Multi-signal regulation of the GSK-3β homolog Rim11 controls meiosis entry in budding yeast.

Starvation in diploid budding yeast cells triggers a cell-fate program culminating in meiosis and spore formation. Transcriptional activation of early meiotic genes (EMGs) hinges on the master regulator Ime1, its DNA-binding partner Ume6, and GSK-3β kinase Rim11. Phosphorylation of Ume6 by Rim11 is required for EMG activation. We report here that Rim11 functions as the central signal integrator for controlling Ume6 phosphorylation and EMG transcription. In nutrient-rich conditions, PKA suppresses Rim11 levels, while TORC1 retains Rim11 in the cytoplasm. Inhibition of PKA and TORC1 induces Rim11 expression and nuclear localization. Remarkably, nuclear Rim11 is required, but not sufficient, for Rim11-dependent Ume6 phosphorylation. In addition, Ime1 is an anchor protein enabling Ume6 phosphorylation by Rim11. Subsequently, Ume6-Ime1 coactivator complexes form and induce EMG transcription. Our results demonstrate how various signaling inputs (PKA/TORC1/Ime1) converge through Rim11 to regulate EMG expression and meiosis initiation. We posit that the signaling-regulatory network elucidated here generates robustness in cell-fate control. © 2024. The Author(s).

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Johanna Kociemba, Andreas Christ Sølvsten Jørgensen, Nika Tadić, Anthony Harris, Theodora Sideri, Wei Yee Chan, Fairouz Ibrahim, Elçin Ünal, Mark Skehel, Vahid Shahrezaei, Orlando Argüello-Miranda, Folkert Jacobus van Werven. Multi-signal regulation of the GSK-3β homolog Rim11 controls meiosis entry in budding yeast. The EMBO journal. 2024 Aug;43(15):3256-3286

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