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Cells continuously adapt cellular processes by integrating external and internal signals. In yeast, multiple stress signals regulate pheromone signaling to prevent mating under unfavorable conditions. However, the underlying crosstalk mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we show that mechanical stress activates Pkc1, which prevents lysis of pheromone-treated cells by inhibiting polarized growth. In vitro Pkc1 phosphorylates conserved residues within the RING-H2 domains of the scaffold proteins Far1 and Ste5, which are also phosphorylated in vivo. Interestingly, Pkc1 triggers dispersal of Ste5 from mating projections upon mechanically induced stress and during cell-cell fusion, leading to inh... More