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Lebeda RA, Johnson SK, Stewart MI, Haun RS. Sequence, genomic organization, and expression of the human ADP-ribosylation factor 6 (ARF6) gene: a class III ARF. DNA Cell Biol 2004; 22:737-41. [PMID: 14659046 DOI: 10.1089/104454903770946719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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ADP-ribosylation factor 6 (ARF6) is a member of a family of ~20-kDa guanine nucleotide-binding proteins that has been implicated to function in membrane ruffling and cell motility, endocytosis, exocytosis, and membrane recycling. Sequence analysis of the human ARF6 gene indicates it spans 4004 bp, contains a single 98-bp intron within the 5'-untranslated region, and is localized to chromosome 14q21. Similar to the class II ARF transcripts, translation of the ARF6 mRNA initiates in the second exon. Primer extension assays indicate that the major transcription initiation site is located 591 bp 5' to the start of translation, yielding the largest 5'-untranslated region of the known human ARFs. The proximal 5'-flanking region of the human ARF6 gene lacks a TATA box and is highly GC rich. Consistent with this promoter structure, expression analysis of a blot containing 50 human RNAs hybridized with an ARF6-specific oligonucleotide probe revealed that the ARF6 gene is expressed in all tissues; although higher levels of expression were observed in heart, substantia nigra, and kidney. A comparison of the genomic organization of the ARF genes reveals that the ARF6 gene (class III) structure is quite distinct from the class I (ARF1, ARF2, and ARF3) and class II (ARF4 and ARF5) ARF genes.
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- Ray A Lebeda
- Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham Street, Slot 753, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
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Thacker E, Kearns B, Chapman C, Hammond J, Howell A, Theibert A. The Arf6 GAP centaurin α-1 is a neuronal actin-binding protein which also functions via GAP-independent activity to regulate the actin cytoskeleton. Eur J Cell Biol 2004; 83:541-54. [PMID: 15679100 DOI: 10.1078/0171-9335-00416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Centaurin alpha-1 is a high-affinity PtdIns(3,4,5)P3-binding protein enriched in brain. Sequence analysis indicates centaurin alpha-1 contains two pleckstrin homology domains, ankyrin repeats and an Arf GAP homology domain, placing it in the AZAP family of phosphoinositide-regulated Arf GAPs. Other members of this family are involved in actin cytoskeletal and focal adhesion organization. Recently, it was reported that centaurin alpha-1 expression diminishes cortical actin and decreases Arf6GTP levels consistent with it functioning as an Arf6 GAP in vivo. In the current report, we show that centaurin alpha-1 binds Arfs in vitro and colocalizes with Arf6 and Arf5 in vivo, further supporting an interaction with Arfs. Centaurin alpha-1 expression produces dramatic effects on the actin cytoskeleton, decreasing stress fibers, diminishing cortical actin, and enhancing membrane ruffles and filopodia. Expression of centaurin alpha-1 also enhances cell spreading and disrupts focal adhesion protein localization. The effects of centaurin alpha-1 on stress fibers and cell spreading are reminiscent of those of Arf6GTP. Consistent with this, we show that many of the centaurin alpha-1-induced effects on the actin cytoskeleton and actin-dependent activities do not require GAP activity. Thus, centaurin alpha-1 likely functions via both GAP-dependent and GAP-independent mechanisms to regulate the actin cytoskeleton. Furthermore, we demonstrate that in vitro, centaurin alpha-1 binds F-actin directly, with actin binding activity localized to the PtdIns(3,4,5)P3-binding PH domain. Our data suggest that centaurin alpha-1 may be a component of the neuronal PI 3-kinase cascade that leads to regulation of the neuronal actin cytoskeleton.
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- Erin Thacker
- Department of Neurobiology and Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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The polar orientation of cells within a tissue is an intensively studied research area in animal cells. The term planar polarity refers to the common polar arrangement of cells within the plane of an epithelium. In plants, the subcellular analysis of tissue polarity has been limited by the lack of appropriate markers. Recently, research on plant tissue polarity has come of age. Advances are based on studies of Arabidopsis patterning, cell polarity and auxin transport mutants employing the coordinated, polar localization of auxin transporters and the planar polarity of root epidermal hairs as markers. These approaches have revealed auxin transport and response, vesicular trafficking, membrane sterol and cytoskeletal requirements of tissue polarity. This review summarizes recent progress in research on vascular tissue and planar epidermal polarity in the Arabidopsis root and compares it to findings on planar polarity in animals and cell polarity in yeast.
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- Markus Grebe
- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden.
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Eugster A, Frigerio G, Dale M, Duden R. The alpha- and beta'-COP WD40 domains mediate cargo-selective interactions with distinct di-lysine motifs. Mol Biol Cell 2003; 15:1011-23. [PMID: 14699056 PMCID: PMC363058 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e03-10-0724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Coatomer is required for the retrieval of proteins from an early Golgi compartment back to the endoplasmic reticulum. The WD40 domain of alpha-COP is required for the recruitment of KKTN-tagged proteins into coatomer-coated vesicles. However, lack of the domain has only minor effects on growth in yeast. Here, we show that the WD40 domain of beta'-COP is required for the recycling of the KTKLL-tagged Golgi protein Emp47p. The protein is degraded more rapidly in cells with a point mutation in the WD40 domain of beta'-COP (sec27-95) or in cells lacking the domain altogether, whereas a point mutation in the Clathrin Heavy Chain Repeat (sec27-1) does not affect the turnover of Emp47p. Lack of the WD40 domain of beta'-COP has only minor effects on growth of yeast cells; however, absence of both WD40 domains of alpha- and beta'-COP is lethal. Two hybrid studies together with our analysis of the maturation of KKTN-tagged invertase and the turnover of Emp47p in alpha- and beta'-COP mutants suggest that the two WD40 domains of alpha- and beta'-COP bind distinct but overlapping sets of di-lysine signals and hence both contribute to recycling of proteins with di-lysine signals.
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- Anne Eugster
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 2XY, United Kingdom
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Geldner N, Richter S, Vieten A, Marquardt S, Torres-Ruiz RA, Mayer U, Jürgens G. Partial loss-of-function alleles reveal a role for GNOM in auxin transport-related, post-embryonic development of Arabidopsis. Development 2003; 131:389-400. [PMID: 14681187 DOI: 10.1242/dev.00926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 231] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The Arabidopsis GNOM gene encodes an ARF GDP/GTP exchange factor involved in embryonic axis formation and polar localisation of the auxin efflux regulator PIN1. To examine whether GNOM also plays a role in post-embryonic development and to clarify its involvement in auxin transport, we have characterised newly isolated weak gnom alleles as well as trans-heterozygotes of complementing strong alleles. These genotypes form a phenotypic series of GNOM activity in post-embryonic development, with auxin-related defects, especially in the maintenance of primary root meristem activity and in the initiation and organisation of lateral root primordia. Our results suggest a model for GNOM action mediating auxin transport in both embryogenesis and post-embryonic organ development.
