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Btn1 affects cytokinesis and cell-wall deposition by independent mechanisms, one of which is linked to dysregulation of vacuole pH.
Journal of cell science - 1 Sept 2008
Codlin Sandra, Haines Rebecca L, Burden J Jemima E, Mole Sara E
Abstract excerpt
btn1, the Schizosaccharomyces pombe orthologue of the human Batten-disease gene CLN3, is involved in vacuole pH homeostasis. We show that loss of btn1 also results in a defective cell wall marked by sensitivity to zymolyase, a beta-glucanase. The defect can be rescued by expression of Btn1p or CLN3, and the extent of the defect correlates with disease severity. The vacuole and cell-wall defects are linked by a...
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