Atures (Fig. 6b). These data show for the first time that Dam1 is a critical target of unbalanced Ipl1 and Glc7 activities in shp1 mutants. We next tested if reduced Dam1 phosphorylation could also ameliorate the more severe GHRH (1-29) site growth defect of shp1 in the absence of an intact SAC, i.e. in the shp1-7 Dmad2 double mutant (Fig. 6c). Indeed, over-expression of the dam1SA phospho-mutant was able to partially suppress the growth defect of shp1-7 Dmad2 both at ambient temperature and at the non-permissive temperature 25033180 of 37uC. These results suggest that a reduction of phosphorylated Ipl1 target sites on Dam1 is sufficient to partially restore productive kinetochore-microtubule attachments and to limit chromosome mis-segregation in shp1-7 to an extent that significantly improves viability.The nuclear localization of Glc7 is intact in shp1 mutantsIn order to investigate potential reasons for the reduced Glc7 activity in shp1 mutants, we analyzed Glc7 protein levels and subcellular localization using epitope-tagged Glc7 variants. Because both over-expression and epitope-tagging of Glc7 can affect viability [32,83,84], we generated strains expressing carboxyl-terminally tagged Glc7 from its authentic chromosomal locus as the sole source of Glc7 activity. Based on their normal growth at 30uC and 37uC, we concluded that cells expressing Glc7GFP and Glc73myc are not defective in critical aspects of Glc7 function in the DF5 strain background (Fig. 7a). In contrast, expression of Glc73HA causes a partial-loss-of-function phenotype reflected in temperature-sensitive growth. The functionality of the Glc7GFP fusion protein was further confirmed by flow cytometry revealing a wild-type cell cycle distribution (Fig. 7b). Using the functional, epitope-tagged Glc73myc protein we were able to show a physical interaction between Glc7 and Shp1 at endogenous expression levels by immunoprecipitation for the first time (Fig. 7c). The interaction was confirmed in a reciprocal experiment, where Glc73myc was co-immunoprecipitated with Shp13HA (Fig. 7d). This physical interaction between Shp1 and Glc7 could suggest that Shp1 directly controls the half-life or cellular localization of Glc7. Because we could not detect differences between wild-type and shp1 cells in the protein levels of endogenous, untagged or epitope-tagged Glc7 (data not shown; see e.g. input lanes in Fig. 7g), we performed a thorough analysis of Glc7 subcellular localization by confocal spinning disk live-cell microscopy of cells expressing Glc7GFP (Fig. 7e). Consistent with previous reports [84?9], the majority of Glc7GFP was detected in the nucleus of wild-type cells, with additional diffuse cytosolic MC-LR staining and a distinct localization at the septum of medium and large budded cells. shp1-7 and shp1-b1 cells showed a very similar distribution of Glc7GFP with respect to nuclear, cytosolic, andseptum localization, and no aberrant localization or aggregation of Glc7GFP was observed (Fig. 7e; Figs. S2, S3). Quantification of the intensity of the nuclear versus cytosolic GFP signal revealed a slight decrease of nuclear Glc7 in the shp1 mutants to approximately 80 of the wild-type signal (Fig. 7f). Interestingly, in the course of these experiments, it became evident that the nuclear localization of Glc7GFP is influenced by the presence of untagged Glc7 in shp1 mutants, but not wild-type cells. The additional expression of GLC7 from a plasmid resulted in a notable reduction of the nuclear Glc7GFP signal in.Atures (Fig. 6b). These data show for the first time that Dam1 is a critical target of unbalanced Ipl1 and Glc7 activities in shp1 mutants. We next tested if reduced Dam1 phosphorylation could also ameliorate the more severe growth defect of shp1 in the absence of an intact SAC, i.e. in the shp1-7 Dmad2 double mutant (Fig. 6c). Indeed, over-expression of the dam1SA phospho-mutant was able to partially suppress the growth defect of shp1-7 Dmad2 both at ambient temperature and at the non-permissive temperature 25033180 of 37uC. These results suggest that a reduction of phosphorylated Ipl1 target sites on Dam1 is sufficient to partially restore productive kinetochore-microtubule attachments and to limit chromosome mis-segregation in shp1-7 to an extent that significantly improves viability.The nuclear localization of Glc7 is intact in shp1 mutantsIn order to investigate potential reasons for the reduced Glc7 activity in shp1 mutants, we analyzed Glc7 protein levels and subcellular localization using epitope-tagged Glc7 variants. Because both over-expression and epitope-tagging of Glc7 can affect viability [32,83,84], we generated strains expressing carboxyl-terminally tagged Glc7 from its authentic chromosomal locus as the sole source of Glc7 activity. Based on their normal growth at 30uC and 37uC, we concluded that cells expressing Glc7GFP and Glc73myc are not defective in critical aspects of Glc7 function in the DF5 strain background (Fig. 7a). In contrast, expression of Glc73HA causes a partial-loss-of-function phenotype reflected in temperature-sensitive growth. The functionality of the Glc7GFP fusion protein was further confirmed by flow cytometry revealing a wild-type cell cycle distribution (Fig. 7b). Using the functional, epitope-tagged Glc73myc protein we were able to show a physical interaction between Glc7 and Shp1 at endogenous expression levels by immunoprecipitation for the first time (Fig. 7c). The interaction was confirmed in a reciprocal experiment, where Glc73myc was co-immunoprecipitated with Shp13HA (Fig. 7d). This physical interaction between Shp1 and Glc7 could suggest that Shp1 directly controls the half-life or cellular localization of Glc7. Because we could not detect differences between wild-type and shp1 cells in the protein levels of endogenous, untagged or epitope-tagged Glc7 (data not shown; see e.g. input lanes in Fig. 7g), we performed a thorough analysis of Glc7 subcellular localization by confocal spinning disk live-cell microscopy of cells expressing Glc7GFP (Fig. 7e). Consistent with previous reports [84?9], the majority of Glc7GFP was detected in the nucleus of wild-type cells, with additional diffuse cytosolic staining and a distinct localization at the septum of medium and large budded cells. shp1-7 and shp1-b1 cells showed a very similar distribution of Glc7GFP with respect to nuclear, cytosolic, andseptum localization, and no aberrant localization or aggregation of Glc7GFP was observed (Fig. 7e; Figs. S2, S3). Quantification of the intensity of the nuclear versus cytosolic GFP signal revealed a slight decrease of nuclear Glc7 in the shp1 mutants to approximately 80 of the wild-type signal (Fig. 7f). Interestingly, in the course of these experiments, it became evident that the nuclear localization of Glc7GFP is influenced by the presence of untagged Glc7 in shp1 mutants, but not wild-type cells. The additional expression of GLC7 from a plasmid resulted in a notable reduction of the nuclear Glc7GFP signal in.