scholarly journals SED4 encodes a yeast endoplasmic reticulum protein that binds Sec16p and participates in vesicle formation.

1995 ◽  
Vol 131 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
R E Gimeno ◽  
P Espenshade ◽  
C A Kaiser
Keyword(s):  
Secretory Pathway ◽  
Silent Mutation ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Vesicle Formation ◽  
Golgi Transport ◽  
Transport Vesicles ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum Protein ◽  
Transport Defect ◽  
Transport Vesicle ◽  
Er Membrane

SEC16 is required for transport vesicle budding from the ER in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and encodes a large hydrophilic protein found on the ER membrane and as part of the coat of transport vesicles. In a screen to find functionally related genes, we isolated SED4 as a dosage-dependent suppressor of temperature-sensitive SEC16 mutations. Sed4p is an integral ER membrane protein whose cytosolic domain binds to the COOH-terminal domain of Sec16p as shown by two-hybrid assay and coprecipitation. The interaction between Sed4p and Sec16p probably occurs before budding is complete, because Sed4p is not found in budded vesicles. Deletion of SED4 decreases the rate of ER to Golgi transport, and exacerbates mutations defective in vesicle formation, but not those that affect later steps in the secretory pathway. Thus, Sed4p is important, but not necessary, for vesicle formation at the ER. Sec12p, a close homologue of Sed4p, also acts early in the assembly of transport vesicles. However, SEC12 performs a different function than SED4 since Sec12p does not bind Sec16p, and genetic tests show that SEC12 and SED4 are not functionally interchangeable. The importance of Sed4p for vesicle formation is underlined by the isolation of a phenotypically silent mutation, sar1-5, that produces a strong ER to Golgi transport defect when combined with sed4 mutations. Extensive genetic interactions between SAR1, SED4, and SEC16 show close functional links between these proteins and imply that they might function together as a multisubunit complex on the ER membrane.

scholarly journals Inhibition of GTP hydrolysis by Sar1p causes accumulation of vesicles that are a functional intermediate of the ER-to-Golgi transport in yeast

1994 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Oka ◽  
A Nakano
Keyword(s):  
Protein Transport ◽  
Active Form ◽  
Integral Membrane Protein ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Vesicle Formation ◽  
Gtp Hydrolysis ◽  
Golgi Transport ◽  
Transport Vesicles ◽  
In Vitro Reconstitution

The SAR1 gene product (Sar1p), a 21-kD GTPase, is a key component of the ER-to-Golgi transport in the budding yeast. We previously reported that the in vitro reconstitution of protein transport from the ER to the Golgi was dependent on Sar1p and Sec12p (Oka, T., S. Nishikawa, and A. Nakano. 1991. J. Cell Biol. 114:671-679). Sec12p is an integral membrane protein in the ER and is essential for the Sar1 function. In this paper, we show that Sar1p can remedy the temperature-sensitive defect of the sec12 mutant membranes, which is in the formation of ER-to-Golgi transport vesicles. The addition of Sar1p promotes vesicle formation from the ER irrespective of the GTP- or GTP gamma S-bound form, indicating that the active form of Sar1p but not the hydrolysis of GTP is required for this process. The inhibition of GTP hydrolysis blocks transport of vesicles to the Golgi and thus causes their accumulation. The accumulating vesicles, which carry Sar1p on them, can be separated from other membranes, and, after an appropriate wash that removes Sar1p, are capable of delivering the content to the Golgi when added back to fresh membranes. Thus we have established a new method for isolation of functional intermediate vesicles in the ER-to-Golgi transport. The sec23 mutant is defective in activation of Sar1 GTPase (Yoshihisa, T., C. Barlowe, and R. Schekman. 1993. Science (Wash. DC). 259:1466-1468). The membranes and cytosol from the sec23 mutant show only a partial defect in vesicle formation and this defect is also suppressed by the increase of Sar1p. Again GTP hydrolysis is not needed for the suppression of the defect in vesicle formation. Based on these results, we propose a model in which Sar1p in the GTP-bound form is required for the formation of transport vesicles from the ER and the GTP hydrolysis by Sar1p is essential for entering the next step of vesicular transport to the Golgi apparatus.