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- Niko Geldner
- ZMBP, Entwicklungsgenetik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 3, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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Renault L, Guibert B, Cherfils J. Structural snapshots of the mechanism and inhibition of a guanine nucleotide exchange factor. Nature 2003; 426:525-30. [PMID: 14654833 DOI: 10.1038/nature02197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 252] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2003] [Accepted: 11/06/2003] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Small GTP-binding (G) proteins are activated by GDP/GTP nucleotide exchange stimulated by guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs). Nucleotide dissociation from small G protein-GEF complexes involves transient GDP-bound intermediates whose structures have never been described. In the case of Arf proteins, small G proteins that regulate membrane traffic in eukaryotic cells, such intermediates can be trapped either by the natural inhibitor brefeldin A or by charge reversal at the catalytic glutamate of the Sec7 domain of their GEFs. Here we report the crystal structures of these intermediates that show that membrane recruitment of Arf and nucleotide dissociation are separate reactions stimulated by Sec7. The reactions proceed through sequential rotations of the Arf.GDP core towards the Sec7 catalytic site, and are blocked by interfacial binding of brefeldin A and unproductive stabilization of GDP by charge reversal. The structural characteristics of the reaction and its modes of inhibition reveal unexplored ways in which to inhibit the activation of small G proteins.
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- Louis Renault
- Laboratoire d'Enzymologie et Biochimie Structurales, CNRS UPR 9063, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif sur Yvette, France
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Powelka AM, Sun J, Li J, Gao M, Shaw LM, Sonnenberg A, Hsu VW. Stimulation-Dependent Recycling of Integrin β1 Regulated by ARF6 and Rab11. Traffic 2003; 5:20-36. [PMID: 14675422 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2004.00150.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 273] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In comparison to the internalization pathways of endocytosis, the recycling pathways are less understood. Even less defined is the process of regulated recycling, as few examples exist and their underlying mechanisms remain to be clarified. In this study, we examine the endocytic recycling of integrin beta1, a process that has been suggested to play an important role during cell motility by mediating the redistribution of integrins to the migrating front. External stimulation regulates the endocytic itinerary of beta1, mainly at an internal compartment that is likely to be a subset of the recycling endosomes. This stimulation-dependent recycling is regulated by ARF6 and Rab11, and also requires the actin cytoskeleton in an ARF6-dependent manner. Consistent with these observations being relevant for cell motility, mutant forms of ARF6 that affect either actin rearrangement or recycling inhibit the motility of a breast cancer cell line.
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- Aimee M Powelka
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Panic B, Perisic O, Veprintsev DB, Williams RL, Munro S. Structural basis for Arl1-dependent targeting of homodimeric GRIP domains to the Golgi apparatus. Mol Cell 2003; 12:863-74. [PMID: 14580338 DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(03)00356-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Golgins are large coiled-coil proteins that play a role in Golgi structure and vesicle traffic. The Arf-like GTPase Arl1 regulates the translocation of GRIP domain-containing golgins to Golgi membranes. We report here the 1.7 A resolution structure of human Arl1-GTP in a complex with the GRIP domain of golgin-245. The structure reveals that the GRIP domain consists of an S-shaped arrangement of three helices. The domain forms a homodimer that binds two Arl1-GTPs using two helices from each monomer. The structure is consistent with golgin-245 forming parallel coiled-coils and suggests how Arl1-GTP/GRIP complexes interact with Golgi membranes via the N termini of Arl1-GTP and the C-terminal tails of the GRIP domains. In cells, bivalent association with Arl1-GTP would increase residence time of the golgins on Golgi membranes. Despite no conservation of sequence, topology, or even helical direction, several other effectors form similar interactions with small GTPases via a pair of alpha helices, suggesting a common structural basis for effector recognition.
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- Bojana Panic
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, MRC Centre, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QH, United Kingdom
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Altan-Bonnet N, Phair RD, Polishchuk RS, Weigert R, Lippincott-Schwartz J. A role for Arf1 in mitotic Golgi disassembly, chromosome segregation, and cytokinesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003; 100:13314-9. [PMID: 14585930 PMCID: PMC263797 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2234055100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2003] [Accepted: 09/08/2003] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In mitosis, chromosome, cytoskeleton, and organelle dynamics must be coordinated for successful cell division. Here, we present evidence for a role for Arf1, a small GTPase associated with the Golgi apparatus, in the orchestration of mitotic Golgi breakdown, chromosome segregation, and cytokinesis. We show that early in mitosis Arf1 becomes inactive and dissociates from Golgi membranes. This is followed by the dispersal of numerous Arf1-dependent peripheral Golgi proteins and subsequent Golgi disassembly. If Arf1 is kept in an active state by treatment with the small molecule H89 or expression of its GTP-locked form, intact Golgi membranes with bound peripheral proteins persist throughout mitosis. These cells enter mitosis but exhibit gross defects in chromosome segregation and cytokinetic furrow ingression. These findings suggest that mitotic Golgi disassembly depends on Arf1 inactivation and is used by the cell to disperse numerous peripheral Golgi proteins for coordinating the behavior of Golgi membranes, chromosomes, and cytoskeleton during mitosis.
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- Nihal Altan-Bonnet
- Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Venkateswarlu K. Interaction protein for cytohesin exchange factors 1 (IPCEF1) binds cytohesin 2 and modifies its activity. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:43460-9. [PMID: 12920129 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m304078200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The ADP-ribosylation factor 6 (ARF6) small GTPase functions as a GDP/GTP-regulated switch in the pathways that stimulate actin reorganization and membrane ruffling. The formation of active ARF6GTP is stimulated by guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) such as cytohesins, which translocate to the plasma membrane in agonist-stimulated cells by binding the lipid second messenger phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate through the pleckstrin homology domain with subsequent ARF6 activation. Using cytohesin 2 as bait in yeast two-hybrid screening, we have isolated a cDNA encoding a protein termed interaction protein for cytohesin exchange factors 1 (IPCEF1). Using yeast two-hybrid and glutathione S-transferase pull-down assays coupled with deletion mutational analysis, the specific domains required for the cytohesin 2-IPCEF1 interaction were mapped to the coiled-coil domain of cytohesin 2 and the C-terminal 121 amino acids of IPCEF1. IPCEF1 also interacts with the other members of the cytohesin family of ARF GEFs, suggesting that the interaction with IPCEF1 is highly conserved among the cytohesin family of ARF GEFs. The interaction of cytohesin 2 and IPCEF1 in mammalian cells was demonstrated by immunoprecipitation. Immunofluorescence analysis revealed that IPCEF1 co-localizes with cytohesin 2 to the cytosol in unstimulated cells and translocates to the plasma membrane via binding to cytohesin 2 in epidermal growth factor-stimulated cells. However, a deletion mutant of IPCEF1 that lacks the cytohesin 2 binding site failed to co-migrate with cytohesin 2 to the membrane in stimulated cells. The functional significance of the IPCEF1-cytohesin 2 interaction is demonstrated by showing that IPCEF1 increases the in vitro and in vivo stimulation of ARFGTP formation by cytohesin 2.
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Lawrence JTR, Birnbaum MJ. ADP-ribosylation factor 6 regulates insulin secretion through plasma membrane phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003; 100:13320-5. [PMID: 14585928 PMCID: PMC263800 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2232129100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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ADP-ribosylation factor 6 (ARF6) is a small GTP-binding protein that regulates peripheral vesicular trafficking and actin cytoskeletal dynamics, and it has been implicated as critical to regulated secretion. Expression of a dominant-inhibitory ARF6 mutant, ARF6(T27N), impaired glucose-, depolarization-, and gamma-thio-GTP-stimulated insulin secretion in the pancreatic beta cell line, MIN6. In response to depolarization, MIN6 cells expressing ARF6(T27N) displayed an unaltered initial fast phase but an impaired subsequent slow phase of insulin secretion. Actin cytoskeletal disassembly with latrunculin A enhanced insulin secretion, whereas stabilization with jasplakinolide inhibited secretion, consistent with the actin cytoskeleton serving as a barrier to exocytosis in these cells. ARF6(T27N) led to a depolarization-dependent reduction in the levels of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate [PI(4,5)P2] with a time course that paralleled the inhibition of secretion. Moreover, blockade of PI(4,5)P2-dependent events by expression of a lipid-binding protein resulted in inhibition of depolarization-induced secretion in a manner identical to ARF6(T27N). These results indicate that ARF6 is required to sustain adequate levels of PI(4,5)P2 during periods of increased PI(4,5)P2 metabolism such as regulated secretion.
