Figure 1

RNA recognition motifs are essential for the localization and function of Spo5. (A) Localization analyses using truncated mutants of Spo5. Localization of wild-type and mutant proteins of Spo5-GFP (green) during the period between meiosis I and meiosis II was detected using the nuclear envelope marker Cut11-4mRFP (red). Numbers on the right indicate the frequency of cells displaying nuclear GFP signals. Schematic images depict the domains of the mutant proteins. Black boxes depict two RNA-recognition motifs, RRM1 and RRM2, respectively. Scale bar, 5 μm. (B) Sporulation efficiency of specific mutants used in (A), measured at 30°C (n > 500). Error bars indicate standard deviation. (C) Localization analyses using point mutants of Spo5. Localization of Spo5-GFP harboring specific point mutations was observed as in (A). Positions of mutation sites (×) are shown in schematic images. Scale bar, 5 μm. (D) Sporulation efficiency of the strains used in (C), measured at 30°C (n > 500). Error bars indicate standard deviation.