PEA2

Summary

Gene Symbol: PEA2
Description: Pea2p
Alias: DFG9, PPF2, Pea2p
Species: Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288c

Top Publications

  1. Sheu Y, Santos B, Fortin N, Costigan C, Snyder M. Spa2p interacts with cell polarity proteins and signaling components involved in yeast cell morphogenesis. Mol Cell Biol. 1998;18:4053-69 pubmed
    ..Spa2p interacts with Pea2p and Bud6p (Aip3p) as determined by the two-hybrid system; all of these proteins exhibit similar localization ..
  2. Chenevert J, Valtz N, Herskowitz I. Identification of genes required for normal pheromone-induced cell polarization in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics. 1994;136:1287-96 pubmed
    ..class of mutants forms bilobed, peanut-like shapes when treated with pheromone and defines two genes, PEA1 and PEA2. PEA1 is identical to SPA2. A third class forms normally shaped but tiny shmoos and defines the gene TNY1...
  3. Pruyne D, Bretscher A. Polarization of cell growth in yeast. I. Establishment and maintenance of polarity states. J Cell Sci. 2000;113 ( Pt 3):365-75 pubmed
    ..Given that many of these signaling pathways are present in both fungi and animals, they are probably ancient and conserved mechanisms for regulating polarity. ..
  4. Tcheperegine S, Gao X, Bi E. Regulation of cell polarity by interactions of Msb3 and Msb4 with Cdc42 and polarisome components. Mol Cell Biol. 2005;25:8567-80 pubmed
    ..A functional equivalent of the polarisome probably exists in other fungi and mammals. ..
  5. Kang C, Jiang Y. Genome-wide survey of non-essential genes required for slowed DNA synthesis-induced filamentous growth in yeast. Yeast. 2005;22:79-90 pubmed
    ..cytoskeleton and cell polarity, ABP1, CAP2 and HUF1 (=YOR300W), in addition to the previously known BNI1, BUD2, PEA2, SPA2 and TPM1; (b) genes that are likely involved in cell wall biosynthesis, ECM25, GAS1 and PRS3; (c) genes ..
  6. Sagot I, Klee S, Pellman D. Yeast formins regulate cell polarity by controlling the assembly of actin cables. Nat Cell Biol. 2002;4:42-50 pubmed
    ..A requirement for formins in constructing specific actin structures might be the basis for the diverse activities of formins in development. ..
  7. Valtz N, Herskowitz I. Pea2 protein of yeast is localized to sites of polarized growth and is required for efficient mating and bipolar budding. J Cell Biol. 1996;135:725-39 pubmed
    ..b>Pea2p is expressed in all cell types and is localized to sites of polarized growth in budding and mating cells in a ..
  8. Pruyne D, Bretscher A. Polarization of cell growth in yeast. J Cell Sci. 2000;113 ( Pt 4):571-85 pubmed
    ..The dynamic arrangement of targeting and recycling provides flexibility for the precise control of morphogenesis. ..
  9. Bettinger B, Clark M, Amberg D. Requirement for the polarisome and formin function in Ssk2p-mediated actin recovery from osmotic stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics. 2007;175:1637-48 pubmed
    ..Our work also shows that Ssk2p requires the polarisome proteins Bud6p and Pea2p to promote efficient, polarized actin reassembly but that this requirement can be bypassed by overexpression of ..

