2017
A conserved C-terminal RXG motif in the NgBR subunit of cis-prenyltransferase is critical for prenyltransferase activity
Grabińska KA, Edani BH, Park EJ, Kraehling JR, Sessa WC. A conserved C-terminal RXG motif in the NgBR subunit of cis-prenyltransferase is critical for prenyltransferase activity. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2017, 292: 17351-17361. PMID: 28842490, PMCID: PMC5655512, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.806034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUndecaprenyl diphosphate synthaseDiphosphate synthaseDomains of lifeProtein glycosylation reactionsStrong conservationCellular functionsG motifTerminal tailPrenyltransferase activityFirst enzymeCis-prenyltransferaseBacterial enzymesIsoprene unitsSubunitsLarge familyNgBREnzyme activityG sequencesEnzymeDolichyl phosphateMotifSynthaseEukaryotesOrthologsArchaea
2006
Prenylation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Chs4p Affects Chitin Synthase III Activity and Chitin Chain Length▿
Grabińska K, Magnelli P, Robbins P. Prenylation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Chs4p Affects Chitin Synthase III Activity and Chitin Chain Length▿. MSphere 2006, 6: 328-336. PMID: 17142567, PMCID: PMC1797950, DOI: 10.1128/ec.00203-06.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChitin synthase IIIChitin synthase III activityPlasma membrane associationC-terminal endMembrane associationCSIII activityChs4pCatalytic subunitProtein factorsChitin biosynthesisSynthase IIIFarnesyl transferaseYeast cellsPrenylationChitin polymersPrenyl moietyEnzymatic activityChitin contentAttachment sitesAverage chain lengthChs3pSaccharomycesVivoBiosynthesisFTase
2002
The isoprenoid biosynthetic pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is affected in a maf1-1 mutant with altered tRNA synthesis
Kamińska J, Grabińska K, Kwapisz M, Sikora J, Smagowicz W, Palamarczyk G, Żołądek T, Boguta M. The isoprenoid biosynthetic pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is affected in a maf1-1 mutant with altered tRNA synthesis. FEMS Yeast Research 2002, 2: 31-37. PMID: 12702319, DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2002.tb00066.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIsoprenoid pathwayIsoprenoid biosynthetic pathwayCellular tRNA levelsTRNA synthesisTRNA biosynthesisTRNA levelsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeBiosynthetic pathwayComplex regulationIsopentenyltransferaseProtein levelsMutantsErgosterol contentBiosynthesisPathwayIsopentenylationCerevisiaeSaccharomycesYeastTranscriptsRegulationExpressionDirect effectCells