scholarly journals Trapp Stimulates Guanine Nucleotide Exchange on Ypt1p

2000 ◽  
Vol 151 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Wang ◽  
Michael Sacher ◽  
Susan Ferro-Novick
Keyword(s):  
Secretory Pathway ◽  
Free Form ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Golgi Transport ◽  
Gtp Binding ◽  
Transport Vesicles ◽  
Novel Complex

TRAPP, a novel complex that resides on early Golgi, mediates the targeting of ER-to-Golgi vesicles to the Golgi apparatus. Previous studies have shown that YPT1, which encodes the small GTP-binding protein that regulates membrane traffic at this stage of the secretory pathway, interacts genetically with BET3 and BET5. Bet3p and Bet5p are 2 of the 10 identified subunits of TRAPP. Here we show that TRAPP preferentially binds to the nucleotide-free form of Ypt1p. Mutants with defects in several TRAPP subunits are temperature-sensitive in their ability to displace GDP from Ypt1p. Furthermore, the purified TRAPP complex accelerates nucleotide exchange on Ypt1p. Our findings imply that Ypt1p, which is present on ER-to-Golgi transport vesicles, is activated at the Golgi once it interacts with TRAPP.

scholarly journals Two Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Membrane Proteins That Facilitate ER-to-Golgi Transport of Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored Proteins

1999 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1043-1059 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang P. Barz ◽  
Peter Walter
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Secretory Pathway ◽  
Protein Transport ◽  
Protein Translocation ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Surface Proteins ◽  
Golgi Transport ◽  
Er Membrane

Many eukaryotic cell surface proteins are anchored in the lipid bilayer through glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI). GPI anchors are covalently attached in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The modified proteins are then transported through the secretory pathway to the cell surface. We have identified two genes inSaccharomyces cerevisiae, LAG1 and a novel gene termed DGT1 (for “delayed GPI-anchored protein transport”), encoding structurally related proteins with multiple membrane-spanning domains. Both proteins are localized to the ER, as demonstrated by immunofluorescence microscopy. Deletion of either gene caused no detectable phenotype, whereas lag1Δ dgt1Δ cells displayed growth defects and a significant delay in ER-to-Golgi transport of GPI-anchored proteins, suggesting thatLAG1 and DGT1 encode functionally redundant or overlapping proteins. The rate of GPI anchor attachment was not affected, nor was the transport rate of several non–GPI-anchored proteins. Consistent with a role of Lag1p and Dgt1p in GPI-anchored protein transport, lag1Δ dgt1Δ cells deposit abnormal, multilayered cell walls. Both proteins have significant sequence similarity to TRAM, a mammalian membrane protein thought to be involved in protein translocation across the ER membrane. In vivo translocation studies, however, did not detect any defects in protein translocation in lag1Δ dgt1Δcells, suggesting that neither yeast gene plays a role in this process. Instead, we propose that Lag1p and Dgt1p facilitate efficient ER-to-Golgi transport of GPI-anchored proteins.

scholarly journals Shr3p Mediates Specific COPII Coatomer–Cargo Interactions Required for the Packaging of Amino Acid Permeases Into ER-derived Transport Vesicles

1999 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 3549-3565 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Fredrik Gilstring ◽  
Monika Melin-Larsson ◽  
Per O. Ljungdahl
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Amino Acid Permease ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
Carboxyl Terminal Domain ◽  
Transport Vesicles ◽  
Transport Vesicle ◽  
Amino Acid Permeases ◽  
Carboxyl Terminal ◽  
Membrane Spanning

