Abstract
The Saccharomyces cerevisiae NatB N-terminal acetylase
contains a catalytic subunit Naa20 and an auxiliary subunit
Naa25. To elucidate the cellular functions of the NatB, we
utilized the Synthetic Genetic Array to screen for genes that
are essential for cell growth in the absence of NAA20. The
genome-wide synthetic lethal screen of NAA20 identified
genes encoding for serine/threonine protein kinase Vps15,
1,3-beta-glucanosyltransferase Gas5, and a catabolic repression
regulator Mig3. The present study suggests that the
catalytic activity of the NatB N-terminal aceytase is involved
in vacuolar protein sorting and cell wall maintenance.
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