Table 1. Mutant characteristics of MAK-2 pathway components.
Strain (FGSC # or [reference]) | Annotation | Cell communication 1 2 | MAK-2 phosphorylation 2 |
wild type (#987) | 95%±2 | 100% | |
ΔNCU00455 (#17041×wt) | MAP3K regulator STE-50 | 0% | 0% |
ΔNCU00627 (#16766) | hypothetical protein | 96%±2 | nd 3 |
ΔNCU00772 [47] | STE kinase MST-1 | 95%±3 | 99%±10 |
ΔNCU01440 (#11422) | type V myosin | 9%±3 * | 14%±8 |
ΔNCU01789 (#15045) | IDC1 related protein HAM-5 | 9%±1 | 18%±9 |
ΔNCU02606 (#17297) | hypothetical protein | 95%±2 | nd |
ΔNCU02972 (#19746) | hypothetical protein | 95%±3 | nd |
ΔNCU03124 (#17973 4) | casein kinase 2 alpha subunit CKA | 12%±4 | 28%±6 |
ΔNCU05485 (#15567) | casein kinase 2 beta 1 subunit CKB-1 | 23%±2 * | 22%±8 |
ΔNCU06265 (#11245) | hypothetical protein; HAM-13 | 33%±2 | 42%±5 |
ΔNCU07280 (#13416 4) | protein kinase YPK-1 | 14%±2 * | nd |
ypk-1(16-19) [79] | protein kinase YPK-1 | 54%±8 | 20%±8 |
ΔNCU03616 (#12467) | Ras GTPase RAS-2/SMCO-7 | 11%±2 | 29%±10 |
smco-7 [49] | Ras GTPase RAS-2/SMCO-7 | 9%±3 | 37%±7 |
ΔNCU03894 (#11325) | STE kinase STE-20 | 77%±2 | 94%±5 |
Δste-20;Δmst-1 (this study) | STE kinase double mutant | 69±5 | 93%±6 |
ΔNCU06500 (#16014 4) | Ras GDP-GTP exchange factor | 14%±3 | 15%±9 |
cdc-25(7-10) ([79]) | Ras GDP-GTP exchange factor | 5%±2 * | nd |
Δste-20;Δras-2 (this study) | ste-20 ras-2 double mutant | 5%±3 | 21%±5 |
ΔNCU08008 (#12371) | adenylate cyclase capping protein CAP-1 | 28%±5 | 63%±8 |
ΔNCU08377 (#11514×wt) | adenylate cyclase CR-1 | 34%±5 * | 37%±6 |
ΔNCU08957 (#19203) | hypothetical protein | 97%±2 | nd |
assayed at 6 h post inoculation except for strains marked with *, which were analyzed 8 h post inoculation due to reduced germination rate and abnormal growth.
in %±SEM.
not determined.
heterokaryotic deletion strain.