The yeast high osmolarity glycerol pathway activates the Hog1 MAP kinase via two branches, SLN1 and SHO, but the identity of the osmosensor has only been shown for the SLN1 branch. Here the authors demonstrate that the four-TM domain protein Sho1 functions as both an osmosensor and adaptor protein necessary for Hog1 activation.
- Kazuo Tatebayashi
- Katsuyoshi Yamamoto
- Haruo Saito
