scholarly journals γ Subunit of the AP-1 Adaptor Complex Binds Clathrin: Implications for Cooperative Binding in Coated Vesicle Assembly

2001 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1925-1935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Balraj Doray ◽  
Stuart Kornfeld
Keyword(s):  
Coated Vesicle ◽  
Glutathione S Transferase ◽  
High Affinity ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
Γ Subunit ◽  
New Variant ◽  
Golgi Network ◽  
Binding Sequence ◽  
Β Chain ◽  
Human And Mouse

The heterotetrameric AP-1 adaptor complex is involved in the assembly of clathrin-coated vesicles originating from thetrans-Golgi network (TGN). The β1 subunit of AP-1 is known to contain a consensus clathrin binding sequence, LLNLD (the so-called clathrin box motif), in its hinge segment through which the β chain interacts with the N-terminal domains of clathrin trimers. Here, we report that the hinge region of the γ subunit of human and mouse AP-1 contains two copies of a new variant, LLDLL, of the clathrin box motif that also bind to the terminal domain of the clathrin heavy chain. High-affinity binding of the γ hinge to clathrin trimers requires both LLDLL sequences to be present and the spacing between them to be maintained. We also identify an independent clathrin-binding site within the appendage domain of the γ subunit that interacts with a region of clathrin other than the N-terminal domain. Clathrin polymerization is promoted by glutathione S-transferase (GST)-γ hinge, but not by GST-γ appendage. However, the hinge and appendage domains of γ function in a cooperative manner to recruit and polymerize clathrin, suggesting that clathrin lattice assembly at the TGN involves multivalent binding of clathrin by the γ and β1 subunits of AP-1.

scholarly journals High-Affinity Binding Of The AP-1 Adaptor Complex to Trans-Golgi Network Membranes Devoid Of Mannose 6-Phosphate Receptors

1999 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 537-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunxiang Zhu ◽  
Linton M. Traub ◽  
Stuart Kornfeld
Keyword(s):  
Coated Vesicle ◽  
Chemical Extraction ◽  
Normal Cells ◽  
High Affinity ◽  
Affinity Membrane ◽  
Docking Proteins ◽  
Mannose 6 Phosphate ◽  
Golgi Network

The GTP-binding protein ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) initiates clathrin-coat assembly at the trans-Goli network (TGN) by generating high-affinity membrane-binding sites for the AP-1 adaptor complex. Both transmembrane proteins, which are sorted into the assembling coated bud, and novel docking proteins have been suggested to be partners with GTP-bound ARF in generating the AP-1-docking sites. The best characterized, and probably the major transmembrane molecules sorted into the clathrin-coated vesicles that form on the TGN, are the mannose 6-phosphate receptors (MPRs). Here, we have examined the role of the MPRs in the AP-1 recruitment process by comparing fibroblasts derived from embryos of either normal or MPR-negative animals. Despite major alterations to the lysosome compartment in the MPR-deficient cells, the steady-state distribution of AP-1 at the TGN is comparable to that of normal cells. Golgi-enriched membranes prepared from the receptor-negative cells also display an apparently normal capacity to recruit AP-1 in vitro in the presence of ARF and either GTP or GTPγS. The AP-1 adaptor is recruited specifically onto the TGN and not onto the numerous abnormal membrane elements that accumulate within the MPR-negative fibroblasts. AP-1 bound to TGN membranes from either normal or MPR-negative fibroblasts is fully resistant to chemical extraction with 1 M Tris-HCl, pH 7, indicating that the adaptor binds to both membrane types with high affinity. The only difference we do note between the Golgi prepared from the MPR-deficient cells and the normal cells is that AP-1 recruited onto the receptor-lacking membranes in the presence of ARF1·GTP is consistently more resistant to extraction with Tris. Because sensitivity to Tris extraction correlates well with nucleotide hydrolysis, this finding might suggest a possible link between MPR sorting and ARF GAP regulation. We conclude that the MPRs are not essential determinants in the initial steps of AP-1 binding to the TGN but, instead, they may play a regulatory role in clathrin-coated vesicle formation by affecting ARF·GTP hydrolysis.

scholarly journals EpsinR

2003 ◽  
Vol 160 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian G. Mills ◽  
Gerrit J.K. Praefcke ◽  
Yvonne Vallis ◽  
Brian J. Peter ◽  
Lene E. Olesen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cathepsin D ◽  
Adaptor Protein ◽  
Biological Data ◽  
Coated Vesicle ◽  
Binding Motif ◽  
Binding Partner ◽  
High Affinity ◽  
Ef Hand ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol 4 ◽  
Golgi Network