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- John T R Lawrence
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Cox Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Donaldson JG. Multiple roles for Arf6: sorting, structuring, and signaling at the plasma membrane. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:41573-6. [PMID: 12912991 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.r300026200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 389] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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- Julie G Donaldson
- Laboratory of Cell Biology, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, Building 50 Room 2503, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Gasman S, Chasserot-Golaz S, Bader MF, Vitale N. Regulation of exocytosis in adrenal chromaffin cells: focus on ARF and Rho GTPases. Cell Signal 2003; 15:893-9. [PMID: 12873702 DOI: 10.1016/s0898-6568(03)00052-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Neurons and neuroendocrine cells release transmitters and hormones by exocytosis, a highly regulated process in which secretory vesicles or granules fuse with the plasma membrane to release their contents in response to a calcium trigger. Several stages have been recognized in exocytosis. After recruitment and docking at the plasma membrane, vesicles/granules enter a priming step, which is then followed by the fusion process. Cortical actin remodelling accompanies the exocytotic reaction, but the links between actin dynamics and trafficking events remain poorly understood. Here, we review the action of Rho and ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) GTPases within the exocytotic pathway in adrenal chromaffin cells. Rho proteins are well known for their pivotal role in regulating the actin cytoskeleton. ARFs were originally identified as regulators of vesicle transport within cells. The possible interplay between these two families of GTPases and their downstream effectors provides novel insights into the mechanisms that govern exocytosis.
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- Stéphane Gasman
- CNRS UPR-2356 Neurotransmission et Sécrétion Neuroendocrine, Centre de Neurochimie, 5 rue Blaise Pascal, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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Nie Z, Boehm M, Boja ES, Vass WC, Bonifacino JS, Fales HM, Randazzo PA. Specific regulation of the adaptor protein complex AP-3 by the Arf GAP AGAP1. Dev Cell 2003; 5:513-21. [PMID: 12967569 DOI: 10.1016/s1534-5807(03)00234-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Arf1 regulates membrane trafficking at several membrane sites by interacting with at least seven different vesicle coat proteins. Here, we test the hypothesis that Arf1-dependent coats are independently regulated by specific interaction with Arf GAPs. We find that the Arf GAP AGAP1 directly associates with and colocalizes with AP-3, a coat protein complex involved in trafficking in the endosomal-lysosomal system. Binding is mediated by the PH domain of AGAP1 and the delta and sigma3 subunits of AP-3. Overexpression of AGAP1 changes the cellular distribution of AP-3, and reduced expression of AGAP1 renders AP-3 resistant to brefeldin A. AGAP1 overexpression does not affect the distribution of other coat proteins, and AP-3 distribution is not affected by overexpression of other Arf GAPs. Cells overexpressing AGAP1 also exhibit increased LAMP1 trafficking via the plasma membrane. Taken together, these results support the hypothesis that AGAP1 directly and specifically regulates AP-3-dependent trafficking.
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- Zhongzhen Nie
- Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Building 37, Room 4118, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Chen EH, Pryce BA, Tzeng JA, Gonzalez GA, Olson EN. Control of Myoblast Fusion by a Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor, Loner, and Its Effector ARF6. Cell 2003; 114:751-62. [PMID: 14505574 DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(03)00720-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Myoblast fusion is essential for the formation and regeneration of skeletal muscle. In a genetic screen for regulators of muscle development in Drosophila, we discovered a gene encoding a guanine nucleotide exchange factor, called loner, which is required for myoblast fusion. Loner localizes to subcellular sites of fusion and acts downstream of cell surface fusion receptors by recruiting the small GTPase ARF6 and stimulating guanine nucleotide exchange. Accordingly, a dominant-negative ARF6 disrupts myoblast fusion in Drosophila embryos and in mammalian myoblasts in culture, mimicking the fusion defects caused by loss of Loner. Loner and ARF6, which also control the proper membrane localization of another small GTPase, Rac, are key components of a cellular apparatus required for myoblast fusion and muscle development. In muscle cells, this fusigenic mechanism is coupled to fusion receptors; in other fusion-competent cell types it may be triggered by different upstream signals.
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MESH Headings
- ADP-Ribosylation Factor 6
- ADP-Ribosylation Factors/genetics
- ADP-Ribosylation Factors/metabolism
- Amino Acid Sequence/genetics
- Animals
- Base Sequence/genetics
- Cell Fusion
- Cells, Cultured
- Cytoplasm/genetics
- Cytoplasm/metabolism
- DNA, Complementary/analysis
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- Drosophila Proteins/genetics
- Drosophila Proteins/isolation & purification
- Drosophila melanogaster/cytology
- Drosophila melanogaster/embryology
- Drosophila melanogaster/enzymology
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/cytology
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/embryology
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/genetics
- Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors/genetics
- Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors/isolation & purification
- Mice
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Muscle Fibers, Skeletal/cytology
- Muscle Fibers, Skeletal/enzymology
- Muscle, Skeletal/cytology
- Muscle, Skeletal/embryology
- Muscle, Skeletal/enzymology
- Mutation/genetics
- Myoblasts/cytology
- Myoblasts/enzymology
- Protein Structure, Tertiary/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- rac GTP-Binding Proteins/genetics
- rac GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism
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- Elizabeth H Chen
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 6000 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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Altschuler Y, Hodson C, Milgram SL. The apical compartment: trafficking pathways, regulators and scaffolding proteins. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2003; 15:423-9. [PMID: 12892782 DOI: 10.1016/s0955-0674(03)00084-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Defects in the trafficking of apical membrane proteins in polarized epithelial cells are often associated with diseases, including cystic fibrosis, Liddle's syndrome, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus and Dubin-Johnson syndrome. In recent years, we have learned much about the specialized apical trafficking pathways in polarized cells. Many laboratories have identified signals that direct proteins within these pathways and have defined protein interactions that mediate specific steps in the sorting and stabilization of these proteins. In addition, many cytosolic proteins, including lipid kinases, GTPases, ATPases and scaffolding/adaptor proteins that lack enzymatic activity, regulate the trafficking of proteins through these pathways. Recent advances in the field include the role of small GTPases, unconventional myosins and lipid kinases in apical endocytosis and transcytosis, and the identification of PDZ proteins that regulate apical membrane trafficking of receptors, transporters and ion channels.
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- Yoram Altschuler
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ein Kerem Campus, 91120, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Arf GTP-binding proteins regulate membrane traffic and actin remodeling. Similar to other GTP-binding proteins, a complex of Arf-GTP with an effector protein mediates Arf function. Arf interacts with at least three qualitatively different types of effectors. First, it interacts with structural proteins, the vesicle coat proteins. The second type of effector is lipid-metabolizing enzymes, and the third comprises those proteins that bind to Arf-GTP but whose biochemical or biological functions are not yet clearly defined. Arf interacts with two other families of proteins, the exchange factors and the GTPase-activating proteins. Recent work examining the functional relationships among the diverse Arf interactors has led to reconsideration of the prevailing paradigms for Arf action.
