scholarly journals Forward and retrograde trafficking in mitotic animal cells. ER-Golgi transport arrest restricts protein export from the ER into COPII-coated structures

1999 ◽  
Vol 112 (5) ◽  
pp. 589-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Farmaki ◽  
S. Ponnambalam ◽  
A.R. Prescott ◽  
H. Clausen ◽  
B.L. Tang ◽  
...  

Protein transport arrest occurs between the ER and Golgi stack of mitotic animal cells, but the location of this block is unknown. In this report we use the recycling intermediate compartment protein ERGIC 53/p58 and the plasma membrane protein CD8 to establish the site of transport arrest. Recycled ERGIC 53/p58 and newly synthesised CD8 accumulate in ER cisternae but not in COPII-coated export structures or more distal sites. During mitosis the tubulovesicular ER-related export sites were depleted of the COPII component Sec13p, as shown by immunoelectron microscopy, indicating that COPII budding structures are the target for mitotic inhibition. The extent of recycling of Golgi stack residents was also investigated. In this study we used oligosaccharide modifications on CD8 trapped in the ER of mitotic cells as a sensitive assay for recycling of Golgi stack enzymes. We find that modifications conferred by the Golgi stack-resident GalNac transferase do occur on newly synthesised CD8, but these modifications are entirely due to newly synthesised transferase rather than to enzyme recycled from the Golgi stack. Taken together our findings establish for the first time that the site of ER-Golgi transport arrest of mitotic cells is COPII budding structures, and they clearly speak against a role for recycling in partitioning of Golgi stack proteins via translocation to the ER.

1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 2980-2993
Author(s):  
R Ossig ◽  
C Dascher ◽  
H H Trepte ◽  
H D Schmitt ◽  
D Gallwitz

It has been shown previously that defects in the essential GTP-binding protein, Ypt1p, lead to a block in protein transport from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the Golgi apparatus in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Here we report that four newly discovered suppressors of YPT1 deletion (SLY1-20, SLY2, SLY12, and SLY41) to a varying degree restore ER-to-Golgi transport defects in cells lacking Ypt1p. These suppressors also partially complement the sec21-1 and sec22-3 mutants which lead to a defect early in the secretory pathway. Sly1p-depleted cells, as well as a conditional lethal sly2 null mutant at nonpermissive temperatures, accumulate ER membranes and core-glycosylated invertase and carboxypeptidase Y. The sly2 null mutant under restrictive conditions (37 degrees C) can be rescued by the multicopy suppressor SLY12 and the single-copy suppressor SLY1-20, indicating that these three SLY genes functionally interact. Sly2p is shown to be an integral membrane protein.


1994 ◽  
Vol 124 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Krijnse-Locker ◽  
M Ericsson ◽  
PJ Rottier ◽  
G Griffiths

Mouse hepatitis coronavirus (MHV) buds into pleomorphic membrane structures with features expected of the intermediate compartment between the ER and the Golgi complex. Here, we characterize the MHV budding compartment in more detail in mouse L cells using streptolysin O (SLO) permeabilization which allowed us to better visualize the membrane structures at the ER-Golgi boundary. The MHV budding compartment shares membrane continuities with the rough ER as well as with cisternal elements on one side of the Golgi stack. It also labeled with p58 and rab2, two markers of the intermediate compartment, and with PDI, usually considered to be a marker of the rough ER. The membranes of the budding compartment, as well as the budding virions themselves, but not the rough ER, labeled with the N-acetyl-galactosamine (GalNAc)-specific lectin Helix pomatia. When the SLO-permeabilized cells were treated with guanosine 5'-(3-O-thio)triphosphate (GTP gamma S), the budding compartment accumulated a large number of beta-cop-containing buds and vesicular profiles. Complementary biochemical experiments were carried out to determine whether vesicular transport was required for the newly synthesized M protein, that contains only O-linked oligosaccharides, to acquire first, GalNAc and second, the Golgi modifications galactose and sialic acid. The results from both in vivo studies and from the use of SLO-permeabilized cells showed that, while GalNAc addition occurred under conditions which block vesicular transport, both cytosol and ATP were prerequisites for the M protein oligosaccharides to acquire Golgi modifications. Collectively, our data argue that transport from the rough ER to the Golgi complex requires only one vesicular transport step and that the intermediate compartment is a specialized domain of the endoplasmatic reticulum that extends to the first cisterna on the cis side of the Golgi stack.


