Activation and inactivation pathways of a p53-like transcription factor govern lipid homeostasis in yeast
Wan, N.; Kuklewicz, J.; Paulo, J. A.; Nardone, C.; Gygi, S. P.; Rapoport, T. A.
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Membrane fluidity depends on unsaturated acyl chains that are generated in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by the desaturase Ole1, whose expression is primarily under the control of the transcription factor Mga2. Here, we show that the endoplasmic reticulum-anchored Mga2 precursor is ubiquitinated by the E3 ligase Rsp5 and then processively degraded by the proteasome until proteolysis stalls at a defined site, releasing a soluble fragment that enters the nucleus and activates Ole1 transcription. Unexpectedly, Mga2 contains a DNA-binding domain and a trans-activation-like segment structurally and functionally related to those of the human tumor suppressor p53. The mature transcription factor is degraded in the nucleus in a DNA binding-dependent manner; blocking this degradation causes unsaturated acyl chains to accumulate in lipid droplets, a detoxification response required for cell viability. These findings define the pathways that activate and inactivate Mga2, and uncover an evolutionary connection between the yeast lipid homeostasis regulator Mga2 and p53.
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