scholarly journals Direct binding of the Kex2p cytosolic tail to the VHS domain of yeast Gga2p facilitates TGN to prevacuolar compartment transport and is regulated by phosphorylation

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 495-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mithu De ◽  
Mohamed E. Abazeed ◽  
Robert S. Fuller
Keyword(s):  
Glutathione S Transferase ◽  
Sorting Signals ◽  
Biochemical Assays ◽  
Direct Binding ◽  
Prevacuolar Compartment ◽  
Vhs Domain ◽  
A Site ◽  
Golgi Network ◽  
Adp Ribosylation Factor

Human Golgi-localized, γ-ear–containing, ADP-ribosylation factor–binding proteins (Ggas) bind directly to acidic dileucine sorting motifs in the cytosolic tails (C-tails) of intracellular receptors. Despite evidence for a role in recruiting ubiquitinated cargo, it remains unclear whether yeast Ggas also function by binding peptide-sorting signals directly. Two-hybrid analysis shows that the Gga1p and Gga2p Vps27, Hrs, Stam (VHS) domains both bind a site in the Kex2p C-tail and that the Gga2p VHS domain binds a site in the Vps10p C-tail. Binding requires deletion of an apparently autoinhibitory sequence in the Gga2p hinge. Ser780in the Kex2p C-tail is crucial for binding: an Ala substitution blocks but an Asp substitution permits binding. Biochemical assays using purified Gga2p VHS–GGA and TOM1 (GAT) and glutathione S-transferase–Kex2p C-tail fusions show that Gga2p binds directly to the Kex2p C-tail, with relative affinities Asp780> Ser780> Ala780. Affinity-purified antibody against a peptide containing phospho-Ser­780recognizes wild-type Kex2p but not S780A Kex2p, showing that Ser780is phosphorylated in vivo; phosphorylation of Ser780is up-regulated by cell wall–damaging drugs. Finally, mutation of Ser780alters trafficking of Kex2p both in vivo and in cell-free trans-Golgi network (TGN)–prevacuolar compartment (PVC) transport. Thus yeast Gga adaptors facilitate TGN–PVC transport by direct binding of noncanonical phosphoregulated Gga-binding sites in cargo molecules.

scholarly journals Yeast Golgi-localized, γ-Ear–containing, ADP-Ribosylation Factor-binding Proteins Are but Adaptor Protein-1 Is Not Required for Cell-free Transport of Membrane Proteins from the Trans-Golgi Network to the Prevacuolar Compartment

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. 4826-4836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed E. Abazeed ◽  
Robert S. Fuller
Keyword(s):  
Binding Proteins ◽  
Adaptor Protein ◽  
Early Endosome ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Factor Binding ◽  
Trans Golgi Network ◽  
Direct Pathway ◽  
Prevacuolar Compartment ◽  
Golgi Network ◽  
Adp Ribosylation Factor

Golgi-localized, γ-Ear–containing, ADP-ribosylation factor-binding proteins (GGAs) and adaptor protein-1 (AP-1) mediate clathrin-dependent trafficking of transmembrane proteins between the trans-Golgi network (TGN) and endosomes. In yeast, the vacuolar sorting receptor Vps10p follows a direct pathway from the TGN to the late endosome/prevacuolar compartment (PVC), whereas, the processing protease Kex2p partitions between the direct pathway and an indirect pathway through the early endosome. To examine the roles of the Ggas and AP-1 in TGN–PVC transport, we used a cell-free assay that measures delivery to the PVC of either Kex2p or a chimeric protein (K-V), in which the Vps10p cytosolic tail replaces the Kex2p tail. Either antibody inhibition or dominant-negative Gga2p completely blocked K-V transport but only partially blocked Kex2p transport. Deletion of APL2, encoding the β subunit of AP-1, did not affect K-V transport but partially blocked Kex2p transport. Residual Kex2p transport seen with apl2Δ membranes was insensitive to dominant-negative Gga2p, suggesting that the apl2Δ mutation causes Kex2p to localize to a compartment that precludes Gga-dependent trafficking. These results suggest that yeast Ggas facilitate the specific and direct delivery of Vps10p and Kex2p from the TGN to the PVC and that AP-1 modulates Kex2p trafficking through a distinct pathway, presumably involving the early endosome.

