarily in the Golgi apparatus in wild-type . Over time, ScIpt1p was eventually transported to the vacuolar lumen through the multivesicular body pathway. These results indicate that M(IP)C is toxic to and that fission yeast possesses an unknown mechanism to effectively extrude toxic sphingolipids from cells.

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Expression of budding yeast IPT1 produces mannosyldiinositol phosphorylceramide in fission yeast and inhibits cell growth
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