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Published online 21 February 2006. doi:10.1083/jcb.200512105
The Rockefeller University Press, 0021-9525 $8.00
JCB, Volume 172, Number 5, 693-704
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The Vac14p–Fig4p complex acts independently of Vac7p and couples PI3,5P2 synthesis and turnover



Jason E. Duex1, Fusheng Tang1, and Lois S. Weisman1,2

1 Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
2 Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Correspondence to Lois S. Weisman: lweisman{at}lsi.umich.edu

Phosphoinositide-signaling lipids function in diverse cellular pathways. Dynamic changes in the levels of these signaling lipids regulate multiple processes. In particular, when Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells are exposed to hyperosmotic shock, PI3,5P2 (phosphatidylinositol [PI] 3,5-bisphosphate) levels transiently increase 20-fold. This causes the vacuole to undergo multiple acute changes. Control of PI3,5P2 levels occurs through regulation of both its synthesis and turnover. Synthesis is catalyzed by the PI3P 5-kinase Fab1p, and turnover is catalyzed by the PI3,5P2 5-phosphatase Fig4p. In this study, we show that two putative Fab1p activators, Vac7p and Vac14p, independently regulate Fab1p activity. Although Vac7p only regulates Fab1p, surprisingly, we find that Vac14 regulates both Fab1p and Fig4p. Moreover, Fig4p itself functions in both PI3,5P2 synthesis and turnover. In both the absence and presence of Vac7p, the Vac14p–Fig4p complex controls the hyperosmotic shock–induced increase in PI3,5P2 levels. These findings suggest that the dynamic changes in PI3,5P2 are controlled through a tight coupling of synthesis and turnover.

Abbreviations used in this paper: SC, synthetic complete; PI, phosphatidylinositol; PI3,5P2, PI 3,5-bisphosphate.


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