UniProt functional annotation for Q06449

UniProt code: Q06449.

Organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c) (Baker's yeast).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Saccharomycetaceae; Saccharomyces.
 
Function: Overproduction promotes the de novo induction of the [PSI+] prion form of SUP35. The prion-inducing effect depends on the association with the actin cytoskeleton. Also implicated in prion maintenance during heat stress. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21777813}.
 
Subunit: Interacts with LAS17, RSP5 and SUP35. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10512884, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21777813, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22000681}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14562095}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14562095}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, actin patch {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21777813}. Note=When overexpressed, localizes to punctate structures which are reminiscent of cortical actin patches (PubMed:21777813). Transiently colocalizes with SUP35 aggregates during prionogenesis (PubMed:21777813). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21777813}.
Induction: By heat shock. Can thereby reach physiological protein levels high enough to promote prion-formation. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21777813}.
Domain: The PY motif is recognized directly by the WW domains of RSP5.
Ptm: Ubiquitinated by RSP5. Ubiquitination reduces the protein abundance and its prion-inducing ability. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21777813, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22000681}.
Miscellaneous: Present with 2190 molecules/cell in log phase SD medium. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14562106}.
Miscellaneous: Although this protein promotes prion formation and it has a Asn/Gln-rich prion-like domain, it does not seem to have a prion form by itself.
Similarity: Belongs to the LSB1 family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.