The SHR3 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes an integral membrane component of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) with four membrane-spanning segments and a hydrophilic, cytoplasmically oriented carboxyl-terminal domain. Mutations in SHR3 specifically impede the transport of all 18 members of the amino acid permease (aap) gene family away from the ER. Shr3p does not itself exit the ER. Aaps fully integrate into the ER membrane and fold properly independently of Shr3p. Shr3p physically associates with the general aap Gap1p but not Sec61p, Gal2p, or Pma1p in a complex that can be purified fromN-dodecylmaltoside-solubilized membranes. Pulse–chase experiments indicate that the Shr3p–Gap1p association is transient, a reflection of the exit of Gap1p from the ER. The ER-derived vesicle COPII coatomer components Sec13p, Sec23p, Sec24p, and Sec31p but not Sar1p bind Shr3p via interactions with its carboxyl-terminal domain. The mutant shr3-23p, a nonfunctional membrane-associated protein, is unable to associate with aaps but retains the capacity to bind COPII components. The overexpression of either Shr3p or shr3-23p partially suppresses the temperature-sensitive sec12-1 allele. These results are consistent with a model in which Shr3p acts as a packaging chaperone that initiates ER-derived transport vesicle formation in the proximity of aaps by facilitating the membrane association and assembly of COPII coatomer components.

scholarly journals Reconstitution of GTP-binding Sar1 protein function in ER to Golgi transport.

1991 ◽  
Vol 114 (4) ◽  
pp. 671-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Oka ◽  
S Nishikawa ◽  
A Nakano
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Sensitivity ◽  
Protein Function ◽  
Secretory Pathway ◽  
Protein Transport ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Transport Reaction ◽  
Golgi Transport ◽  
Gtp Binding

In the yeast secretory pathway, two genes SEC12 and SAR1, which encode a 70-kD integral membrane protein and a 21-kD GTP-binding protein, respectively, cooperate in protein transport from the ER to the Golgi apparatus. In vivo, the elevation of the SAR1 dosage suppresses temperature sensitivity of the sec12 mutant. In this paper, we show cell-free reconstitution of the ER-to-Golgi transport that depends on both of these gene products. First, the membranes from the sec12 mutant cells reproduce temperature sensitivity in the in vitro ER-to-Golgi transport reaction. Furthermore, the addition of the Sar1 protein completely suppresses this temperature-sensitive defect of the sec12 membranes. The analysis of Sar1p partially purified by E. coli expression suggests that GTP hydrolysis is essential for Sar1p to execute its function.

scholarly journals The Yeast RER2 Gene, Identified by Endoplasmic Reticulum Protein Localization Mutations, Encodescis-Prenyltransferase, a Key Enzyme in Dolichol Synthesis

1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 471-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miyuki Sato ◽  
Ken Sato ◽  
Shuh-ichi Nishikawa ◽  
Aiko Hirata ◽  
Jun-ichi Kato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Secretory Pathway ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Protein Localization ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Large Gene ◽  
Abnormal Accumulation ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum Protein ◽  
Key Enzyme ◽  
The Difference

ABSTRACT As an approach to understand the molecular mechanisms of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein sorting, we have isolated yeastrer mutants that mislocalize a Sec12-Mfα1p fusion protein from the ER to later compartments of the secretory pathway (S. Nishikawa and A. Nakano, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:8179–8183, 1993). The temperature-sensitive rer2 mutant mislocalizes different types of ER membrane proteins, suggesting thatRER2 is involved in correct localization of ER proteins in general. The rer2 mutant shows several other characteristic phenotypes: slow growth, defects in N and O glycosylation, sensitivity to hygromycin B, and abnormal accumulation of membranes, including the ER and the Golgi membranes.RER2 and SRT1, a gene whose overexpression suppresses rer2, encode novel proteins similar to each other, and their double disruption is lethal.RER2 homologues are found not only in eukaryotes but also in many prokaryote species and thus constitute a large gene family which has been well conserved during evolution. Taking a hint from the phenotype of newly established mutants of the Rer2p homologue of Escherichia coli, we discovered that therer2 mutant is deficient in the activity ofcis-prenyltransferase, a key enzyme of dolichol synthesis. This and other lines of evidence let us conclude that members of theRER2 family of genes encodecis-prenyltransferase itself. The difference in phenotypes between the rer2 mutant and previously obtained glycosylation mutants suggests a novel, as-yet-unknown role of dolichol.

scholarly journals The activity of Golgi transport vesicles depends on the presence of the N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor (NSF) and a soluble NSF attachment protein (alpha SNAP) during vesicle formation.