EpsinR is a clathrin-coated vesicle (CCV) enriched 70-kD protein that binds to phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate, clathrin, and the gamma appendage domain of the adaptor protein complex 1 (AP1). In cells, its distribution overlaps with the perinuclear pool of clathrin and AP1 adaptors. Overexpression disrupts the CCV-dependent trafficking of cathepsin D from the trans-Golgi network to lysosomes and the incorporation of mannose-6-phosphate receptors into CCVs. These biochemical and cell biological data point to a role for epsinR in AP1/clathrin budding events in the cell, just as epsin1 is involved in the budding of AP2 CCVs. Furthermore, we show that two gamma appendage domains can simultaneously bind to epsinR with affinities of 0.7 and 45 μM, respectively. Thus, potentially, two AP1 complexes can bind to one epsinR. This high affinity binding allowed us to identify a consensus binding motif of the form DFxDF, which we also find in γ-synergin and use to predict that an uncharacterized EF-hand–containing protein will be a new gamma binding partner.

scholarly journals Laa1p, a Conserved AP-1 Accessory Protein Important for AP-1 Localization in Yeast

2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 3304-3317 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Esteban Fernández ◽  
Gregory S. Payne
Keyword(s):  
Protein Transport ◽  
Brefeldin A ◽  
Coated Vesicle ◽  
Carboxypeptidase Y ◽  
Protein Distribution ◽  
Glutathione S Transferase ◽  
Growth Defects ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Stable Association ◽  
Golgi Network

AP-1 and Gga adaptors participate in clathrin-mediated protein transport between the trans-Golgi network and endosomes. Both adaptors contain homologous domains that act to recruit accessory proteins involved in clathrin-coated vesicle formation, but the spectrum of known adaptor-binding partners is limited. This study describes an evolutionarily conserved protein of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Laa1p (Yjl207cp), that interacts and functions specifically with AP-1. Deletion of LAA1, when combined with a conditional mutation in clathrin heavy chain or deletion of GGA genes, accentuated growth defects and increased disruption of clathrin-dependent α-factor maturation and transport of carboxypeptidase Y to the vacuole. In contrast, such genetic interactions were not observed between deletions of LAA1 and AP-1 subunit genes. Laa1p preferentially interacted with AP-1 compared with Gga proteins by glutathione S-transferase-fusion affinity binding and coimmunoprecipitations. Localization of AP-1 and Laa1p, but not Gga proteins, was highly sensitive to brefeldin A, an inhibitor of ADP-ribosylation factor (Arf) activation. Importantly, deletion of LAA1 caused mislocalization of AP-1, especially in cells at high density (postdiauxic shift), but it did not affect Gga protein distribution. Our results identify Laa1p as a new determinant of AP-1 localization, suggesting a model in which Laa1p and Arf cooperate to direct stable association of AP-1 with appropriate intracellular membranes.

Characterization of a Mode of Specific Binding of Fibrin Monomer through its Amino-Terminal Domain by Macrophages and Macrophage Cell-Lines

1990 ◽  
Vol 63 (02) ◽  
pp. 193-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R Shainoff ◽  
Deborah J Stearns ◽  
Patricia M DiBello ◽  
Youko Hishikawa-Itoh
Keyword(s):  
Peritoneal Macrophages ◽  
Affinity Binding ◽  
Macrophage Cell ◽  
High Affinity Binding ◽  
Amino Terminal ◽  
High Affinity ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
Weak Binding ◽  
Amino Terminal Domain

SummaryThe studies reported here probe the existence of a receptor-mediated mode of fibrin-binding by macrophages that is associated with the chemical change underlying the fibrinogen-fibrin conversion (the release of fibrinopeptides from the amino-terminal domain) without depending on fibrin-aggregation. The question is pursued by 1) characterization of binding in relation to fibrinopeptide content of both the intact protein and the CNBr-fragment comprising the amino-terminal domain known as the NDSK of the protein, 2) tests of competition for binding sites, and 3) photo-affinity labeling of macrophage surface proteins. The binding of intact monomers of types lacking either fibrinopeptide A alone (α-fibrin) or both fibrinopeptides A and B (αβ-fibrin) by peritoneal macrophages is characterized as proceeding through both a fibrin-specific low density/high affinity (BMAX ≃ 200–800 molecules/cell, KD ≃ 10−12 M) interaction that is not duplicated with fibrinogen, and a non-specific high density/low affinity (BMAX ≥ 105 molecules/cell, KD ≥ 10−6 M) interaction equivalent to the weak binding of fibrinogen. Similar binding characteristics are displayed by monocyte/macrophage cell lines (J774A.1 and U937) as well as peritoneal macrophages towards the NDSK preparations of these proteins, except for a slightly weaker (KD ≃ 10−10 M) high-affinity binding. The high affinity binding of intact monomer is inhibitable by fibrin-NDSK, but not fibrinogen-NDSK. This binding appears principally dependent on release of fibrinopeptide-A, because a species of fibrin (β-fibrin) lacking fibrinopeptide-B alone undergoes only weak binding similar to that of fibrinogen. Synthetic Gly-Pro-Arg and Gly-His-Arg-Pro corresponding to the N-termini of to the α- and the β-chains of fibrin both inhibit the high affinity binding of the fibrin-NDSKs, and the cell-adhesion peptide Arg-Gly-Asp does not. Photoaffinity-labeling experiments indicate that polypeptides with elec-trophoretically estimated masses of 124 and 187 kDa are the principal membrane components associated with specifically bound fibrin-NDSK. The binding could not be up-regulated with either phorbol myristyl acetate, interferon gamma or ADP, but was abolished by EDTA and by lipopolysaccharide. Because of the low BMAX, it is suggested that the high-affinity mode of binding characterized here would be too limited to function by itself in scavenging much fibrin, but may act cooperatively with other, less limited modes of fibrin binding.