scholarly journals Golgi-Localized, γ-Ear-Containing, Arf-Binding Protein Adaptors Mediate Insulin-Responsive Trafficking of Glucose Transporter 4 in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 2145-2153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin V. Li ◽  
Konstantin V. Kandror
Keyword(s):  
Glucose Transporter ◽  
Adaptor Proteins ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Glucose Transporter 4 ◽  
Glutathione S Transferase ◽  
Insulin Responsiveness ◽  
Vhs Domain

Abstract Small glucose transporter 4 (Glut4)-containing vesicles represent the major insulin-responsive compartment in fat and skeletal muscle cells. The molecular mechanism of their biogenesis is not yet elucidated. Here, we studied the role of the newly discovered family of monomeric adaptor proteins, GGA (Golgi-localized, γ-ear-containing, Arf-binding proteins), in the formation of small Glut4 vesicles and acquisition of insulin responsiveness in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. In these cells, all three GGA isoforms are expressed throughout the differentiation process. In particular, GGA2 is primarily present in trans-Golgi network and endosomes where it demonstrates a significant colocalization with the recycling pool of Glut4. Using the techniques of immunoadsorption as well as glutathione-S-transferase pull-down assay we found that Glut4 vesicles (but not Glut4 per se) interact with GGA via the Vps-27, Hrs, and STAM (VHS) domain. Moreover, a dominant negative GGA mutant inhibits formation of Glut4 vesicles in vitro. To study a possible role of GGA in Glut4 traffic in the living cell, we stably expressed a dominant negative GGA mutant in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Formation of small insulin-responsive Glut4-containing vesicles and insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in these cells were markedly impaired. Thus, GGA adaptors participate in the formation of the insulin-responsive vesicular compartment from the intracellular donor membranes both in vivo and in vitro.

scholarly journals Danger-associated peptide signaling in Arabidopsis requires clathrin

2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (39) ◽  
pp. 11028-11033 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fausto Andres Ortiz-Morea ◽  
Daniel V. Savatin ◽  
Wim Dejonghe ◽  
Rahul Kumar ◽  
Yu Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brefeldin A ◽  
Defense Responses ◽  
Cellular Damage ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Plant Defense Responses ◽  
Direct Binding ◽  
Endogenous Elicitor ◽  
Golgi Network ◽  
Signaling Components ◽  
Adp Ribosylation Factor

The Arabidopsis thaliana endogenous elicitor peptides (AtPeps) are released into the apoplast after cellular damage caused by pathogens or wounding to induce innate immunity by direct binding to the membrane-localized leucine-rich repeat receptor kinases, PEP RECEPTOR1 (PEPR1) and PEPR2. Although the PEPR-mediated signaling components and responses have been studied extensively, the contributions of the subcellular localization and dynamics of the active PEPRs remain largely unknown. We used live-cell imaging of the fluorescently labeled and bioactive pep1 to visualize the intracellular behavior of the PEPRs in the Arabidopsis root meristem. We found that AtPep1 decorated the plasma membrane (PM) in a receptor-dependent manner and cointernalized with PEPRs. Trafficking of the AtPep1-PEPR1 complexes to the vacuole required neither the trans-Golgi network/early endosome (TGN/EE)-localized vacuolar H+-ATPase activity nor the function of the brefeldin A-sensitive ADP-ribosylation factor-guanine exchange factors (ARF-GEFs). In addition, AtPep1 and different TGN/EE markers colocalized only rarely, implying that the intracellular route of this receptor–ligand pair is largely independent of the TGN/EE. Inducible overexpression of the Arabidopsis clathrin coat disassembly factor, Auxilin2, which inhibits clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME), impaired the AtPep1-PEPR1 internalization and compromised AtPep1-mediated responses. Our results show that clathrin function at the PM is required to induce plant defense responses, likely through CME of cell surface-located signaling components.

scholarly journals The γ/σ1 and α/σ2 Hemicomplexes of Clathrin Adaptors AP-1 and AP-2 Harbor the Dileucine Recognition Site

2007 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 1887-1896 ◽  
Author(s):  
Balraj Doray ◽  
Intaek Lee ◽  
Jane Knisely ◽  
Guojun Bu ◽  
Stuart Kornfeld
Keyword(s):  
Insect Cells ◽  
Recognition Site ◽  
Excellent Correlation ◽  
Glutathione S Transferase ◽  
Binding Properties ◽  
Sorting Signals ◽  
Cargo Proteins ◽  
The Individual