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- Zhongzhen Nie
- Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Building 37, Room 4118, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Muday GK, Peer WA, Murphy AS. Vesicular cycling mechanisms that control auxin transport polarity. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2003; 8:301-304. [PMID: 12878008 DOI: 10.1016/s1360-1385(03)00132-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The polar transport of auxin controls many important plant growth and developmental processes. The polarity of auxin movement has long been suggested to be mediated by asymmetric distribution of auxin transport proteins, yet, until recently, little was known about the mechanisms that establish protein asymmetry in auxin-transporting cells. Now, a recent paper provides significant insight into the mechanism by which the GNOM protein controls the cycling of an auxin efflux carrier protein, PIN1, between the endosome and the plasma membrane. The dynamic movement of auxin transport proteins between internal compartments and the plasma membrane suggests mechanisms for alterations in auxin transport polarity in response to changing developmental or environmental regulation.
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- Gloria K Muday
- Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA.
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Hickson GRX, Matheson J, Riggs B, Maier VH, Fielding AB, Prekeris R, Sullivan W, Barr FA, Gould GW. Arfophilins are dual Arf/Rab 11 binding proteins that regulate recycling endosome distribution and are related to Drosophila nuclear fallout. Mol Biol Cell 2003; 14:2908-20. [PMID: 12857874 PMCID: PMC165686 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e03-03-0160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Arfophilin is an ADP ribosylation factor (Arf) binding protein of unknown function. It is identical to the Rab11 binding protein eferin/Rab11-FIP3, and we show it binds both Arf5 and Rab11. We describe a related protein, arfophilin-2, that interacts with Arf5 in a nucleotide-dependent manner, but not Arf1, 4, or 6 and also binds Rab11. Arfophilin-2 localized to a perinuclear compartment, the centrosomal area, and focal adhesions. The localization of arfophilin-2 to the perinuclear compartment was selectively blocked by overexpression of Arf5-T31N. In contrast, a green fluorescent protein-arfophilin-2 chimera or arfophilin-2 deletions were localized around the centrosome in a region that was also enriched for transferrin receptors and Rab11 but not early endosome markers, suggesting that the distribution of the endosomal recycling compartment was altered. The arfophilins belong to a conserved family that includes Drosophila melanogaster nuclear fallout, a centrosomal protein required for cellularization. Expression of green fluorescent protein-nuclear fallout in HeLa cells resulted in a similar phenotype, indicative of functional homology and thus implicating the arfophilins in mitosis/cytokinesis. We suggest that the novel dual GTPase-binding capacity of the arfophilins could serve as an interface of signals from Rab and Arf GTPases to regulate membrane traffic and integrate distinct signals in the late endosomal recycling compartment.
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- Gilles R X Hickson
- The Henry Wellcome Laboratory of Cell Biology, Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland
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COP I and COP II coat proteins direct protein and membrane trafficking in between early compartments of the secretory pathway in eukaryotic cells. These coat proteins perform the dual, essential tasks of selecting appropriate cargo proteins and deforming the lipid bilayer of appropriate donor membranes into buds and vesicles. COP II proteins are required for selective export of newly synthesized proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). COP I proteins mediate a retrograde transport pathway that selectively recycles proteins from the cis-Golgi complex to the ER. Additionally, COP I coat proteins have complex functions in intra-Golgi trafficking and in maintaining the normal structure of the mammalian interphase Golgi complex.
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- Rainer Duden
- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2XY, UK.
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Paterson AD, Parton RG, Ferguson C, Stow JL, Yap AS. Characterization of E-cadherin endocytosis in isolated MCF-7 and chinese hamster ovary cells: the initial fate of unbound E-cadherin. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:21050-7. [PMID: 12657640 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m300082200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The endocytosis of E-cadherin has recently emerged as an important determinant of cadherin function with the potential to participate in remodeling adhesive contacts. In this study we focused on the initial fate of E-cadherin when it predominantly exists free on the cell surface prior to adhesive binding or incorporation into junctions. Surface-labeling techniques were used to define the endocytic itinerary of E-cadherin in MCF-7 cells and in Chinese hamster ovary cells stably expressing human E-cadherin. We found that in this experimental system E-cadherin entered a transferrin-negative compartment before transport to the early endosomal compartment, where it merged with classical clathrin-mediated uptake pathways. E-cadherin endocytosis was inhibited by mutant dynamin, but not by an Eps15 mutant that effectively blocked transferrin internalization. Furthermore, sustained signaling by the ARF6 GTPase appeared to trap endocytosed E-cadherin in large peripheral structures. We conclude that in isolated cells unbound E-cadherin on the cell surface is predominantly endocytosed by a clathrin-independent pathway resembling macropinocytotic internalization, which then fuses with the early endosomal system. Taken with earlier reports, this suggests the possibility that multiple pathways exist for E-cadherin entry into cells that are likely to reflect cell context and regulation.
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- Andrew D Paterson
- School for Biomedical Science, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Australia 4072
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Evidence for the involvement of type IV protein secretion systems in bacterial virulence is accumulating. Many of the substrate proteins secreted by type IV systems either hijack or interfere with specific host cell pathways. These substrates can be injected directly into host cells via the type IV apparatus or are secreted by the type IV machinery in a state that allows them to gain access to cellular targets without the further assistance of the type IV system. Arguably, the protein substrates of most type IV secretion systems remain undiscovered. Here, we review the activities of known type IV substrates and discuss the putative roles of unidentified substrates.
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- Hiroki Nagai
- Section of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University School of Medicine, Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine, Room 354b, 295 Congress Avenue, New Haven, CT 06536, USA
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Chantalat S, Courbeyrette R, Senic-Matuglia F, Jackson CL, Goud B, Peyroche A. A novel Golgi membrane protein is a partner of the ARF exchange factors Gea1p and Gea2p. Mol Biol Cell 2003; 14:2357-71. [PMID: 12808035 PMCID: PMC194885 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e02-10-0693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The Sec7 domain guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) for the GTPase ARF are highly conserved regulators of membrane dynamics and protein trafficking. The interactions of large ARF GEFs with cellular membranes for localization and/or activation are likely to participate in regulated recruitment of ARF and effectors. However, these interactions remain largely unknown. Here we characterize Gmh1p, the first Golgi transmembrane-domain partner of any of the high-molecular-weight ARF-GEFs. Gmh1p is an evolutionarily conserved protein. We demonstrate molecular interaction between the yeast Gmh1p and the large ARF-GEFs Gea1p and Gea2p. This interaction involves a domain of Gea1p and Gea2p that is conserved in the eukaryotic orthologues of the Gea proteins. A single mutation in a conserved amino acid residue of this domain is sufficient to abrogate the interaction, whereas the overexpression of Gmh1p can compensate in vivo defects caused by mutations in this domain. We show that Gmh1p is an integral membrane protein that localizes to the early Golgi in yeast and in human HeLa cells and cycles through the ER. Hence, we propose that Gmh1p acts as a positive Golgi-membrane partner for Gea function. These results are of general interest given the evolutionary conservation of both ARF-GEFs and the Gmh proteins.
