Arginine methylation of Puf4 drives diverse protein functions
Kalem, M. C.; Duffy, S. R.; Shen, S.; Kaur, J. N.; Qu, J.; Panepinto, J. C.
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The evolutionarily conserved Pumilio domain-containing RNA binding proteins (RBPs) are involved in many steps of post-transcriptional gene regulation, including RNA stability, polyadenylation, deadenylation, and translation. RBPs are post-translationally modified by methylation of arginine/glycine-rich domains, though the consequences of these modifications are not well known. We determined the arginine methylation and phosphorylation landscape of the Pumilio domain-containing RBP Puf4 from the basidiomycete fungus Cryptococcus neoformans. We found that methyl-deficient Puf4 mutants do not complement critical PUF4 deletion phenotypes, such as resistances to endoplasmic reticulum stress and antifungals, and cell wall remodeling. Methyl-deficient mutants also exhibit unique RNA and protein interactions. Lastly, we identified intra-protein cross talk between post-translationally modified methylated and phosphorylated residues. Overall, we show that post-translational modifications, particularly arginine methylation, of Puf4 regulate the functions of this RBP.
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