Brefeldin A effects on the trans-Golgi network and Golgi bodies inBotryococcus braunii are not uniform during the cell cycle

PROTOPLASMA ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 209 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 193-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuko Noguchi ◽  
Hisae Watanabe
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Brefeldin A ◽  
Trans Golgi Network ◽  
Golgi Bodies ◽  
Golgi Network

Multimeric connexin interactions prior to the trans-Golgi network

2001 ◽  
Vol 114 (22) ◽  
pp. 4013-4024
Author(s):  
Jayasri Das Sarma ◽  
Rita A. Meyer ◽  
Fushan Wang ◽  
Valsamma Abraham ◽  
Cecilia W. Lo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brefeldin A ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Alveolar Epithelial Cells ◽  
Trans Golgi Network ◽  
Alveolar Epithelial ◽  
C Terminus ◽  
Gradient Fractionation ◽  
Golgi Network ◽  
Nih 3T3 ◽  
Gap Junction Hemichannels

Cells that express multiple connexins have the capacity to form heteromeric (mixed) gap junction hemichannels. We used a dominant negative connexin construct, consisting of bacterial β-galactosidase fused to the C terminus of connexin43 (Cx43/β-gal), to examine connexin compatibility in NIH 3T3 cells. Cx43/β-gal is retained in a perinuclear compartment and inhibits Cx43 transport to the cell surface. The intracellular connexin pool induced by Cx43/β-gal colocalized with a medial Golgi apparatus marker and was readily disassembled by treatment with brefeldin A. This was unexpected, since previous studies indicated that Cx43 assembly into hexameric hemichannels occurs in the trans-Golgi network (TGN) and is sensitive to brefeldin A. Further analysis by sucrose gradient fractionation showed that Cx43 and Cx43/β-gal were assembled into a subhexameric complex. Cx43/β-gal also specifically interacted with Cx46, but not Cx32, consistent with the ability of Cx43/β-gal to simultaneously inhibit multiple connexins. We confirmed that interactions between Cx43/β-gal and Cx46 reflect the ability of Cx43 and Cx46 to form heteromeric complexes, using HeLa and alveolar epithelial cells, which express both connexins. In contrast, ROS osteoblastic cells, which differentially sort Cx43 and Cx46, did not form Cx43/Cx46 heteromers. Thus, cells have the capacity to regulate whether or not compatible connexins intermix.

scholarly journals p230 is associated with vesicles budding from the trans-Golgi network

1996 ◽  
Vol 109 (12) ◽  
pp. 2811-2821 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.A. Gleeson ◽  
T.J. Anderson ◽  
J.L. Stow ◽  
G. Griffiths ◽  
B.H. Toh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brefeldin A ◽  
Immunogold Labeling ◽  
Coated Vesicles ◽  
Specific Marker ◽  
Very High Frequency ◽  
Trans Golgi Network ◽  
Golgi Membranes ◽  
Vesicle Biogenesis ◽  
Heptad Repeats ◽  
Golgi Network

Transport vesicle formation requires the association of cytosolic proteins with the membrane. We have previously described a brefeldin-A sensitive, hydrophilic protein (p230), containing a very high frequency of heptad repeats, found in the cytosol and associated with Golgi membranes. We show here that p230 is localised on the trans-Golgi network, by immunogold labeling of HeLa cell cryosections using alpha 2,6 sialyltransferase as a compartment-specific marker. The role of G protein activators on the binding of p230 to Golgi membranes and in vesicle biogenesis has been investigated. Treatment of streptolysin-O permeabilised HeLa cells with either GTP gamma S or AlF4- resulted in accumulation of p230 on Golgi membranes. Furthermore, immunolabeling of isolated Golgi membranes treated with AlF4-, to induce the accumulation of vesicles, showed that p230 is predominantly localised to the cytoplasmic surface of trans-Golgi network-derived budding structures and small coated vesicles. p230-labeled vesicles have a thin (approximately 10 nm) electron dense cytoplasmic coat and could be readily distinguished from clathrin-coated vesicles. Dual immunogold labeling of perforated cells, or of cryosections of treated Golgi membranes, revealed that p230 and the trans-Golgi network-associated p200, which we show here to be distinct molecules, appear to be localised on separate populations of vesicles budding from the trans-Golgi network. These results strongly suggest the presence of distinct populations of non-clathrin coated vesicles derived from the trans-Golgi network. As p230 recycles between the cytosol and buds/vesicles of TGN membranes, a process regulated by G proteins, we propose that p230 is involved in the biogenesis of a specific population of non-clathrin coated vesicles.

