Multivalent Rab interactions determine tether-mediated membrane fusion.
Multivalent Rab interactions determine tether-mediated membrane fusion.
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DOI:
10.1091/mbc.e16-11-0764
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发表时间:
2017-01-15
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Ungermann C
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作者:
Lürick A;Gao J;Kuhlee A;Yavavli E;Langemeyer L;Perz A;Raunser S;Ungermann C
The HOPS tethering complex binds both the Rab7-like Ypt7 and SNAREs. Several HOPS mutants are used to show that both Rab-binding sites, but not the ALPS motif in Vps41, are necessary to tether and fuse membranes. Membrane fusion at endomembranes requires cross-talk between Rab GTPases and tethers to drive SNARE-mediated lipid bilayer mixing. Several tethers have multiple Rab-binding sites with largely untested function. Here we dissected the lysosomal HOPS complex as a tethering complex with just two binding sites for the Rab7-like Ypt7 protein to determine their relevance for fusion. Using tethering and fusion assays combined with HOPS mutants, we show that HOPS-dependent fusion requires both Rab-binding sites, with Vps39 being the stronger Ypt7 interactor than Vps41. The intrinsic amphipathic lipid packaging sensor (ALPS) motif within HOPS Vps41, a target of the vacuolar kinase Yck3, is dispensable for tethering and fusion but can affect tethering if phosphorylated. In combination, our data demonstrate that a multivalent tethering complex uses its two Rab bindings to determine the place of SNARE assembly and thus fusion at endomembranes.