SDS-22 stabilizes GSP-1/-2 PP1 subunits contributing to polarity establishment in C. elegans embryos

ABSTRACT: In many cells, polarity depends on the asymmetric distribution of the conserved PAR proteins, maintained by a balanced activity between kinases and phosphatases. The C. elegans one-cell embryo is polarized along the anterior-posterior axis, with the atypical protein kinase C PKC-3 enriched in the anterior, and the ring finger protein PAR-2 in the posterior. PAR-2 localization is regulated by PKC-3 and the PP1 phosphatases GSP-1/-2. Here we find that depletion of the conserved PP1 interactor SDS-22 leads to a partial rescue of the polarity defects of a pkc-3 temperature-sensitive mutant. Consistent with the rescue, SDS-22 depletion or mutation results in reduced GSP 1/ 2 protein levels and activity. The decreased levels of GSP-1/-2 can be rescued by reducing proteasomal activity. Our data s

SUBMITTER: Monica Gotta 

PROVIDER: S-SCDT-10_1038-S44319-025-00624-0 | biostudies-other |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other