scholarly journals The complex interactions of Chs5p, the ChAPs, and the cargo Chs3p

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (22) ◽  
pp. 4402-4415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uli Rockenbauch ◽  
Alicja M. Ritz ◽  
Carlos Sacristan ◽  
Cesar Roncero ◽  
Anne Spang
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Chitin Synthase ◽  
Tetratricopeptide Repeats ◽  
Trans Golgi Network ◽  
Complex Interactions ◽  
C Terminus ◽  
Bud Neck ◽  
Domain Switch ◽  
Golgi Network

The exomer complex is a putative vesicle coat required for the direct transport of a subset of cargoes from the trans-Golgi network (TGN) to the plasma membrane. Exomer comprises Chs5p and the ChAPs family of proteins (Chs6p, Bud7p, Bch1p, and Bch2p), which are believed to act as cargo receptors. In particular, Chs6p is required for the transport of the chitin synthase Chs3p to the bud neck. However, how the ChAPs associate with Chs5p and recognize cargo is not well understood. Using domain-switch chimeras of Chs6p and Bch2p, we show that four tetratricopeptide repeats (TPRs) are involved in interaction with Chs5p. Because these roles are conserved among the ChAPs, the TPRs are interchangeable among different ChAP proteins. In contrast, the N-terminal and the central parts of the ChAPs contribute to cargo specificity. Although the entire N-terminal domain of Chs6p is required for Chs3p export at all cell cycle stages, the central part seems to predominantly favor Chs3p export in small-budded cells. The cargo Chs3p probably also uses a complex motif for the interaction with Chs6, as the C-terminus of Chs3p interacts with Chs6p and is necessary, but not sufficient, for TGN export.

scholarly journals Structural disruption of the trans-Golgi network does not interfere with the acute stimulation of glucose and amino acid uptake by insulin-like growth factor I in muscle cells

1994 ◽  
Vol 297 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
H S Hundal ◽  
P J Bilan ◽  
T Tsakiridis ◽  
A Marette ◽  
A Klip
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Brefeldin A ◽  
Glucose Transporters ◽  
Amino Acid Uptake ◽  
Acid Uptake ◽  
Trans Golgi Network ◽  
Maximal Activation ◽  
Igf I ◽  
Golgi Network ◽  
Stimulation Of

The effects of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) on glucose and amino acid uptake were investigated in fully differentiated L6 muscle cells, in order to determine whether the two processes are functionally related. Transport of both glucose and amino acid (methylaminoisobutyric acid, MeAIB) was activated rapidly in response to IGF-I. Stimulation reached a peak within 30 min and was sustained for up to 90 min. Maximal activation of either glucose or MeAIB transport was achieved at 3 nM IGF-I; the half-maximal activation (ED50) of glucose transport was at 107 pM and that of MeAIB transport was at 36 pM. Stimulation of amino acid uptake occurred in the absence or presence of glucose, suggesting that this response is not secondary to increased glucose intake. Incubation of cells for 1 h with Brefeldin A (5 micrograms/ml), which disassembles the Golgi apparatus and inhibits the secretory pathway in eukaryotic cells, had no effect on the acute IGF-I activation of glucose and MeAIB transport. Moreover, Brefeldin A caused wide redistribution of the trans-Golgi antigen TGN38, as assessed by subcellular fractionation, without affecting the distribution of glucose transporters. The finding that the degree of activation, time response and sensitivity to IGF-I and Brefeldin A were similar for both glucose and MeAIB transport suggests commonalities in the IGF-I mechanism of recruitment of glucose transporters and stimulation of amino acid transport through System A. An integral trans-Golgi network does not appear to be required for the acute IGF-I stimulation of glucose or amino acid transport, even though stimulation of glucose transport occurs through recruitment of glucose transporters from intracellular stores in these cells. We propose that the donor site of glucose transporters (and perhaps of amino acid transporters) involved in the acute response to IGF-I lies beyond the trans-Golgi network, perhaps in an endosomal compartment in close proximity to the plasma membrane.