Protein S and C4b-Binding Protein: Components Involved in the Regulation of the Protein C Anticoagulant System

1991 ◽  
Vol 66 (01) ◽  
pp. 049-061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Björn Dahlbäck
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin K ◽  
Complement System ◽  
Protein C ◽  
Protein S ◽  
High Affinity ◽  
Anticoagulant System ◽  
Dependent Protein ◽  
The Complement System ◽  
Β Chain ◽  
Dependent Domain

SummaryThe protein C anticoagulant system provides important control of the blood coagulation cascade. The key protein is protein C, a vitamin K-dependent zymogen which is activated to a serine protease by the thrombin-thrombomodulin complex on endothelial cells. Activated protein C functions by degrading the phospholipid-bound coagulation factors Va and VIIIa. Protein S is a cofactor in these reactions. It is a vitamin K-dependent protein with multiple domains. From the N-terminal it contains a vitamin K-dependent domain, a thrombin-sensitive region, four EGF)epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like domains and a C-terminal region homologous to the androgen binding proteins. Three different types of post-translationally modified amino acid residues are found in protein S, 11 γ-carboxy glutamic acid residues in the vitamin K-dependent domain, a β-hydroxylated aspartic acid in the first EGF-like domain and a β-hydroxylated asparagine in each of the other three EGF-like domains. The EGF-like domains contain very high affinity calcium binding sites, and calcium plays a structural and stabilising role. The importance of the anticoagulant properties of protein S is illustrated by the high incidence of thrombo-embolic events in individuals with heterozygous deficiency. Anticoagulation may not be the sole function of protein S, since both in vivo and in vitro, it forms a high affinity non-covalent complex with one of the regulatory proteins in the complement system, the C4b-binding protein (C4BP). The complexed form of protein S has no APC cofactor function. C4BP is a high molecular weight multimeric protein with a unique octopus-like structure. It is composed of seven identical α-chains and one β-chain. The α-and β-chains are linked by disulphide bridges. The cDNA cloning of the β-chain showed the α- and β-chains to be homologous and of common evolutionary origin. Both subunits are composed of multiple 60 amino acid long repeats (short complement or consensus repeats, SCR) and their genes are located in close proximity on chromosome 1, band 1q32. Available experimental data suggest the β-chain to contain the single protein S binding site on C4BP, whereas each of the α-chains contains a binding site for the complement protein, C4b. As C4BP lacking the β-chain is unable to bind protein S, the β-chain is required for protein S binding, but not for the assembly of the α-chains during biosynthesis. Protein S has a high affinity for negatively charged phospholipid membranes, and is instrumental in binding C4BP to negatively charged phospholipid. This constitutes a novel mechanism for control of the complement system on phospholipid surfaces. Recent findings have shown circulating C4BP to be involved in yet another calcium-dependent protein-protein interaction with a protein known as the serum amyloid P-component (SAP). The binding sites on C4BP for protein S and SAP are independent. SAP, which is a normal constituent in plasma and in tissue, is a so-called pentraxin being composed of 5 non-covalently bound 25 kDa subunits. It is homologous to C reactive protein (CRP) but its function is not yet known. The specific high affinity interactions between protein S, C4BP and SAP suggest the regulation of blood coagulation and that of the complement system to be closely linked.

scholarly journals Actin dynamics coupled to clathrin-coated vesicle formation at the trans-Golgi network

2004 ◽  
Vol 165 (6) ◽  
pp. 781-788 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastien Carreno ◽  
Åsa E. Engqvist-Goldstein ◽  
Claire X. Zhang ◽  
Kent L. McDonald ◽  
David G. Drubin
Keyword(s):  
Time Lapse ◽  
Actin Dynamics ◽  
Coated Vesicle ◽  
Cell Cortex ◽  
Actin Assembly ◽  
Trans Golgi Network ◽  
Lysosome Biogenesis ◽  
Diverse Species ◽  
Golgi Network ◽  
Golgi Organization