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Paris S, Longhi R, Santambrogio P, de Curtis I. Leucine-zipper-mediated homo- and hetero-dimerization of GIT family p95-ARF GTPase-activating protein, PIX-, paxillin-interacting proteins 1 and 2. Biochem J 2003; 372:391-8. [PMID: 12611588 PMCID: PMC1223405 DOI: 10.1042/bj20030047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2003] [Revised: 02/24/2003] [Accepted: 03/03/2003] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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ADP-ribosylation factor GTPase-activating proteins (ARFGAPs) of the G-protein-coupled receptor kinase interactor 1/p95 paxillin kinase linker/p95-ARFGAP Pak-interacting exchange factor paxillin-binding protein (APP)-1 family are multidomain proteins, which interact functionally with both ARF and Rac GTPases. These proteins are involved in the dynamic reorganization of adhesion and the cytoskeleton during cell motility. Our previous work [Di Cesare, Paris, Albertinazzi, Dariozzi, Andersen, Mann, Longhi and de Curtis (2000) Nat. Cell Biol. 2, 521-530] has pointed out a role for p95-APP1 in the regulation of ARF6-mediated membrane recycling. These proteins include different domains, and are capable of interacting stably with proteins that are supposed to play a role in the regulation of actin dynamics and adhesion. They contain a coiled-coil region comprising a putative leucine zipper, predicted to be involved in dimerization. In the present study, we have investigated the possibility that these proteins form dimers. Our results show that p95-APP1 forms homodimers and may also form heterodimers with the other member of the family, p95 paxillin kinase linker/p95-APP2. Both homo- and heterodimerization are disrupted by mutation of two leucine residues in the coiled-coil region of p95-APP1. The N-terminal portion of p95-APP1, including the ARFGAP domain, three ankyrin repeats and the Pak-interacting exchange factor-binding region, are not required for dimerization. Evidence is presented for the existence of endogenous oligomeric complexes. The implication of dimerization/oligomerization in the functioning of these proteins is discussed.
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- Simona Paris
- Cell Adhesion Unit, Department of Molecular Biology and Functional Genomics, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milano, Italy
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Coat proteins allow the selective transfer of macromolecules from one membrane-enclosed compartment to another by concentrating macromolecules into specialized membrane patches and then deforming these patches into small coated vesicles. Recent findings indicate that coat proteins might also participate in the differentiation of membrane domains within organelles and large transport carriers, as well as in the association of the carriers with the cytosketelon and with acceptor organelles.
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- Juan S Bonifacino
- Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Building 18T/Room 101, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Suer S, Misra S, Saidi LF, Hurley JH. Structure of the GAT domain of human GGA1: a syntaxin amino-terminal domain fold in an endosomal trafficking adaptor. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003; 100:4451-6. [PMID: 12668765 PMCID: PMC404691 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0831133100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2003] [Accepted: 02/26/2003] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The Golgi-associated, gamma-adaptin homologous, ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF)-interacting proteins (GGAs) are adaptors that sort receptors from the trans-Golgi network into the endosomallysosomal pathway. The GGAs and TOM1 (GAT) domains of the GGAs are responsible for their ARF-dependent localization. The 2.4-A crystal structure of the GAT domain of human GGA1 reveals a three-helix bundle, with a long N-terminal helical extension that is not conserved in GAT domains that do not bind ARF. The ARF binding site is located in the N-terminal extension and is separate from the core three-helix bundle. An unanticipated structural similarity to the N-terminal domain of syntaxin 1a was discovered, comprising the entire three-helix bundle. A conserved binding site on helices 2 and 3 of the GAT domain three-helix bundle is predicted to interact with coiled-coil-containing proteins. We propose that the GAT domain is descended from the same ancestor as the syntaxin 1a N-terminal domain, and that both protein families share a common function in binding coiled-coil domain proteins.
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- Silke Suer
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Albertinazzi C, Za L, Paris S, de Curtis I. ADP-ribosylation factor 6 and a functional PIX/p95-APP1 complex are required for Rac1B-mediated neurite outgrowth. Mol Biol Cell 2003; 14:1295-307. [PMID: 12686588 PMCID: PMC153101 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e02-07-0406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The mechanisms coordinating adhesion, actin organization, and membrane traffic during growth cone migration are poorly understood. Neuritogenesis and branching from retinal neurons are regulated by the Rac1B/Rac3 GTPase. We have identified a functional connection between ADP-ribosylation factor (Arf) 6 and p95-APP1 during the regulation of Rac1B-mediated neuritogenesis. P95-APP1 is an ADP-ribosylation factor GTPase-activating protein (ArfGAP) of the GIT family expressed in the developing nervous system. We show that Arf6 has a predominant role in neurite extension compared with Arf1 and Arf5. Cotransfection experiments indicate a specific and cooperative potentiation of neurite extension by Arf6 and the carboxy-terminal portion of p95-APP1. Localization studies in neurons expressing different p95-derived constructs show a codistribution of p95-APP1 with Arf6, but not Arf1. Moreover, p95-APP1-derived proteins with a mutated or deleted ArfGAP domain prevent Rac1B-induced neuritogenesis, leading to PIX-mediated accumulation at large Rab11-positive endocytic vesicles. Our data support a role of p95-APP1 as a specific regulator of Arf6 in the control of membrane trafficking during neuritogenesis.
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- Chiara Albertinazzi
- Cell Adhesion Unit, Department of Molecular Biology and Functional Genomics, S Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy
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Xia C, Ma W, Stafford LJ, Liu C, Gong L, Martin JF, Liu M. GGAPs, a new family of bifunctional GTP-binding and GTPase-activating proteins. Mol Cell Biol 2003; 23:2476-88. [PMID: 12640130 PMCID: PMC150724 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.23.7.2476-2488.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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G proteins are molecular switches that control a wide variety of physiological functions, including neurotransmission, transcriptional activation, cell migration, cell growth. and proliferation. The ability of GTPases to participate in signaling events is determined by the ratio of GTP-bound to GDP-bound forms in the cell. All known GTPases exist in an inactive (GDP-bound) and an active (GTP-bound) conformation, which are catalyzed by guanine nucleotide exchange factors and GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs), respectively. In this study, we identified and characterized a new family of bifunctional GTP-binding and GTPase-activating proteins, named GGAP. GGAPs contain an N-terminal Ras homology domain, called the G domain, followed by a pleckstrin homology (PH) domain, a C-terminal GAP domain, and a tandem ankyrin (ANK) repeat domain. Expression analysis indicates that this new family of proteins has distinct cell localization, tissue distribution, and even message sizes. GTPase assays demonstrate that GGAPs have high GTPase activity through direct intramolecular interaction of the N-terminal G domain and the C-terminal GAP domain. In the absence of the GAP domain, the N-terminal G domain has very low activity, suggesting a new model of GGAP protein regulation via intramolecular interaction like the multidomain protein kinases. Overexpression of GGAPs leads to changes in cell morphology and activation of gene transcription.
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- Chunzhi Xia
- Center for Cancer Biology and Nutrition, Alkek Institute of Biosciences and Technology, and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Genetics, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Liprin-alpha is a multidomain protein that interacts with the LAR family of receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases and the GRIP/ABP family of AMPA receptor-interacting proteins. Previous studies have indicated that liprin-alpha regulates the development of presynaptic active zones and that the association of liprin-alpha with GRIP is required for postsynaptic targeting of AMPA receptors. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are not well understood. Here we report that liprin-alpha directly interacts with GIT1, a multidomain protein with GTPase-activating protein activity for the ADP-ribosylation factor family of small GTPases known to regulate protein trafficking and the actin cytoskeleton. Electron microscopic analysis indicates that GIT1 distributes to the region of postsynaptic density (PSD) as well as presynaptic active zones. GIT1 is enriched in PSD fractions and forms a complex with liprin-alpha, GRIP, and AMPA receptors in brain. Expression of dominant-negative constructs interfering with the GIT1-liprin-alpha interaction leads to a selective and marked reduction in the dendritic and surface clustering of AMPA receptors in cultured neurons. These results suggest that the GIT1-liprin-alpha interaction is required for AMPA receptor targeting and that GIT1 may play an important role in the organization of presynaptic and postsynaptic multiprotein complexes.