scholarly journals Perturbation of the morphology of the trans-Golgi network following Brefeldin A treatment: redistribution of a TGN-specific integral membrane protein, TGN38.

1992 ◽  
Vol 116 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Reaves ◽  
G Banting
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Protein ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Brefeldin A ◽  
Integral Membrane Protein ◽  
Polyclonal Antiserum ◽  
Atp Depletion ◽  
Microtubule Organizing Center ◽  
Trans Golgi Network ◽  
Organizing Center ◽  
Golgi Network

Brefeldin A (BFA) has a dramatic effect on the morphology of the Golgi apparatus and induces a rapid redistribution of Golgi proteins into the ER (Lippincott-Schwartz, J., L. C. Yuan, J. S. Bonifacino, and R. D. Klausner. 1989. Cell. 56:801-813). To date, no evidence that BFA affects the morphology of the trans-Golgi network (TGN) has been presented. We describe the results of experiments, using a polyclonal antiserum to a TGN specific integral membrane protein (TGN38) (Luzio, J.P., B. Brake, G. Banting, K. E. Howell, P. Braghetta, and K. K. Stanley. 1990. Biochem. J. 270:97-102), which demonstrate that incubation of cells with BFA does induce morphological changes to the TGN. However, rather than redistributing to the ER, the majority of the TGN collapses around the microtubule organizing center (MTOC). The effect of BFA upon the TGN is (a) independent of protein synthesis, (b) fully reversible (c) microtubule dependent (as shown in nocodazole-treated cells), and (d) relies upon the hydrolysis of GTP (as shown by performing experiments in the presence of GTP gamma S). ATP depletion reduces the ability of BFA to induce a redistribution of Golgi proteins into the ER; however, it has no effect upon the BFA-induced relocalizations of the TGN. These data confirm that the TGN is an organelle which is independent of the Golgi, and suggest a dynamic interaction between the TGN and microtubules which is centered around the MTOC.

The small GTP-binding protein rab6p is redistributed in the cytosol by brefeldin A

1993 ◽  
Vol 106 (3) ◽  
pp. 789-802 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Roa ◽  
V. Cornet ◽  
C.Z. Yang ◽  
B. Goud
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Trafficking ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Brefeldin A ◽  
Atp Depletion ◽  
Cell Fractionation ◽  
Microtubule Organizing Center ◽  
Trans Golgi Network ◽  
Gtp Binding ◽  
Organizing Center ◽  
Golgi Network