1993 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 671-683 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Schweizer ◽  
M. Ericsson ◽  
T. Bachi ◽  
G. Griffiths ◽  
H.P. Hauri

Owing to the lack of appropriate markers the structural organization of the ER-to-Golgi pathway and the dynamics of its membrane elements have been elusive. To elucidate this organization we have taken a monoclonal antibody (mAb) approach. A mAb against a novel 63 kDa membrane protein (p63) was produced that identifies a large tubular network of smooth membranes in the cytoplasm of primate cells. The distribution of p63 overlaps with the ER-Golgi intermediate compartment, defined by a previously described 53 kDa marker protein (here termed ERGIC-53), as visualized by confocal laser scanning immunofluorescence microscopy and immunoelectron microscopy. The p63 compartment mediates protein transport from the ER to Golgi apparatus, as indicated by partial colocalization of p63 and vesicular stomatitis virus G protein in Vero cells cultured at 15 degrees C. Low temperatures and brefeldin A had little effect on the cellular distribution of p63, suggesting that this novel marker is a stably anchored resident protein of these pre-Golgi membranes. p63 and ERGIC-53 were enriched to a similar degree by the same subcellular fractionation procedure. These findings demonstrate an unanticipated complexity of the ER-Golgi interface and suggest that the ER-Golgi intermediate compartment defined by ERGIC-53 may be part of a greater network of smooth membranes.


2020 ◽  
Vol 133 (14) ◽  
pp. jcs239814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura M. Westrate ◽  
Melissa J. Hoyer ◽  
Michael J. Nash ◽  
Gia K. Voeltz

ABSTRACTSecretory cargo is recognized, concentrated and trafficked from endoplasmic reticulum (ER) exit sites (ERES) to the Golgi. Cargo export from the ER begins when a series of highly conserved COPII coat proteins accumulate at the ER and regulate the formation of cargo-loaded COPII vesicles. In animal cells, capturing live de novo cargo trafficking past this point is challenging; it has been difficult to discriminate whether cargo is trafficked to the Golgi in a COPII-coated vesicle. Here, we describe a recently developed live-cell cargo export system that can be synchronously released from ERES to illustrate de novo trafficking in animal cells. We found that components of the COPII coat remain associated with the ERES while cargo is extruded into COPII-uncoated, non-ER associated, Rab1 (herein referring to Rab1a or Rab1b)-dependent carriers. Our data suggest that, in animal cells, COPII coat components remain stably associated with the ER at exit sites to generate a specialized compartment, but once cargo is sorted and organized, Rab1 labels these export carriers and facilitates efficient forward trafficking.This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.


1992 ◽  
Vol 118 (5) ◽  
pp. 1015-1026 ◽  
Author(s):  
M G Waters ◽  
D O Clary ◽  
J E Rothman

We have used an in vitro Golgi protein transport assay dependent on high molecular weight (greater than 100 kD) cytosolic and/or peripheral membrane proteins to study the requirements for transport from the cis- to the medial-compartment. Fractionation of this system indicates that, besides the NEM-sensitive fusion protein (NSF) and the soluble NSF attachment protein (SNAP), at least three high molecular weight protein fractions from bovine liver cytosol are required. The activity from one of these fractions was purified using an assay that included the second and third fractions in a crude state. The result is a protein of 115-kD subunit molecular mass, which we term p115. Immunodepletion of the 115-kD protein from a purified preparation with mAbs removes activity. Peptide sequence analysis of tryptic peptides indicates that p115 is a "novel" protein that has not been described previously. Gel filtration and sedimentation analysis indicate that, in its native state, p115 is a nonglobular homo-oligomer. p115 is present on purified Golgi membranes and can be extracted with high salt concentration or alkaline pH, indicating that it is peripherally associated with the membrane. Indirect immunofluorescence indicates that p115 is associated with the Golgi apparatus in situ.


1998 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 1125-1135 ◽  
Author(s):  
James G. Pryde ◽  
Theodora Farmaki ◽  
John M. Lucocq

ABSTRACT Quantitative immunoelectron microscopy and subcellular fractionation established the site of endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-Golgi transport arrest induced by the phosphatase inhibitor okadaic acid (OA). OA induced the disappearance of transitional element tubules and accumulation of the anterograde-transported Chandipura (CHP) virus G protein only in the rough ER (RER) and not at more distal sites. The block was specific to the early part of the anterograde pathway, because CHP virus G protein that accumulated in the intermediate compartment (IC) at 15°C could gain access to Golgi stack enzymes. OA also induced RER accumulation of the IC protein p53/p58 via an IC-RER recycling pathway which was resistant to OA and inhibited by the G protein activator aluminium fluoride. The role of COPII coats in OA transport block was investigated by using immunofluorescence and cell fractionation. In untreated cells the COPII coat protein sec 13p colocalized with p53/p58 in Golgi-IC structures of the juxtanuclear region and peripheral cytoplasm. During OA treatment, p53/p58 accumulated in the RER but was excluded from sec 13p-containing membrane structures. Taken together our data indicate that OA induces an early defect in RER export which acts to prevent entry into COPII-coated structures of the IC region.


1994 ◽  
Vol 127 (6) ◽  
pp. 1557-1574 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Griffiths ◽  
M Ericsson ◽  
J Krijnse-Locker ◽  
T Nilsson ◽  
B Goud ◽  
...  