In diverse species, actin assembly facilitates clathrin-coated vesicle (CCV) formation during endocytosis. This role might be an adaptation specific to the unique environment at the cell cortex, or it might be fundamental, facilitating CCV formation on different membranes. Proteins of the Sla2p/Hip1R family bind to actin and clathrin at endocytic sites in yeast and mammals. We hypothesized that Hip1R might also coordinate actin assembly with clathrin budding at the trans-Golgi network (TGN). Using deconvolution and time-lapse microscopy, we showed that Hip1R is present on CCVs emerging from the TGN. These vesicles contain the mannose 6-phosphate receptor involved in targeting proteins to the lysosome, and the actin nucleating Arp2/3 complex. Silencing of Hip1R expression by RNAi resulted in disruption of Golgi organization and accumulation of F-actin structures associated with CCVs on the TGN. Hip1R silencing and actin poisons slowed cathepsin D exit from the TGN. These studies establish roles for Hip1R and actin in CCV budding from the TGN for lysosome biogenesis.

scholarly journals Determinants of the Endosomal Localization of Sorting Nexin 1

2005 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 2049-2057 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Zhong ◽  
Martin J. Watson ◽  
Cheri S. Lazar ◽  
Andrea M. Hounslow ◽  
Jonathan P. Waltho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binding Pocket ◽  
Early Endosome ◽  
Nmr Structure ◽  
Sorting Nexin ◽  
High Affinity ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
Px Domain ◽  
Phox Homology ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol 3

The sorting nexin (SNX) family of proteins is characterized by sequence-related phox homology (PX) domains. A minority of PX domains bind with high affinity to phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate [PI(3)P], whereas the majority of PX domains exhibit low affinity that is insufficient to target them to vesicles. SNX1 is located on endosomes, but its low affinity PX domain fails to localize in vivo. The NMR structure of the PX domain of SNX1 reveals an overall fold that is similar to high-affinity PX domains. However, the phosphatidylinositol (PI) binding pocket of the SNX1 PX domain is incomplete; regions of the pocket that are well defined in high-affinity PX domains are highly mobile in SNX1. Some of this mobility is lost upon binding PI(3)P. The C-terminal domain of SNX1 is a long helical dimer that localizes to vesicles but not to the early endosome antigen-1–containing vesicles where endogenous SNX1 resides. Thus, the obligate dimerization of SNX1 that is driven by the C-terminal domain creates a high-affinity PI binding species that properly targets the holo protein to endosomes.

scholarly journals The structure of heparin oligosaccharide fragments with high anti-(factor Xa) activity containing the minimal antithrombin III-binding sequence Chemical and13C nuclear-magnetic-resonance studies

1981 ◽  
Vol 197 (3) ◽  
pp. 599-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Casu ◽  
P Oreste ◽  
G Torri ◽  
G Zoppetti ◽  
J Choay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Uronic Acid ◽  
Antithrombin Iii ◽  
Factor Xa ◽  
Amino Sugar ◽  
Active Species ◽  
Model Compounds ◽  
High Affinity ◽  
The Common ◽  
Binding Sequence ◽  
Heparin Oligosaccharides

The chemical composition and the 13C n.m.r. spectra of heparin oligosaccharides (essentially octasaccharides), having high affinity for antithrombin III and high anti-(Factor Xa) activity, prepared by three independent approaches (extraction, partial deaminative cleavage with HNO2 and partial depolymerization with bacterial heparinase), leading to different terminal residues, have been studied and compared with those of the corresponding inactive species. Combined wit chemical data, the spectra of the active oligosaccharides and of their fragmentation products afforded information on composition and sequence. The three types of active oligosaccharides were shown to have the common hexasaccharide core I-Aa-G-As*-Is-As, where I and alpha-L-idopyranosyl-uronic acid, Aa = 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranose, G = beta-D-glucopyranosyl-uronic acid, Is = alpha-L-idopyranosyluronic acid 2-O-sulphate, As = 2-deoxy-2-sulphamino-alpha-D-glucopyranose 6-O-sulphate. The fourth residue (As*) is an unusually substituted amino sugar resistant to mild deamination. The 13C spectra of the active species are characterized by signals from the above atypical amino sugar, the most evident of which is at 57.7 p.p.m. These signals, compared with those of appropriate synthetic model compounds, are compatible with the recently proposed 3-O-sulphation of the residue As* [Lindahl, Bäckström, Thunberg & Leder (1980) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 77, 6551-6555].

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