Rab6 protein belongs to the Sec4/Ypt/rab subfamily of small GTP-binding proteins involved in intracellular membrane trafficking in yeast and mammalian cells. Its localization both in medial and trans-Golgi network prompted us to study the effects of brefeldin A (BFA) on rab6p redistribution. By two techniques, indirect immunofluorescence and cell fractionation, we investigated the fate of rab6p and compared it to other Golgi or trans-Golgi network markers in BHK-21 and NIH-3T3 cells. BFA, at 5 micrograms/ml, induced redistribution of rab6p according to a biphasic process: during the first 10–15 minutes, tubulo-vesicular structures--colabelled with a bona fide medial Golgi marker called CTR 433--were observed; these structures were then replaced by punctate diffuse staining, which was stable for up to 3 hours. The 110 kDa peripheral membrane protein beta-COP was released much more rapidly from the Golgi membranes, whereas the trans-Golgi network marker TGN 38 relocated to the microtubule organizing center. The kinetics of reversion of BFA action on these antigens was also followed by immunofluorescence. Consistent with these results, rab6 antigen, originally found as 40% in the cytosolic versus 60% in the particulate (P 150,000 g) fraction, became almost entirely cytosolic; moreover, it partitioned in the aqueous phase of Triton X-114 whereas the membrane fraction was detergent-soluble. Rab6p did not become part of the coatomers after its BFA-induced release from Golgi structures. Three requirements seemed to be necessary for such a release: integrity of the microtubules, presence of energy, and a hypothetical trimeric G protein, as revealed by the respective roles of nocodazole, ATP depletion, and sensitivity to aluminium fluoride. Finally, we have shown that BFA does not prevent attachment of newly synthesized rab6p to membranes.

Brefeldin A causes structural and functional alterations of the trans-Golgi network of MDCK cells

1994 ◽  
Vol 107 (4) ◽  
pp. 933-943 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Wagner ◽  
A.K. Rajasekaran ◽  
D.K. Hanzel ◽  
S. Mayor ◽  
E. Rodriguez-Boulan
Keyword(s):  
Mdck Cells ◽  
Brefeldin A ◽  
Adaptor Proteins ◽  
Fungal Metabolite ◽  
Surface Transport ◽  
Structural Alterations ◽  
Golgi Stack ◽  
Trans Golgi Network ◽  
Influenza Hemagglutinin ◽  
Golgi Network

The trans-Golgi network (TGN) of MDCK cells is exquisitely sensitive to the fungal metabolite brefeldin A (BFA), in contrast to the refractory Golgi stack of these cells. At a concentration of 1 microgram/ml, BFA promoted extensive tubulation of the TGN while the medical Golgi marker alpha-mannosidase II was not affected. Tubules emerging minutes after addition of the drug contained both the apical marker influenza hemagglutinin (HA), previously accumulated at 20 degrees C, and the fusion protein interleukin receptor/TGN38 (TGG), a TGN marker that recycles basolaterally, indicating that, in contrast to TGN vesicles, TGN-derived tubules cannot sort apical and basolateral proteins. After 60 minutes treatment with BFA, HA and TGG tubules formed extensive networks widely spread throughout the cell, different from the focused centrosomal localization previously described in non-polarized cells. The TGG network partially codistributed with an early endosomal tubular network loaded with transferrin, suggesting that the TGG and endosomal networks had fused or that TGG had entered the endosomal network via surface recycling and endocytosis. The extensive structural alterations of the TGN were accompanied by functional disruptions, such as the extensive mis-sorting of influenza HA, and by the release of the TGN marker gamma-adaptin. Our results suggest the involvement of BFA-sensitive adaptor proteins in TGN-->surface transport.

Dynamic palmitoylation of lymphoma proprotein convertase prolongs its half-life, but is not essential for trans-Golgi network localization

2000 ◽  
Vol 352 (3) ◽  
pp. 827-833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan-Willem H. P. VAN DE LOO ◽  
Meike TEUCHERT ◽  
Ilse PAULI ◽  
Evelyn PLETS ◽  
Wim J. M.VAN DE VEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Half Life ◽  
Secretory Pathway ◽  
Transmembrane Protein ◽  
Brefeldin A ◽  
Cytoplasmic Tail ◽  
Cysteine Residue ◽  
Type I ◽  
Proprotein Convertase ◽  
Trans Golgi Network ◽  
Golgi Network

