Fig. 4. Loss of Vps20p or Vta1p causes only slightly altered kinetics of
-factor internalisation. Wild-type (RH1800) and vps20
(AMY174), and wild-type (AMY165) and vta1
(AMY162) cells were
grown to early exponential phase and assayed for
[35S]
-factor internalisation at 30°C. After addition of
the [35S]
-factor, samples were taken in duplicate at various
time points and washed in either phosphate buffer pH 6 (removes unbound
[35S]
-factor) or citrate buffer pH 1 (removes bound but
non-internalised [35S]
-factor). Shown is the internalised
-factor as a percentage of the bound
-factor at each time
point.