More Information

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  1. Li X, Ferro Novick S, Novick P. Different polarisome components play distinct roles in Slt2p-regulated cortical ER inheritance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Biol Cell. 2013;24:3145-54 pubmed publisher
    ..affects cER inheritance through its effects on Slt2p, with different components playing distinct roles: Spa2p and Pea2p are required for Slt2p retention at the bud tip, whereas Bni1p, Bud6p, and Sph1p affect the level of Slt2p ..
  2. Bidlingmaier S, Snyder M. Regulation of polarized growth initiation and termination cycles by the polarisome and Cdc42 regulators. J Cell Biol. 2004;164:207-18 pubmed
    ..We found that the polarisome components Spa2, Pea2, and Bni1 and the Cdc42 regulators Cdc24 and Bem3 control the timing and frequency of projection formation...
  3. Butty A, Pryciak P, Huang L, Herskowitz I, Peter M. The role of Far1p in linking the heterotrimeric G protein to polarity establishment proteins during yeast mating. Science. 1998;282:1511-6 pubmed
    ..Thus, Far1p functions as an adaptor that recruits polarity establishment proteins to the site of extracellular signaling marked by Gbetagamma to polarize assembly of the cytoskeleton in a morphogenetic gradient. ..
  4. Mösch H, Fink G. Dissection of filamentous growth by transposon mutagenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics. 1997;145:671-84 pubmed
    ..thereby identified 16 different genes, CDC39, STE12, TEC1, WHI3, NAB1, DBR1, CDC55, SRV2, TPM1, SPA2, BNI1, DFG5, DFG9, DFG10, BUD8 and DFG16, mutations that block filamentous growth...
  5. Song Q, Johnson C, Wilson T, Kumar A. Pooled segregant sequencing reveals genetic determinants of yeast pseudohyphal growth. PLoS Genet. 2014;10:e1004570 pubmed publisher
    ..The S288C allele of the polarity gene PEA2, encoding Leu409 rather than Met, is linked with non-invasion...
  6. Sheu Y, Barral Y, Snyder M. Polarized growth controls cell shape and bipolar bud site selection in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Biol. 2000;20:5235-47 pubmed
    ..We found that the polarity genes SPA2, PEA2, BUD6, and BNI1 participate in a crucial step of bud morphogenesis, apical growth...
  7. Kadota J, Yamamoto T, Yoshiuchi S, Bi E, Tanaka K. Septin ring assembly requires concerted action of polarisome components, a PAK kinase Cla4p, and the actin cytoskeleton in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Biol Cell. 2004;15:5329-45 pubmed
    ..Bni1p, a formin family protein, is a member of the polarisome complex with Spa2p, Bud6p, and Pea2p. All spa2Delta cla4-75-td, bud6Delta cla4-75-td, and pea2Delta cla4-75-td mutants showed defects in septin ring ..
  8. Neller J, Dünkler A, Rösler R, Johnsson N. A protein complex containing Epo1p anchors the cortical endoplasmic reticulum to the yeast bud tip. J Cell Biol. 2015;208:71-87 pubmed publisher
    ..This analysis therefore identifies Epo1p as a novel and important component of the polarisome that promotes cER tethering at sites of polarized growth. ..
  9. Yuan S, Nie W, He F, Jia Z, Gao X. Kin2, the Budding Yeast Ortholog of Animal MARK/PAR-1 Kinases, Localizes to the Sites of Polarized Growth and May Regulate Septin Organization and the Cell Wall. PLoS ONE. 2016;11:e0153992 pubmed publisher
    ..Moreover, we find that the C-terminal region of Kin2 interacts with Cdc11, a septin subunit, and Pea2, a component of the polarisome that is known to play a role in septin organization...
  10. Davie J, Kane C. Genetic interactions between TFIIS and the Swi-Snf chromatin-remodeling complex. Mol Cell Biol. 2000;20:5960-73 pubmed
    ..The detection of these genetic interactions provides another functional link between the Swi-Snf complex and the elongation machinery. ..
  11. Motizuki M, Xu Z. Importance of polarisome proteins in reorganization of actin cytoskeleton at low pH in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biochem. 2009;146:705-12 pubmed publisher
    ..Deletion of the scaffolding protein, Spa2p, or the Spa2p-interacting protein Pea2p, markedly inhibited the depolarization, and further deletion of the formin protein, Bni1p, notably delayed actin ..
  12. Jaquenoud M, Peter M. Gic2p may link activated Cdc42p to components involved in actin polarization, including Bni1p and Bud6p (Aip3p). Mol Cell Biol. 2000;20:6244-58 pubmed
    ..We propose that at bud emergence, Gic2p functions as an adaptor which may link activated Cdc42p to components involved in actin organization and polarized growth, including Bni1p, Spa2p, and Bud6p. ..
  13. Miller R, Matheos D, Rose M. The cortical localization of the microtubule orientation protein, Kar9p, is dependent upon actin and proteins required for polarization. J Cell Biol. 1999;144:963-75 pubmed
    ..We conclude that Kar9p's function is specific for cytoplasmic microtubule orientation and that Kar9p's role in nuclear positioning is to coordinate the interactions between the actin and microtubule networks. ..