scholarly journals Coupling of vesicle tethering and Rab binding is required for in vivo functionality of the golgin GMAP-210

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 537-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keisuke Sato ◽  
Peristera Roboti ◽  
Alexander A. Mironov ◽  
Martin Lowe
Keyword(s):  
Golgi Apparatus ◽  
Functional Significance ◽  
Coiled Coil ◽  
Rab Gtpases ◽  
Vesicle Tethering ◽  
Amino Terminal ◽  
Membrane Tethering ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Golgi Structure

Golgins are extended coiled-coil proteins believed to participate in membrane-tethering events at the Golgi apparatus. However, the importance of golgin-mediated tethering remains poorly defined, and alternative functions for golgins have been proposed. Moreover, although golgins bind to Rab GTPases, the functional significance of Rab binding has yet to be determined. In this study, we show that depletion of the golgin GMAP-210 causes a loss of Golgi cisternae and accumulation of numerous vesicles. GMAP-210 function in vivo is dependent upon its ability to tether membranes, which is mediated exclusively by the amino-terminal ALPS motif. Binding to Rab2 is also important for GMAP-210 function, although it is dispensable for tethering per se. GMAP-210 length is also functionally important in vivo. Together our results indicate a key role for GMAP-210–mediated membrane tethering in maintaining Golgi structure and support a role for Rab2 binding in linking tethering with downstream docking and fusion events at the Golgi apparatus.

scholarly journals Mechanisms of plasma membrane targeting of formin mDia2 through its amino terminal domains

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roman Gorelik ◽  
Changsong Yang ◽  
Vasumathi Kameswaran ◽  
Roberto Dominguez ◽  
Tatyana Svitkina
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Electrostatic Interactions ◽  
Coiled Coil ◽  
Small Gtpases ◽  
Coincidence Detection ◽  
Membrane Targeting ◽  
Amino Terminal ◽  
N Terminus

The formin mDia2 mediates the formation of lamellipodia and filopodia during cell locomotion. The subcellular localization of activated mDia2 depends on interactions with actin filaments and the plasma membrane. We investigated the poorly understood mechanism of plasma membrane targeting of mDia2 and found that the entire N-terminal region of mDia2 preceding the actin-polymerizing formin homology domains 1 and 2 (FH1–FH2) module was potently targeted to the membrane. This localization was enhanced by Rif, but not by other tested small GTPases, and depended on a positively charged N-terminal basic domain (BD). The BD bound acidic phospholipids in vitro, suggesting that in vivo it may associate with the plasma membrane through electrostatic interactions. Unexpectedly, a fragment consisting of the GTPase-binding region and the diaphanous inhibitory domain (G-DID), thought to mediate the interaction with GTPases, was not targeted to the plasma membrane even in the presence of constitutively active Rif. Addition of the BD or dimerization/coiled coil domains to G-DID rescued plasma membrane targeting in cells. Direct binding of Rif to mDia2 N terminus required the presence of both G and DID. These results suggest that the entire N terminus of mDia2 serves as a coincidence detection module, directing mDia2 to the plasma membrane through interactions with phospholipids and activated Rif.

scholarly journals A GRASP55-rab2 effector complex linking Golgi structure to membrane traffic

2001 ◽  
Vol 155 (6) ◽  
pp. 877-884 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Short ◽  
Christian Preisinger ◽  
Roman Körner ◽  
Robert Kopajtich ◽  
Olwyn Byron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Golgi Apparatus ◽  
Matrix Protein ◽  
Protein Transport ◽  
Coiled Coil ◽  
Membrane Traffic ◽  
Secretory Protein ◽  
Rab Gtpase ◽  
Rab Proteins ◽  
Golgi Structure ◽  
Golgi Matrix

Membrane traffic between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi apparatus and through the Golgi apparatus is a highly regulated process controlled by members of the rab GTPase family. The GTP form of rab1 regulates ER to Golgi transport by interaction with the vesicle tethering factor p115 and the cis-Golgi matrix protein GM130, also part of a complex with GRASP65 important for the organization of cis-Golgi cisternae. Here, we find that a novel coiled-coil protein golgin-45 interacts with the medial-Golgi matrix protein GRASP55 and the GTP form of rab2 but not other Golgi rab proteins. Depletion of golgin-45 disrupts the Golgi apparatus and causes a block in secretory protein transport. These results demonstrate that GRASP55 and golgin-45 form a rab2 effector complex on medial-Golgi essential for normal protein transport and Golgi structure.

scholarly journals Determination of the Multimerization State of the Hepatitis Delta Virus Antigens In Vivo

