Immunity to K1 killer toxin: Internal TOK1 blockade

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作者
Sesti, F
Shih, TM
Nikolaeva, N
Goldstein, SAN
机构
[1] Yale Univ, Sch Med, Boyer Ctr Mol Med, Dept Pediat, New Haven, CT 06536 USA
[2] Yale Univ, Sch Med, Boyer Ctr Mol Med, Dept Cellular & Mol Physiol, New Haven, CT 06536 USA
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10.1016/S0092-8674(01)00376-2
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
K1 killer strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae harbor RNA viruses that mediate secretion of K1, a protein toxin that kills virus-free cells. Recently, external K1 toxin was shown to directly activate TOK1 channels in the plasma membranes of sensitive yeast cells, leading to excess potassium flux and cell death. Here, a mechanism by which killer cells resist their own toxin is shown: internal toxin inhibits TOK1 channels and suppresses activation by external toxin.
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