CYC-1 Mutation
The Sherman Lab has been investigating various broad aspects of gene expression in yeast, as means to determine processes operating in eukaryotic cells. By using iso-1-cytochrome c as a model system, general principles have been uncovered, including those involved in transcription, translation, co-translational and post-translational modification, mitochondrial import, heme attachment, enzymatic functions and protein degradation. Currently, efforts have been directed toward understanding the relationships between protein structure, protein modifications and degradation in vivo, and in uncovering new degradation systems in mitochondria.