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In this review we describe the potential roles of the actin cytoskeleton in receptor-mediated endocytosis in mammalian cells and summarize the efforts of recent years in establishing a relationship between these two cellular functions. With molecules such as dynamin, syndapin, HIP1R, Abp1, synaptojanin, N-WASP, intersectin, and cortactin a set of molecular links is now available and it is likely that their further characterization will reveal the basic principles of a functional interconnection between the membrane cytoskeleton and the vesicle-budding machinery. We will therefore discuss proteins involved in endocytic clathrin coat formation and accessory factors to control and regulate coated vesicle formation but we will also focus on actin cytoskeletal components such as the Arp2/3 complex, spectrin, profilin, and motor proteins involved in actin dynamics and organization. Additionally, we will discuss how phosphoinositides, such as PI(4,5)P2, small GTPases thought to control the actin cytoskeleton, such as Rho, Rac, and Cdc42, or membrane trafficking, such as Rab GTPases and ARF proteins, and different kinases may participate in the functional connection of actin and endocytosis. We will compare the concepts and different molecular mechanisms involved in mammalian cells with yeast as well as with specialized cells, such as epithelial cells and neurons, because different model organisms often offer complementary advantages for further studies in this thriving field of current cell biological research.
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- Britta Qualmann
- Department of Neurochemistry and Molecular Biology, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany
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Bernards A. GAPs galore! A survey of putative Ras superfamily GTPase activating proteins in man and Drosophila. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2003; 1603:47-82. [PMID: 12618308 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-419x(02)00082-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Typical members of the Ras superfamily of small monomeric GTP-binding proteins function as regulators of diverse processes by cycling between biologically active GTP- and inactive GDP-bound conformations. Proteins that control this cycling include guanine nucleotide exchange factors or GEFs, which activate Ras superfamily members by catalyzing GTP for GDP exchange, and GTPase activating proteins or GAPs, which accelerate the low intrinsic GTP hydrolysis rate of typical Ras superfamily members, thus causing their inactivation. Two among the latter class of proteins have been implicated in common genetic disorders associated with an increased cancer risk, neurofibromatosis-1, and tuberous sclerosis. To facilitate genetic analysis, I surveyed Drosophila and human sequence databases for genes predicting proteins related to GAPs for Ras superfamily members. Remarkably, close to 0.5% of genes in both species (173 human and 64 Drosophila genes) predict proteins related to GAPs for Arf, Rab, Ran, Rap, Ras, Rho, and Sar family GTPases. Information on these genes has been entered into a pair of relational databases, which can be used to identify evolutionary conserved proteins that are likely to serve basic biological functions, and which can be updated when definitive information on the coding potential of both genomes becomes available.
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- André Bernards
- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Building 149, 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129-2000, USA.
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Vernoud V, Horton AC, Yang Z, Nielsen E. Analysis of the small GTPase gene superfamily of Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2003; 131:1191-208. [PMID: 12644670 PMCID: PMC166880 DOI: 10.1104/pp.013052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 427] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Small GTP-binding proteins regulate diverse processes in eukaryotic cells such as signal transduction, cell proliferation, cytoskeletal organization, and intracellular membrane trafficking. These proteins function as molecular switches that cycle between "active" and "inactive" states, and this cycle is linked to the binding and hydrolysis of GTP. The Arabidopsis genome contains 93 genes that encode small GTP-binding protein homologs. Phylogenetic analysis of these genes shows that plants contain Rab, Rho, Arf, and Ran GTPases, but no Ras GTPases. We have assembled complete lists of these small GTPases families, as well as accessory proteins that control their activity, and review what is known of the functions of individual members of these families in Arabidopsis. We also discuss the possible roles of these GTPases in relation to their similarity to orthologs with known functions and localizations in yeast and/or animal systems.
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- Vanessa Vernoud
- Center for Plant Cell Biology and Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
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Kim S, Ko J, Shin H, Lee JR, Lim C, Han JH, Altrock WD, Garner CC, Gundelfinger ED, Premont RT, Kaang BK, Kim E. The GIT family of proteins forms multimers and associates with the presynaptic cytomatrix protein Piccolo. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:6291-300. [PMID: 12473661 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m212287200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The cytoskeletal matrix assembled at active zones (CAZ) is implicated in defining neurotransmitter release sites. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms by which the CAZ is organized. Here we report a novel interaction between Piccolo, a core component of the CAZ, and GIT proteins, multidomain signaling integrators with GTPase-activating protein activity for ADP-ribosylation factor small GTPases. A small region (approximately 150 amino acid residues) in Piccolo, which is not conserved in the closely related CAZ protein Bassoon, mediates a direct interaction with the Spa2 homology domain (SHD) domain of GIT1. Piccolo and GIT1 colocalize at synaptic sites in cultured neurons. In brain, Piccolo forms a complex with GIT1 and various GIT-associated proteins, including betaPIX, focal adhesion kinase, liprin-alpha, and paxillin. Point mutations in the SHD of GIT1 differentially interfere with the association of GIT1 with Piccolo, betaPIX, and focal adhesion kinase, suggesting that these proteins bind to the SHD by different mechanisms. Intriguingly, GIT proteins form homo- and heteromultimers through their C-terminal G-protein-coupled receptor kinase-binding domain in a tail-to-tail fashion. This multimerization enables GIT1 to simultaneously interact with multiple SHD-binding proteins including Piccolo and betaPIX. These results suggest that, through their multimerization and interaction with Piccolo, the GIT family proteins are involved in the organization of the CAZ.
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- Seho Kim
- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701, Korea
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- James E Casanova
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia Health System, 1300 Jefferson Park Ave., Charlottesville, VA 22908-0732, USA.
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Dubois T, Zemlickova E, Howell S, Aitken A. Centaurin-alpha 1 associates in vitro and in vivo with nucleolin. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003; 301:502-8. [PMID: 12565890 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(02)03010-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Centaurin-alpha(1) was originally described as a binding partner for phosphoinositides. In spite of the presence of a putative ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) GTPase-activating protein (GAP) domain, no ARF-GAP activity has been attributed to centaurin-alpha(1) so far. Thus the function of this protein remains to be determined. In order to better understand its intracellular role, we aimed to identify centaurin-alpha(1) partners. Using affinity chromatography followed by mass spectrometry analysis, we identified several potential centaurin-alpha(1) protein partners. Nucleolin, a nucleolar protein involved in ribosome biosynthesis, was the main centaurin-alpha(1) interacting protein. The interaction between centaurin-alpha(1) and nucleolin was confirmed by Western blot analysis and GST pull down assays. Moreover, we have shown that ectopically expressed centaurin-alpha(1) associates in vivo with endogenous nucleolin in human embryonic kidney 293 cells. In addition, the association between nucleolin and centaurin-alpha(1) was disrupted by RNAse treatment, indicating that RNA integrity was necessary for their binding. This suggested that centaurin-alpha(1) was part of a ribonucleoprotein complex.
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- Thierry Dubois
- Division of Biomedical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9XD, UK.
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ARF GTPases act at multiple steps of the secretory and vacuolar/lysosomal trafficking pathways, but little is known about the spatial regulation of ARF activation. In this issue of Cell, Geldner et al. demonstrate that the Arabidopsis ARF activator GNOM localizes to endosomes where it controls the polarized trafficking of the auxin efflux carrier PIN1 to the basal plasma membrane.
