Genomic variation impacts on cellular networks by affecting the abundance (e.g., protein levels) and the functional states (e.g., protein phosphorylation) of their components. Previous work has focused on the former, while in this context, the functional states of proteins have largely remained neglected. Here, we generated high-quality transcriptome, proteome, and phosphoproteome data for a panel of 112 genomically well-defined yeast strains. Genetic effects on transcripts were generally transmitted to the protein layer, but specific gene groups, such as ribosomal proteins, showed diverging effects on protein levels compared with RNA levels. Phosphorylation states proved crucial to unravel genetic effects on signaling networks. Correspondingly, genetic variants that cause phosphorylation changes were mostly different from those causing abundance changes in the respective proteins. Underscoring their relevance for cell physiology, phosphorylation traits were more strongly correlated with cell physiological traits such as chemical compound resistance or cell morphology, compared with transcript or protein abundance. This study demonstrates how molecular networks mediate the effects of genomic variants to cellular traits and highlights the particular importance of protein phosphorylation.

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Journal Article | Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Grossbach J, Gillet L, Clément-Ziza M, Schmalohr CL, Schubert OT, Schütter M, Mawer JSP, Barnes CA, Bludau I, Weith M, ... Show all

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