Acetic Acid-induced Stress Granules Function As Scaffolding Complexes for Hog1 Activation by Pbs2

Overview

Journal J Cell Biol

Specialty Cell Biology

Date 2025 Mar 11

PMID 40067148

Authors

Jongmin Lee

Kazuo Tatebayashi

David E Levin

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Abstract

Stress-activated protein kinases (SAPKs) respond to a wide variety of stressors. In most cases, the pathways through which specific stress signals are transmitted to the SAPK are not known. We show that the yeast SAPK Hog1 is activated by acetic acid through an intracellular mechanism that does not involve stimulation of the high osmolarity glycerol (HOG) signaling pathway beyond its basal level. Rather, acetic acid treatment drives the formation of stress granules, which function as a scaffold to bring Hog1 together with Pbs2, its immediately upstream activating kinase, in a stable assembly that leverages the basal activity of Pbs2 to phosphorylate Hog1. Deletion analysis of stress granule components revealed that the assembly is critical for both the acetic acid-induced activation of Hog1 and its association with Pbs2. Activated Hog1 remains associated with stress granules, which may have implications for its targeting.

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