1992 ◽  
Vol 118 (6) ◽  
pp. 1321-1332 ◽  
Author(s):  
B W Wattenberg ◽  
T J Raub ◽  
R R Hiebsch ◽  
P J Weidman
Keyword(s):  
Protein Transport ◽  
Vesicle Formation ◽  
Attachment Protein ◽  
Direct Role ◽  
Transport Vesicles ◽  
Sensitive Factor ◽  
Fusion Site ◽  
Transport Vesicle ◽  
Target Membrane ◽  
A Cell

An assay designed to measure the formation of functional transport vesicles was constructed by modifying a cell-free assay for protein transport between compartments of the Golgi (Balch, W. E., W. G. Dunphy, W. A. Braell, and J. E. Rothman. 1984. Cell. 39:405-416). A 35-kD cytosolic protein that is immunologically and functionally indistinguishable from alpha SNAP (soluble NSF attachment protein) was found to be required during vesicle formation. SNAP, together with the N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor (NSF) have previously been implicated in the attachment and/or fusion of vesicles with their target membrane. We show that NSF is also required during the formation of functional vesicles. Strikingly, we found that after vesicle formation, the NEM-sensitive function of NSF was no longer required for transport to proceed through the ensuing steps of vesicle attachment and fusion. In contrast to these functional tests of vesicle formation, SNAP was not required for the morphological appearance of vesicular structures on the Golgi membranes. If SNAP and NSF have a direct role in transport vesicle attachment and/or fusion, as previously suggested, these results indicate that these proteins become incorporated into the vesicle membranes during vesicle formation and are brought to the fusion site on the transport vesicles.

scholarly journals Cvt9/Gsa9 Functions in Sequestering Selective Cytosolic Cargo Destined for the Vacuole

2001 ◽  
Vol 153 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Kim ◽  
Yoshiaki Kamada ◽  
Per E. Stromhaug ◽  
Ju Guan ◽  
Ann Hefner-Gravink ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Vesicle Formation ◽  
Sensitive Mutant ◽  
Direct Role ◽  
Vacuole Membrane ◽  
Cytoplasmic Material ◽  
Transport Vesicle ◽  
Membrane Compartment ◽  
Selective Delivery

Three overlapping pathways mediate the transport of cytoplasmic material to the vacuole in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The cytoplasm to vacuole targeting (Cvt) pathway transports the vacuolar hydrolase, aminopeptidase I (API), whereas pexophagy mediates the delivery of excess peroxisomes for degradation. Both the Cvt and pexophagy pathways are selective processes that specifically recognize their cargo. In contrast, macroautophagy nonselectively transports bulk cytosol to the vacuole for recycling. Most of the import machinery characterized thus far is required for all three modes of transport. However, unique features of each pathway dictate the requirement for additional components that differentiate these pathways from one another, including at the step of specific cargo selection. We have identified Cvt9 and its Pichia pastoris counterpart Gsa9. In S. cerevisiae, Cvt9 is required for the selective delivery of precursor API (prAPI) to the vacuole by the Cvt pathway and the targeted degradation of peroxisomes by pexophagy. In P. pastoris, Gsa9 is required for glucose-induced pexophagy. Significantly, neither Cvt9 nor Gsa9 is required for starvation-induced nonselective transport of bulk cytoplasmic cargo by macroautophagy. The deletion of CVT9 destabilizes the binding of prAPI to the membrane and analysis of a cvt9 temperature-sensitive mutant supports a direct role of Cvt9 in transport vesicle formation. Cvt9 oligomers peripherally associate with a novel, perivacuolar membrane compartment and interact with Apg1, a Ser/Thr kinase essential for both the Cvt pathway and autophagy. In P. pastoris Gsa9 is recruited to concentrated regions on the vacuole membrane that contact peroxisomes in the process of being engulfed by pexophagy. These biochemical and morphological results demonstrate that Cvt9 and the P. pastoris homologue Gsa9 may function at the step of selective cargo sequestration.

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