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- Juan S Bonifacino
- Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Geldner N, Anders N, Wolters H, Keicher J, Kornberger W, Muller P, Delbarre A, Ueda T, Nakano A, Jürgens G. The Arabidopsis GNOM ARF-GEF mediates endosomal recycling, auxin transport, and auxin-dependent plant growth. Cell 2003; 112:219-30. [PMID: 12553910 DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(03)00003-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 765] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Exchange factors for ARF GTPases (ARF-GEFs) regulate vesicle trafficking in a variety of organisms. The Arabidopsis protein GNOM is a brefeldin A (BFA) sensitive ARF-GEF that is required for the proper polar localization of PIN1, a candidate transporter of the plant hormone auxin. Mutations in GNOM lead to developmental defects that resemble those caused by interfering with auxin transport. Both PIN1 localization and auxin transport are also sensitive to BFA. In this paper, we show that GNOM localizes to endosomes and is required for their structural integrity. We engineered a BFA-resistant version of GNOM. In plants harboring this fully functional GNOM variant, PIN1 localization and auxin transport are no longer sensitive to BFA, while trafficking of other proteins is still affected by the drug. Our results demonstrate that GNOM is required for the recycling of auxin transport components and suggest that ARF-GEFs regulate specific endosomal trafficking pathways.
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- Niko Geldner
- ZMBP, Entwicklungsgenetik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 3, D-72076, Tübingen, Germany
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Kobayashi A, Kubota S, Mori N, McLaren MJ, Inana G. Photoreceptor synaptic protein HRG4 (UNC119) interacts with ARL2 via a putative conserved domain. FEBS Lett 2003; 534:26-32. [PMID: 12527357 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(02)03766-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Human retinal gene 4 (HRG4) (UNC119) is a photoreceptor synaptic protein of unknown function, shown when mutated to cause retinal degeneration in a patient and in a confirmatory transgenic model. ADP-ribosylation factor-like protein 2 (ARL2) was identified as an interactor of HRG4 by the yeast two-hybrid strategy. The presence of ARL2 in the retina and co-localization with HRG4 was confirmed by Western blot and double immunofluorescence analysis, respectively. The interaction of ARL2 with HRG4 was further confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation and direct binding analysis. Phosphodiesterase delta (PDEdelta) is an ARL2-binding protein homologous to HRG4. Amino acid residues of PDEdelta involved in binding ARL2 and forming a hydrophobic pocket were shown to be highly conserved in HRG4, suggesting similarity in binding mechanism and function.
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- Akira Kobayashi
- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1638 N.W. 10th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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Robbe K, Antonny B. Liposomes in the study of GDP/GTP cycle of Arf and related small G proteins. Methods Enzymol 2003; 372:151-66. [PMID: 14610812 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(03)72009-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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- Karine Robbe
- CNRS-Institut de Pharmacologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire, 660 Route des Lucioles, 06560 Sophia Antipolis-Valbonne, France
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Jacques KM, Nie Z, Stauffer S, Hirsch DS, Chen LX, Stanley KT, Randazzo PA. Arf1 dissociates from the clathrin adaptor GGA prior to being inactivated by Arf GTPase-activating proteins. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:47235-41. [PMID: 12376537 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m208875200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The effectors of monomeric GTP-binding proteins can influence interactions with GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs) in two ways. In one case, effector and GAP binding to the GTP-binding protein is mutually exclusive. In another case, the GTP-binding protein bound to an effector is the substrate for the GTPase-activating protein. Here predictions for these two mechanisms were tested for the Arf1 effector GGA and ASAP family Arf GAPs. GGA inhibited Arf GAP activity of ASAP1, AGAP1, ARAP1, and Arf GAP1 and inhibited binding of Arf1.GTPgammaS to AGAP1 with K(i) values correlating with the K(d) for the GGA.Arf1 complex. ASAP1 blocked Arf1.GTPgammaS binding to GGA with a K(i) similar to the K(d) for the ASAP.Arf1.GTPgammaS complex. No interaction of GGA with ASAP1 was detected. Consistent with GGA sequestering Arf from GAPs, overexpression of GGA slowed the rate of Arf dissociation from the Golgi apparatus following treatment with brefeldin A. Mutational analysis revealed the amino-terminal alpha-helix and switch I of Arf1 contributed to interaction with both GGA and GAPs. These data exclude the mechanism previously documented for Arf GAP1/coatomer in which Arf1 is inactivated in a tripartite complex. Instead, termination of Arf1 signals mediated through GGA require that Arf1.GTP dissociates from GGA prior to interaction with GAP and consequent hydrolysis of GTP.
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- Kerry M Jacques
- Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Schmidt AA. Rôle de la modification des lipides dans la biogenèse de vésicules et la fission. Med Sci (Paris) 2002. [DOI: 10.1051/medsci/200218111137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Pasqualato S, Renault L, Cherfils J. Arf, Arl, Arp and Sar proteins: a family of GTP-binding proteins with a structural device for 'front-back' communication. EMBO Rep 2002; 3:1035-41. [PMID: 12429613 PMCID: PMC1307594 DOI: 10.1093/embo-reports/kvf221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 260] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Arf proteins are important regulators of cellular traffic and the founding members of an expanding family of homologous proteins and genomic sequences. They depart from other small GTP-binding proteins by a unique structural device, which we call the 'interswitch toggle', that implements front-back communication from the N-terminus to the nucleotide binding site. Here we define the sequence and structural determinants that propagate information across the protein and identify them in all of the Arf family proteins other than Arl6 and Arl4/Arl7. The positions of these determinants lead us to propose that Arf family members with the interswitch toggle device are activated by a bipartite mechanism acting on opposite sides of the protein. The presence of this communication device might provide a more useful basis for unifying Arf homologs as a family than do the cellular functions of these proteins, which are mostly unrelated. We review available genomic sequences and functional data from this perspective, and identify a novel subfamily that we call Arl8.
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- Sebastiano Pasqualato
- Laboratoire d'Enzymologie et Biochimie Structurales, UPR 9063 CNRS, 1 avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif sur Yvette cedex, France
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- Laboratoire d'Enzymologie et Biochimie Structurales, UPR 9063 CNRS, 1 avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif sur Yvette cedex, France
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- Laboratoire d'Enzymologie et Biochimie Structurales, UPR 9063 CNRS, 1 avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif sur Yvette cedex, France
- Tel: +33 1 69 82 34 92; Fax: +33 1 69 82 31 29;
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Vitale N, Chasserot-Golaz S, Bailly Y, Morinaga N, Frohman MA, Bader MF. Calcium-regulated exocytosis of dense-core vesicles requires the activation of ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF)6 by ARF nucleotide binding site opener at the plasma membrane. J Cell Biol 2002; 159:79-89. [PMID: 12379803 PMCID: PMC2173505 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200203027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The ADP ribosylation factor (ARF) GTP binding proteins are believed to mediate cytoskeletal remodeling and vesicular trafficking along the secretory pathway. Here we show that ARF6 is specifically associated with dense-core secretory granules in neuroendocrine PC12 cells. Stimulation with a secretagogue triggers the recruitment of secretory granules to the cell periphery and the concomitant activation of ARF6 by the plasma membrane-associated guanine nucleotide exchange factor, ARF nucleotide binding site opener (ARNO). Expression of the constitutively inactive ARF6(T27N) mutant inhibits secretagogue-dependent exocytosis from PC12 cells. Using a mutant of ARF6 specifically impaired for PLD1 stimulation, we find that ARF6 is functionally linked to phospholipase D (PLD)1 in the exocytotic machinery. Finally, we show that ARNO, ARF6, and PLD1 colocalize at sites of exocytosis, and we demonstrate direct interaction between ARF6 and PLD1 in stimulated cells. Together, these results provide the first direct evidence that ARF6 plays a role in calcium-regulated exocytosis in neuroendocrine cells, and suggest that ARF6-stimulated PLD1 activation at the plasma membrane and consequent changes in membrane phospholipid composition are critical for formation of the exocytotic fusion pore.