2003 ◽  
Vol 77 (19) ◽  
pp. 10314-10326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cromwell T. Cornillez-Ty ◽  
David W. Lazinski
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Hepatitis Delta Virus ◽  
Coiled Coil ◽  
Proper Function ◽  
Hepatitis Delta ◽  
Amino Terminal ◽  
Delta Antigen ◽  
Antiparallel Coiled Coil ◽  
Delta Virus

ABSTRACT Hepatitis delta virus expresses two essential proteins, the small and large delta antigens, and both are required for viral propagation. Proper function of each protein depends on the presence of a common amino-terminal multimerization domain. A crystal structure, solved using a peptide fragment that contained residues 12 to 60, depicts the formation of an octameric ring composed of antiparallel coiled-coil dimers. Because this crystal structure was solved for only a fragment of the delta antigens, it is unknown whether octamers actually form in vivo at physiological protein concentrations and in the context of either intact delta antigen. To test the relevance of the octameric structure, we developed a new method to probe coiled-coil structures in vivo. We generated a panel of mutants containing cysteine substitutions at strategic locations within the predicted monomer-monomer interface and the dimer-dimer interface. Since the small delta antigen contains no cysteine residues, treatment of cell extracts with a mild oxidizing reagent was expected to induce disulfide bond formation only when the appropriate pairs of cysteine substitution mutants were coexpressed. We indeed found that, in vivo, both the small and large delta antigens assembled as antiparallel coiled-coil dimers. Likewise, we found that both proteins could assume an octameric quaternary structure in vivo. Finally, during the course of these experiments, we found that unprenylated large delta antigen molecules could be disulfide cross-linked via the sole cysteine residue located within the carboxy terminus. Therefore, in vivo, the C terminus likely provides an additional site of protein-protein interaction for the large delta antigen.

scholarly journals Membrane tethering potency of Rab-family small GTPases is defined by the C-terminal hypervariable regions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanae Ueda ◽  
Naoki Tamura ◽  
Joji Mima
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Bilayers ◽  
Membrane Lipids ◽  
Hypervariable Region ◽  
Coiled Coil ◽  
Small Gtpases ◽  
Small Gtpase ◽  
Full Length ◽  
Rab Gtpases ◽  
Rab Family ◽  
Membrane Tethering

AbstractMembrane tethering is a crucial step to determine the spatiotemporal specificity of secretory and endocytic trafficking pathways in all eukaryotic endomembrane systems. Recent biochemical studies by a chemically-defined reconstitution approach reveal that, in addition to the structurally-diverse classic tethering factors such as coiled-coil tethering proteins and multisubunit tethering complexes, Rab-family small GTPases also retain the inherent membrane tethering functions to directly and physically bridge two distinct lipid bilayers by themselves. Although Rab-mediated membrane tethering reactions are fairly efficient and specific in the physiological context, its mechanistic basis is yet to be understood. Here, to explore whether and how the intrinsic tethering potency of Rab GTPases is controlled by their C-terminal hypervariable region (HVR) domains that link the conserved small GTPase domains (G-domains) to membrane anchors at the C-terminus, we quantitatively compared tethering activities of two representative Rab isoforms in humans (Rab5a, Rab4a) and their HVR-deleted mutant forms. Strikingly, deletion of the HVR linker domains enabled both Rab5a and Rab4a isoforms to enhance their intrinsic tethering potency, exhibiting 5-to 50-fold higher initial velocities of tethering for the HVR-deleted mutants than those for the full-length, wild-type Rabs. Furthermore, we revealed that the tethering activity of full-length Rab5a was significantly reduced by the omission of anionic lipids and cholesterol from membrane lipids and, however, membrane tethering driven by HVR-deleted Rab5a mutant was completely insensitive to the headgroup composition of lipids. Reconstituted membrane tethering assays with the C-terminally-truncated mutants of Rab4a further uncovered that the N-terminal residues in the HVR linker, located adjacent to the G-domain, are critical for regulating the intrinsic tethering activity. In conclusion, our current findings establish that the non-conserved, flexible C-terminal HVR linker domains define membrane tethering potency of Rab-family small GTPases through controlling the close attachment of the globular G-domains to membrane surfaces, which confers the active tethering-competent state of the G-domains on lipid bilayers.

scholarly journals Golgi matrix proteins interact with p24 cargo receptors and aid their efficient retention in the Golgi apparatus

