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Low levels of Ypt protein prenylation cause vesicle polarization defects and thermosensitive growth that can be suppressed by genes involved in cell wall maintenance.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Mar 2000
Bialek-Wyrzykowska U, Bauer B E, Wagner W, Kohlwein S D, Schweyen R J, Ragnini A
Abstract excerpt
The Rab/Ypt small G proteins are essential for intracellular vesicle trafficking in mammals and yeast. The vesicle-docking process requires that Ypt proteins are located in the vesicle membrane. C-terminal geranylgeranyl anchors mediate the membrane attachment of these proteins. The Rab escort protein (REP) is essential for the recognition of Rab/Ypt small G proteins by geranylgeranyltransferase II (GGTase II)...
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