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- Nicolas Vitale
- Unité Propre de Recherche 2356, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 67084 Strasbourg Cedex, France.
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Delaney KA, Murph MM, Brown LM, Radhakrishna H. Transfer of M2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors to clathrin-derived early endosomes following clathrin-independent endocytosis. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:33439-46. [PMID: 12093817 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m205293200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Upon agonist stimulation, many G protein-coupled receptors such as beta(2)-adrenergic receptors are internalized via beta-arrestin- and clathrin-dependent mechanisms, whereas others, like M(2) muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs), are internalized by clathrin- and arrestin-independent mechanisms. To gain further insight into the mechanisms that regulate M(2) mAChR endocytosis, we investigated the post-endocytic trafficking of M(2) mAChRs in HeLa cells and the role of the ADP-ribosylation factor 6 (Arf6) GTPase in regulating M(2) mAChR internalization. Here, we report that M(2) mAChRs are rapidly internalized by a clathrin-independent pathway that is inhibited up to 50% by expression of either GTPase-defective Arf6 Q67L or an upstream Arf6 activator, Galpha(q) Q209L. In contrast, M(2) mAChR internalization was not affected by expression of dominant-negative dynamin 2 K44A, which is a known inhibitor of clathrin-dependent endocytosis. Nevertheless, M(2) mAChRs, which are initially internalized in structures that lack clathrin-dependent endosomal markers, quickly localize to endosomes that contain the clathrin-dependent, early endosomal markers early endosome autoantigen-1, transferrin receptor, and GTPase-defective Rab5 Q79L, which is known to swell early endosomal compartments. These results suggest that M(2) mAChRs initially internalize via an Arf6-associated, clathrin-independent pathway but then quickly merge with the clathrin endocytic pathway at the level of early endosomes.
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- Kelly A Delaney
- School of Biology and Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0363, USA
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Endocytosis requires the coordinated interaction of a plethora of cytosolic and membrane proteins. In mammalian cells, clathrin plays a crucial role in this process as a scaffolding protein underlying the invaginating plasma membrane and surrounding the primary endocytic vesicle. Despite great similarities at the morphological level, the cargo of endocytic clathrin-coated vesicles in plant cells remains to be elucidated. Thus, the role of endocytosis in the plant cell is difficult to ascertain. This review will present important discoveries on putative endosomal compartments and on the functions of plasma membrane-derived plant clathrin-coated vesicles, but will also emphasize the striking similarities of the clathrin-, network- and vesicle fusion-machineries between plant and animal cells.
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- Susanne E H Holstein
- Heidelberg Institute of Plant Sciences (HIP), Cell Biology, Im Neuenheimer Feld 230, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany,
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Functional analysis of exocytosis in yeast and animal cells has led to the identification of conserved elements and mechanisms of the trafficking machinery over the last decade. Although functional studies of protein secretion in plants are still fairly limited, the Arabidopsis genome sequence provides an opportunity to identify key players of vesicle trafficking that are conserved across the eukaryotic kingdoms. Here, we review and add to recent genome analyses of trafficking components and highlight some plant-specific modifications of the common eukaryotic machinery. Furthermore, we discuss the evidence for targeted, polarised secretion in plant cells, and speculate about possible underlying cargo sorting processes at the trans-Golgi network and endosomes, based on what is known in animals and yeast.
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- Gerd Jürgens
- ZMBP, Entwicklungsgenetik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 3, D-72076 Tübingen, Federal Republic of Germany.
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Hua Z, Fatheddin P, Graham TR. An essential subfamily of Drs2p-related P-type ATPases is required for protein trafficking between Golgi complex and endosomal/vacuolar system. Mol Biol Cell 2002; 13:3162-77. [PMID: 12221123 PMCID: PMC124150 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e02-03-0172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2002] [Revised: 05/23/2002] [Accepted: 06/05/2002] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome contains five genes encoding P-type ATPases that are potential aminophospholipid translocases (APTs): DRS2, NEO1, and three uncharacterized open reading frames that we have named DNF1, DNF2, and DNF3 for DRS2/NEO1 family. NEO1 is the only essential gene in APT family and seems to be functionally distinct from the DRS2/DNF genes. The drs2Delta dnf1Delta dnf2Delta dnf3Delta quadruple mutant is inviable, although any one member of this group can maintain viability, indicating that there is a substantial functional overlap between the encoded proteins. We have previously implicated Drs2p in clathrin function at the trans-Golgi network. In this study, we constructed strains carrying all possible viable combinations of null alleles from this group and analyzed them for defects in protein transport. The drs2Delta dnf1Delta mutant grows slowly, massively accumulates intracellular membranes, and exhibits a substantial defect in the transport of alkaline phosphatase to the vacuole. Transport of carboxypeptidase Y to the vacuole is also perturbed, but to a lesser extent. In addition, the dnf1Delta dnf2Delta dnf3Delta mutant exhibits a defect in recycling of GFP-Snc1p in the early endocytic-late secretory pathways. Drs2p and Dnf3p colocalize with the trans-Golgi network marker Kex2p, whereas Dnf1p and Dnf2p seem to localize to the plasma membrane and late exocytic or early endocytic membranes. We propose that eukaryotes express multiple APT subfamily members to facilitate protein transport in multiple pathways.
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- Zhaolin Hua
- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1634, USA
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Phagosomes containing the bacterial pathogen Legionella pneumophila are transported to the ER after macrophage internalization. To modulate phagosome transport, Legionella use a specialized secretion system that injects bacterial proteins into eukaryotic cells. This review will focus on recent studies that have identified bacterial proteins and host processes that play a concerted role in transporting Legionella to the ER.
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- Craig R Roy
- Section of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University School of Medicine, Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine, New Haven, CT 06536, USA.
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Within the secretory pathway, most proteins involved in vesicle formation, motor recruitment and vesicle tethering are not integral membrane proteins but, rather, peripheral membrane proteins recruited to the relevant organelles from the cytosol. From recent studies on diverse organelles, it appears that such recruitment is usually mediated by binding to a labile determinant, such as an activated G protein or a short-lived lipid species, whose distribution is restricted to a single organelle. This suggests that these determinants are what specify organelle identity, and raises interesting questions about how they are generated in an organelle-specific fashion.
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- Sean Munro
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QH, uk.
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Phosphoinositides act as precursors of second messengers and membrane ligands for protein modules. Specific lipid kinases and phosphatases are located and differentially regulated in cell organelles, generating a non-uniform distribution of phosphoinositides. Although it is not clear whether and how the phosphoinositide pools are integrated, it is certain that they locally control fundamental processes, including membrane trafficking. This applies to the Golgi complex, where a direct, central role of the phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate precursor phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate has recently been reported.
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- Maria De Matteis
- Department of Cell Biology and Oncology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, 66030, Santa Maria Imbaro, Chieti, Italy.
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