2001 ◽  
Vol 155 (6) ◽  
pp. 885-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis A. Barr ◽  
Christian Preisinger ◽  
Robert Kopajtich ◽  
Roman Körner
Keyword(s):  
Golgi Apparatus ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Secretory Pathway ◽  
Coiled Coil ◽  
Matrix Proteins ◽  
Oligomeric State ◽  
Membrane Components ◽  
Golgi Matrix ◽  
Receptor Family

The Golgi apparatus is a highly complex organelle comprised of a stack of cisternal membranes on the secretory pathway from the ER to the cell surface. This structure is maintained by an exoskeleton or Golgi matrix constructed from a family of coiled-coil proteins, the golgins, and other peripheral membrane components such as GRASP55 and GRASP65. Here we find that TMP21, p24a, and gp25L, members of the p24 cargo receptor family, are present in complexes with GRASP55 and GRASP65 in vivo. GRASPs interact directly with the cytoplasmic domains of specific p24 cargo receptors depending on their oligomeric state, and mutation of the GRASP binding site in the cytoplasmic tail of one of these, p24a, results in it being transported to the cell surface. These results suggest that one function of the Golgi matrix is to aid efficient retention or sequestration of p24 cargo receptors and other membrane proteins in the Golgi apparatus.

scholarly journals Centrosomal Proteins CG-NAP and Kendrin Provide Microtubule Nucleation Sites by Anchoring γ-Tubulin Ring Complex

2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 3235-3245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikiko Takahashi ◽  
Akiko Yamagiwa ◽  
Tamako Nishimura ◽  
Hideyuki Mukai ◽  
Yoshitaka Ono
Keyword(s):  
Spindle Pole Body ◽  
Coiled Coil ◽  
Spindle Pole ◽  
Terminal Region ◽  
Microtubule Assembly ◽  
Microtubule Nucleation ◽  
Amino Terminal ◽  
Ring Complex ◽  
Carboxyl Terminal

Microtubule assembly is initiated by the γ-tubulin ring complex (γ-TuRC). In yeast, the microtubule is nucleated from γ-TuRC anchored to the amino-terminus of the spindle pole body component Spc110p, which interacts with calmodulin (Cmd1p) at the carboxy-terminus. However, mammalian protein that anchors γ-TuRC remains to be elucidated. A giant coiled-coil protein, CG-NAP (centrosome and Golgi localized PKN-associated protein), was localized to the centrosome via the carboxyl-terminal region. This region was found to interact with calmodulin by yeast two-hybrid screening, and it shares high homology with the carboxyl-terminal region of another centrosomal coiled-coil protein, kendrin. The amino-terminal region of either CG-NAP or kendrin indirectly associated with γ-tubulin through binding with γ-tubulin complex protein 2 (GCP2) and/or GCP3. Furthermore, endogenous CG-NAP and kendrin were coimmunoprecipitated with each other and with endogenous GCP2 and γ-tubulin, suggesting that CG-NAP and kendrin form complexes and interact with γ-TuRC in vivo. These proteins were localized to the center of microtubule asters nucleated from isolated centrosomes. Pretreatment of the centrosomes by antibody to CG-NAP or kendrin moderately inhibited the microtubule nucleation; moreover, the combination of these antibodies resulted in stronger inhibition. These results imply that CG-NAP and kendrin provide sites for microtubule nucleation in the mammalian centrosome by anchoring γ-TuRC.

scholarly journals GCC185 plays independent roles in Golgi structure maintenance and AP-1–mediated vesicle tethering

2011 ◽  
Vol 194 (5) ◽  
pp. 779-787 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank C. Brown ◽  
Carmel H. Schindelhaim ◽  
Suzanne R. Pfeffer
Keyword(s):  
Coiled Coil ◽  
Retrograde Transport ◽  
Vesicle Tethering ◽  
Transport Vesicles ◽  
Late Endosomes ◽  
Transport Vesicle ◽  
Golgi Structure ◽  
Clathrin Adaptor ◽  
Golgi Network

GCC185 is a long coiled-coil protein localized to the trans-Golgi network (TGN) that functions in maintaining Golgi structure and tethering mannose 6-phosphate receptor (MPR)–containing transport vesicles en route to the Golgi. We report the identification of two distinct domains of GCC185 needed either for Golgi structure maintenance or transport vesicle tethering, demonstrating the independence of these two functions. The domain needed for vesicle tethering binds to the clathrin adaptor AP-1, and cells depleted of GCC185 accumulate MPRs in transport vesicles that are AP-1 decorated. This study supports a previously proposed role of AP-1 in retrograde transport of MPRs from late endosomes to the Golgi and indicates that docking may involve the interaction of vesicle-associated AP-1 protein with the TGN-associated tethering protein GCC185.