The carboxyl-terminal Lys-Asp-Glu-Leu (KDEL), or a closely-related sequence, is important for ER localization of both lumenal as well as type II membrane proteins. This sequence functions as a retrieval signal at post-ER compartment(s), but the exact compartment(s) where the retrieval occurs remains unresolved. With an affinity-purified antibody against the carboxyl-terminal sequence of the mammalian KDEL receptor, we have investigated its subcellular localization using immunogold labeling on thawed cryosections of different tissues, such as mouse spermatids and rat pancreas, as well as HeLa, Vero, NRK, and mouse L cells. We show that rab1 is an excellent marker of the intermediate compartment, and we use this marker, as well as budding profiles of the mouse hepatitis virus (MHV) in cells infected with this virus, to identify this compartment. Our results demonstrate that the KDEL receptor is concentrated in the intermediate compartment, as well as in the Golgi stack. Lower but significant labeling was detected in the rough ER. In general, only small amounts of the receptor were detected on the trans side of the Golgi stack, including the trans-Golgi network (TGN) of normal cells and tissues. However, some stress conditions, such as infection with vaccinia virus or vesicular stomatitis virus, as well as 20 degrees C or 43 degrees C treatment, resulted in a significant shift of the distribution towards the trans-TGN side of the Golgi stack. This shift could be quantified in HeLa cells stably expressing a TGN marker. No significant labeling was detected in structures distal to the TGN under all conditions tested. After GTP gamma S treatment of permeabilized cells, the receptor was detected in the beta-COP-containing buds/vesicles that accumulate after this treatment, suggesting that these vesicles may transport the receptor between compartments. We propose that retrieval of KDEL-containing proteins occurs at multiple post-ER compartments up to the TGN along the exocytotic pathway, and that within this pathway, the amounts of the receptor in different compartments varies according to physiological conditions.


1999 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1043-1059 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang P. Barz ◽  
Peter Walter

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.


Open Biology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 140047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew S. Savoian ◽  
David M. Glover

Animal cells divide using a microtubule-based, bipolar spindle. Both somatic, mitotic cells and sperm-producing male meiotic spermatocytes use centrosome-dependent and acentrosomal spindle-forming mechanisms. Here, we characterize the largely undefined, centrosome-independent spindle formation pathway used during male meiosis. Our live and fixed cell analyses of Drosophila spermatocytes reveal that acentrosomal microtubules are nucleated at kinetochores and in the vicinity of chromatin and that together these assemble into functional spindles. Mutational studies indicate that γ-tubulin and its extra-centrosomal targeting complex, Augmin, are vital for this process. In addition, Augmin facilitates efficient spindle assembly in the presence of centrosomes. In contrast to the pronounced recruitment of Augmin on spindles in other cell types, the complex is absent from those of spermatocytes but does accumulate on kinetochores. Polo kinase facilitates this kinetochore recruitment while inhibiting Augmin's spindle association, and this in turn dictates γ-tubulin distribution and spindle density. Polo's negative regulation of Augmin in male meiosis contrasts with its requirement in loading Augmin along mitotic spindles in somatic Drosophila cells. Together our data identify a novel mechanism of acentrosomal spindle formation in spermatocytes and reveal its divergence from that used in mitotic cells.


1995 ◽  
Vol 131 (6) ◽  
pp. 1421-1433 ◽  
Author(s):  
P A Conrad ◽  
E J Smart ◽  
Y S Ying ◽  
R G Anderson ◽  
G S Bloom

Caveolin is a protein associated with the characteristic coats that decorate the cytoplasmic face of plasma membrane caveolae. Recently it was found that exposure of human fibroblasts to cholesterol oxidase (CO) rapidly induces caveolin to redistribute to the ER and then to the Golgi complex, and that subsequent removal of CO allows caveolin to return to the plasma membrane (Smart, E. J., Y.-S. Ying, P. A. Conrad, R. G. W. Anderson, J. Cell Biol. 1994, 127:1185-1197). We now present evidence that caveolin normally undergoes microtubule-dependent cycling between the plasma membrane and the Golgi. In cells that were treated briefly with nocodazole and then with a mixture of nocodazole plus CO, caveolin relocated from the plasma membrane to the ER and then to the ER/Golgi intermediate compartment (ERGIC), but subsequent movement to the Golgi was not observed. Even in the absence of CO, nocodazole caused caveolin to accumulate in the ERGIC. Nocodazole did not retard the movement of caveolin from the Golgi to the plasma membrane after removal of CO. Incubation of cells at 15 degrees followed by elevation of the temperature to 37 degrees caused caveolin to accumulate first in the ERGIC and then in the Golgi, before finally reestablishing its normal steady state distribution predominantly in plasma membrane caveolae. In cells released from a 15 degrees block, movement of caveolin from the Golgi to the plasma membrane was not inhibited by nocodazole. Taken together, these results imply that caveolin cycles constitutively between the plasma membrane and the Golgi by a multi-step process, one of which, ERGIC-to-Golgi transport, requires microtubules. This novel, bidirectional pathway may indicate roles for microtubules in the maintenance of caveolae, and for caveolin in shuttling fatty acids and cholesterol between the plasma membrane and the ER/Golgi system.


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