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Distinct features of multivesicular body‐lysosome fusion revealed by a new cell‐free content‐mixing assay.
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Traffic . Feb2018, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p138-149. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- When marked for degradation, surface receptor and transporter proteins are internalized and delivered to endosomes where they are packaged into intralumenal vesicles (ILVs). Many rounds of ILV formation create multivesicular bodies (MVBs) that fuse with lysosomes exposing ILVs to hydrolases for catabolism. Despite being critical for protein degradation, the molecular underpinnings of MVB‐lysosome fusion remain unclear, although machinery underlying other lysosome fusion events is implicated. But how then is specificity conferred? And how is MVB maturation and fusion coordinated for efficient protein degradation? To address these questions, we developed a cell‐free MVB‐lysosome fusion assay using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model. After confirming that the Rab7 ortholog Ypt7 and the multisubunit tethering complex HOPS ( homotypic fusion and vacuole protein sorting complex) are required, we found that the Qa‐SNARE Pep12 distinguishes this event from homotypic lysosome fusion. Mutations that impair MVB maturation block fusion by preventing Ypt7 activation, confirming that a Rab‐cascade mechanism harmonizes MVB maturation with lysosome fusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13989219
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Traffic
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 127525384
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/tra.12543