The clathrin adaptors AP-1 and AP-2 bind cargo proteins via two types of motifs: tyrosine-based Yxxφ and dileucine-based [DE]XXXL[LI]. Although it is well established that Yxxφ motifs bind to the μ subunits of AP-1 or AP-2, dileucine motifs have been reported to bind to either the μ or β subunits of these adaptors as well as the γ/σ1 hemicomplex of AP-1. To clarify this controversy, the various subunits of AP-1 and AP-2 were expressed individually and in hemicomplex form in insect cells, and they were used in glutathione S-transferase pull-down assays to determine their binding properties. We report that the γ/σ1 or α/σ2 hemicomplexes bound the dileucine-based motifs of several proteins quite strongly, whereas binding by the β1/μ1 and β2/μ2 hemicomplexes, and the individual β or μ subunits, was extremely weak or undetectable. The γ/σ1 and α/σ2 hemicomplexes displayed substantial differences in their preference for particular dileucine-based motifs. Most strikingly, an aspartate at position −4 compromised binding to the γ/σ1 hemicomplex, whereas minimally affecting binding to α/σ2. There was an excellent correlation between binding to the α/σ2 hemicomplex and in vivo internalization mediated by the dileucine-based sorting signals. These findings provide new insights into the trafficking mechanisms of D/EXXXL[LI]-mediated sorting signals.

scholarly journals Binding of cargo sorting signals to AP-1 enhances its association with ADP ribosylation factor 1–GTP

2008 ◽  
Vol 180 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Intaek Lee ◽  
Balraj Doray ◽  
Jennifer Govero ◽  
Stuart Kornfeld
Keyword(s):  
Adaptor Protein ◽  
Adenosine Diphosphate ◽  
Core Domain ◽  
Transport Vesicles ◽  
Sorting Signals ◽  
Stable Association ◽  
Golgi Network ◽  
Adp Ribosylation Factor ◽  
Prevailing View ◽  
Cargo Sorting

The adaptor protein AP-1 is the major coat protein involved in the formation of clathrin-coated vesicles at the trans-Golgi network. The prevailing view is that AP-1 recruitment involves coincident binding to multiple low-affinity sites comprising adenosine diphosphate ribosylation factor 1 (Arf-1)–guanosine triphosphate (GTP), cargo sorting signals, and phosphoinositides. We now show that binding of cargo signal peptides to AP-1 induces a conformational change in its core domain that greatly enhances its interaction with Arf-1–GTP. In addition, we provide evidence for cross talk between the dileucine and tyrosine binding sites within the AP-1 core domain such that binding of a cargo signal to one site facilitates binding to the other site. The stable association of AP-1 with Arf-1–GTP, which is induced by cargo signals, would serve to provide sufficient time for adaptor polymerization and clathrin recruitment while ensuring the packaging of cargo molecules into the forming transport vesicles.

scholarly journals ADP-ribosylation Factor 1-independent Protein Sorting and Export from thetrans-Golgi Network

2004 ◽  
Vol 279 (50) ◽  
pp. 52735-52743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Ellis ◽  
Mark T. Miedel ◽  
Christopher J. Guerriero ◽  
Ora A. Weisz
Keyword(s):  
Small Gtpase ◽  
Proton Channel ◽  
Coat Proteins ◽  
Adp Ribosylation ◽  
Influenza Hemagglutinin ◽  
Intact Membrane ◽  
Golgi Network ◽  
Adp Ribosylation Factor

Polarized epithelial cells efficiently sort newly synthesized apical and basolateral proteins into distinct transport carriers that emerge from thetrans-Golgi network (TGN), and this sorting is recapitulated in nonpolarized cells. While the targeting signals of basolaterally destined proteins are generally cytoplasmically disposed, apical sorting signals are not typically accessible to the cytosol, and the transport machinery required for segregation and export of apical cargo remains largely unknown. Here we investigated the molecular requirements for TGN export of the apical marker influenza hemagglutinin (HA) in HeLa cells using anin vitroreconstitution assay. HA was released from the TGN in intact membrane-bound compartments, and export was dependent on addition of an ATP-regenerating system and exogenous cytosol. HA release was inhibited by guanosine 5′-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) (GTPγS) as well as under conditions known to negatively regulate apical transportin vivo, including expression of the acid-activated proton channel influenza M2. Interestingly, release of HA was unaffected by depletion of ADP-ribosylation factor 1, a small GTPase that has been implicated in the recruitment of all known adaptors and coat proteins to the Golgi complex. Furthermore, regulation of HA release by GTPγS or M2 expression was unaffected by cytosolic depletion of ADP-ribosylation factor 1, suggesting that HA sorting remains functionally intact in the absence of the small GTPase. These data suggest that TGN sorting and export of influenza HA does not require classical adaptors involved in the formation of other classes of exocytic carriers and thus appears to proceed via a novel mechanism.