scholarly journals Large Rab GTPases: Novel Membrane Trafficking Regulators with a Calcium Sensor and Functional Domains

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (14) ◽  
pp. 7691
Author(s):  
Takayuki Tsukuba ◽  
Yu Yamaguchi ◽  
Tomoko Kadowaki
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Trafficking ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Coiled Coil ◽  
Rab Gtpase ◽  
Rab Gtpases ◽  
Amino Terminal ◽  
Membrane Fission ◽  
Ef Hand ◽  
Long Form ◽  
Carboxyl Terminal

Rab GTPases are major coordinators of intracellular membrane trafficking, including vesicle transport, membrane fission, tethering, docking, and fusion events. Rab GTPases are roughly divided into two groups: conventional “small” Rab GTPases and atypical “large” Rab GTPases that have been recently reported. Some members of large Rab GTPases in mammals include Rab44, Rab45/RASEF, and Rab46. The genes of these large Rab GTPases commonly encode an amino-terminal EF-hand domain, coiled-coil domain, and the carboxyl-terminal Rab GTPase domain. A common feature of large Rab GTPases is that they express several isoforms in cells. For instance, Rab44’s two isoforms have similar functions, but exhibit differential localization. The long form of Rab45 (Rab45-L) is abundantly distributed in epithelial cells. The short form of Rab45 (Rab45-S) is predominantly present in the testes. Both Rab46 (CRACR2A-L) and the short isoform lacking the Rab domain (CRACR2A-S) are expressed in T cells, whereas Rab46 is only distributed in endothelial cells. Although evidence regarding the function of large Rab GTPases has been accumulating recently, there are only a limited number of studies. Here, we report the recent findings on the large Rab GTPase family concerning their function in membrane trafficking, cell differentiation, related diseases, and knockout mouse phenotypes.

scholarly journals Evidence that Golgi structure depends on a p115 activity that is independent of the vesicle tether components giantin and GM130

2001 ◽  
Vol 155 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manojkumar A. Puthenveedu ◽  
Adam D. Linstedt
Keyword(s):  
Brefeldin A ◽  
Detectable Effect ◽  
Vesicle Tethering ◽  
Culture Cells ◽  
Binding Partners ◽  
Golgi Fragmentation ◽  
Copi Vesicle ◽  
Golgi Structure

Inhibition of the putative coatomer protein I (COPI) vesicle tethering complex, giantin–p115–GM130, may contribute to mitotic Golgi breakdown. However, neither this, nor the role of the giantin–p115–GM130 complex in the maintenance of Golgi structure has been demonstrated in vivo. Therefore, we generated antibodies directed against the mapped binding sites in each protein of the complex and injected these into mammalian tissue culture cells. Surprisingly, the injected anti-p115 and antigiantin antibodies caused proteasome-mediated degradation of the corresponding antigens. Reduction of p115 levels below detection led to COPI-dependent Golgi fragmentation and apparent accumulation of Golgi-derived vesicles. In contrast, neither reduction of giantin below detectable levels, nor inhibition of p115 binding to GM130, had any detectable effect on Golgi structure or Golgi reassembly after cell division or brefeldin A washout. These observations indicate that inhibition of p115 can induce a mitotic-like Golgi disassembly, but its essential role in Golgi structure is independent of its Golgi-localized binding partners giantin and GM130.

scholarly journals Protein flexibility is required for vesicle tethering at the Golgi

eLife ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pak-yan Patricia Cheung ◽  
Charles Limouse ◽  
Hideo Mabuchi ◽  
Suzanne R Pfeffer
Keyword(s):  
Coiled Coil ◽  
Rab Gtpases ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Vesicle Tethering ◽  
Proximity Ligation ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Transport Vesicles ◽  
Late Endosomes ◽  
Specific Sequences

The Golgi is decorated with coiled-coil proteins that may extend long distances to help vesicles find their targets. GCC185 is a trans Golgi-associated protein that captures vesicles inbound from late endosomes. Although predicted to be relatively rigid and highly extended, we show that flexibility in a central region is required for GCC185’s ability to function in a vesicle tethering cycle. Proximity ligation experiments show that that GCC185’s N-and C-termini are within <40 nm of each other on the Golgi. In physiological buffers without fixatives, atomic force microscopy reveals that GCC185 is shorter than predicted, and its flexibility is due to a central bubble that represents local unwinding of specific sequences. Moreover, 85% of the N-termini are splayed, and the splayed N-terminus can capture transport vesicles in vitro. These unexpected features support a model in which GCC185 collapses onto the Golgi surface, perhaps by binding to Rab GTPases, to mediate vesicle tethering.

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