Proprotein convertases are responsible for the endoproteolytic activation of proproteins in the secretory pathway. The most recently discovered member of this family, lymphoma proprotein convertase (LPC), is a type-I transmembrane protein. Previously, we have demonstrated that its cytoplasmic tail is palmitoylated. In this study, we have identified the two most proximal cysteine residues in the cytoplasmic tail as palmitoylation sites. Substitution of either cysteine residue by alanine interfered with palmitoylation of the other. Palmitoylation of LPC was found to be sensitive to the protein palmitoyltransferase inhibitor tunicamycin but not cerulenin. It was also insensitive to the drugs brefeldin A, monensin and cycloheximide, indicating that the modification occurs in a late exocytic or endocytic compartment. Turnover of palmitoylated LPC is significantly faster (t1/2 ≈ 50min) than that of the LPC polypeptide backbone (t1/2 ≈ 3h), suggesting that palmitoylation is reversible. Abrogation of palmitoylation reduced the half-life of the LPC protein, but did not affect steady-state localization of LPC in the trans-Golgi network. Finally, LPC could not be detected in detergent-resistant membrane rafts. Taken together, these results suggest that dynamic palmitoylation of LPC is important for stability, but does not function as a dominant trafficking signal.

GLUT4 in cultured skeletal myotubes is segregated from the transferrin receptor and stored in vesicles associated with TGN

1996 ◽  
Vol 109 (13) ◽  
pp. 2967-2978 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Ralston ◽  
T. Ploug
Keyword(s):  
Immunoelectron Microscopy ◽  
Golgi Complex ◽  
Transferrin Receptor ◽  
Glucose Transporter ◽  
Brefeldin A ◽  
Immunogold Electron Microscopy ◽  
Trans Golgi Network ◽  
Storage Vesicles ◽  
Skeletal Myotubes ◽  
Golgi Network

There is little consensus on the nature of the storage compartment of the glucose transporter GLUT4, in non-stimulated cells of muscle and fat. More specifically, it is not known whether GLUT4 is localized to unique, specialized intracellular storage vesicles, or to vesicles that are part of the constitutive endosomal-lysosomal pathway. To address this question, we have investigated the localization of the endogenous GLUT4 in non-stimulated skeletal myotubes from the cell line C2, by immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy. We have used a panel of antibodies to markers of the Golgi complex (alpha mannosidase II and giantin), of the trans-Golgi network (TGN38), of lysosomes (lgp110), and of early and late endosomes (transferrin receptor and mannose-6-phosphate receptor, respectively), to define the position of their subcellular compartments. By immunofluorescence, GLUT4 appears concentrated in the core of the myotubes. It is primarily found around the nuclei, in a pattern suggesting an association with the Golgi complex, which is further supported by colocalization with giantin and by immunogold electron microscopy. GLUT4 appears to be in the trans-most cisternae of the Golgi complex and in vesicles just beyond, i.e. in the structures that constitute the trans-Golgi network (TGN). In myotubes treated with brefeldin A, the immunofluorescence pattern of GLUT4 is modified, but it differs from both Golgi complex markers and TGN38. Instead, it resembles the pattern of the transferrin receptor, which forms long tubules. In untreated cells, double staining for GLUT4 and transferrin receptor by immunofluorescence shows similar but distinct patterns. Immunoelectron microscopy localizes transferrin receptor, detected by immunoperoxidase, to large vesicles, presumably endosomes, very close to the GLUT4-containing tubulo-vesicular elements. In brefeldin A-treated cells, a network of tubules of approximately 70 nm diameter, studded with varicosities, stains for both GLUT4 and transferrin receptor, suggesting that brefeldin A has caused fusion of the transferrin receptor and GLUT4-containing compartments. The results suggest that GLUT4 storage vesicles constitute a specialized compartment that is either a subset of the TGN, or is very closely linked to it. The link between GLUT4 vesicles and transferrin receptor containing endosomes, as revealed by brefeldin A, may be important for GLUT4 translocation in response to muscle stimulation.

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