scholarly journals Golgi-localized, γ-Ear-containing, ADP-Ribosylation Factor-binding Proteins: Roles of the Different Domains and Comparison with AP-1 and Clathrin

2001 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 3573-3588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Hirst ◽  
Margaret R. Lindsay ◽  
Margaret S. Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Binding Proteins ◽  
Coated Vesicles ◽  
Factor Binding ◽  
Adp Ribosylation ◽  
Trans Golgi Network ◽  
Vhs Domain ◽  
Vacuolar Protein ◽  
Golgi Network ◽  
Adp Ribosylation Factor

We have previously identified a novel family of proteins called the GGAs (Golgi-localized, γ-ear-containing, ADP-ribosylation factor-binding proteins). These proteins consist of an NH2-terminal VHS domain, followed by a GAT domain, a variable domain, and a γ-adaptin ear homology domain. Studies from our own laboratory and others, making use of both yeast and mammals cells, indicate that the GGAs facilitate trafficking from the trans-Golgi network to endosomes. Here we have further investigated the function of the GGAs. We find that GGA-deficient yeast are not only defective in vacuolar protein sorting but they are also impaired in their ability to process α-factor. Using deletion mutants and chimeras, we show that the VHS domain is required for GGA function and that the VHS domain from Vps27p will not substitute for the GGA VHS domain. In contrast, the γ-adaptin ear homology domain contributes to GGA function but is not absolutely required, and full function can be restored by replacing the GGA ear domain with the γ-adaptin ear domain. Deleting the γ-adaptin gene together with the twoGGA genes exacerbates the phenotype in yeast, suggesting that they function on parallel pathways. In mammalian cells, the association of GGAs with the membrane is extremely unstable, which may account for their absence from purified clathrin-coated vesicles. Double- and triple-labeling immunofluorescence experiments indicate that the GGAs and AP-1 are associated with distinct populations of clathrin-coated vesicles budding from the trans-Golgi network. Together with results from other studies, our findings suggest that the GGAs act as monomeric adaptors, with the four domains involved in cargo selection, membrane localization, clathrin binding, and accessory protein recruitment.

ACIS, A Novel KepTide™, Binds to ACE-2 Receptor and Inhibits the Infection of SARS-CoV2 Virus in vitro in Primate Kidney Cells: Therapeutic Implications for COVID-19 (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avik Sotira Scientific
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Plaque Assay ◽  
Host Cells ◽  
Surface Glycoprotein ◽  
Crystallographic Structure ◽  
Therapeutic Implications ◽  
Biochemical Assays ◽  
Targeted Medicine

UNSTRUCTURED Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) caused by a virus known as SARS-Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2). Without a targeted-medicine, this disease has been causing a massive humanitarian crisis not only in terms of mortality, but also imposing a lasting damage to social life and economic progress of humankind. Therefore, an immediate therapeutic strategy needs to be intervened to mitigate this global crisis. Here, we report a novel KepTide™ (Knock-End Peptide) therapy that nullifies SARS-CoV2 infection. SARS-CoV2 employs its surface glycoprotein “spike” (S-glycoprotein) to interact with angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2) receptor for its infection in host cells. Based on our in-silico-based homology modeling study validated with a recent X-ray crystallographic structure (PDB ID:6M0J), we have identified that a conserved motif of S-glycoprotein that intimately engages multiple hydrogen-bond (H-bond) interactions with ACE-2 enzyme. Accordingly, we designed a peptide, termed as ACIS (ACE-2 Inhibitory motif of Spike), that displayed significant affinity towards ACE-2 enzyme as confirmed by biochemical assays such as BLItz and fluorescence polarization assays. Interestingly, more than one biochemical modifications were adopted in ACIS in order to enhance the inhibitory action of ACIS and hence called as KEpTide™. Consequently, a monolayer invasion assay, plaque assay and dual immunofluorescence analysis further revealed that KEpTide™ efficiently mitigated the infection of SARS-CoV2 in vitro in VERO E6 cells. Finally, evaluating the relative abundance of ACIS in lungs and the potential side-effects in vivo in mice, our current study discovers a novel KepTide™ therapy that is safe, stable, and robust to attenuate the infection of SARS-CoV2 virus if administered intranasally. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT RR2-https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.13.337584

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