ABSTRACT
The mechanisms that regulate endoplasmic reticulum (ER) exit-site (ERES) assembly and COPII-mediated ER export are currently unknown. We analyzed the role of phosphatidylinositols (PtdIns) in regulating ER export. Utilizing pleckstrin homology domains and a PtdIns phosphatase to specifically sequester or reduce phosphorylated PtdIns levels, we found that PtdIns 4-phosphate (PtsIns4P) is required to promote COPII-mediated ER export. Biochemical and morphological in vitro analysis revealed dynamic and localized PtsIns4P formation at ERES. PtdIns4P was utilized to support Sar1-induced proliferation and constriction of ERES membranes. PtdIns4P also assisted in Sar1-induced COPII nucleation at ERES. Therefore, localized dynamic remodeling of PtdIns marks ERES membranes to regulate COPII-mediated ER export.
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COP-Coated Vesicles/physiology , Endoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism , Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates/biosynthesis , Vesicular Transport Proteins/physiology , Animals , Biological Transport , Cell Line , Endoplasmic Reticulum/ultrastructure , Intracellular Membranes/metabolism , Intracellular Membranes/ultrastructure , Membrane Proteins/physiology , Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins/physiology , Phosphorylation , RatsABSTRACT
The mechanisms by which the coat complex II (COPII) coat mediates membrane deformation and vesicle fission are unknown. Sar1 is a structural component of the membrane-binding inner layer of COPII (Bi, X., R.A. Corpina, and J. Goldberg. 2002. Nature. 419:271-277). Using model liposomes we found that Sar1 uses GTP-regulated exposure of its NH2-terminal tail, an amphipathic peptide domain, to bind, deform, constrict, and destabilize membranes. Although Sar1 activation leads to constriction of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membranes, progression to effective vesicle fission requires a functional Sar1 NH2 terminus and guanosine triphosphate (GTP) hydrolysis. Inhibition of Sar1 GTP hydrolysis, which stabilizes Sar1 membrane binding, resulted in the formation of coated COPII vesicles that fail to detach from the ER. Thus Sar1-mediated GTP binding and hydrolysis regulates the NH2-terminal tail to perturb membrane packing, promote membrane deformation, and control vesicle fission.
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COP-Coated Vesicles/metabolism , Gene Expression Regulation , Guanosine Triphosphate/metabolism , Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Animals , Catalysis , Cells, Cultured , Cricetinae , Cytosol/metabolism , Endoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism , Hydrolysis , Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions , Liposomes/metabolism , Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins/genetics , Protein Binding , Protein Structure, Tertiary/physiology , Protein Transport/physiology , Rats , Vesicular Transport Proteins/metabolismABSTRACT
The small GTPase Sar1p controls the assembly of the cytosolic COPII coat that mediates export from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Here we demonstrate that phospholipase D (PLD) activation is required to support COPII-mediated ER export. PLD activity by itself does not lead to the recruitment of COPII to the membranes or ER export. However, PLD activity is required to support Sar1p-dependent membrane tubulation, the subsequent Sar1p-dependent recruitment of Sec23/24 and Sec13/31 COPII complexes to ER export sites and ER export. Sar1p recruitment to the membrane is PLD independent, yet activation of Sar1p is required to stimulate PLD activity on ER membranes, thus PLD is temporally regulated to support ER export. Regulated modification of membrane lipid composition is required to support the cooperative interactions that enable selective transport, as we demonstrate here for the mammalian COPII coat.
