Protein retention and the transport of proteins and lipids into and out of the Golgi is intimately linked to the biogenesis and homeostasis of this sorting hub of eukaryotic cells. Of particular importance are membrane proteins that mediate membrane fusion events with and within the Golgi—the Soluble N‐ethylmaleimide‐sensitive factor attachment protein receptors (SNAREs). In the Golgi of budding yeast cells, the syntaxin SNARE Sed5p oversees membrane fusion events. Determining how Sed5p is localized to and trafficked within the Golgi is critical to informing our understanding of the mechanism(s) of biogenesis and homeostasis of this organelle. Here we establish that the steady‐state localization of Sed5p to the Golgi appears to be primarily conformation‐based relying on intra‐molecular associations between the Habc domain and SNARE‐motif while its tribasic COPI‐coatomer binding motif plays a role in intra‐Golgi retention.
SNARE chaperones of the Sec1/mammalian Unc-18 (SM) family have critical roles in SNAREmediated membrane fusion. Using SNARE and Sly1 mutants, and a new in vitro assay of fusion, we separate and assess proposed mechanisms through which Sly1 augments fusion: (i) opening the closed conformation of the Qa-SNARE Sed5; (ii) close-range tethering of vesicles 5 to target organelles, mediated by the Sly1-specific regulatory loop; and (iii) preferential nucleation of productive trans-SNARE complexes. We show that all three mechanisms are important and operate in parallel, and we present evidence that close-range tethering is particularly important for trans-complex assembly when cis-SNARE assembly is a competing process. In addition, the autoinhibitory N-terminal Habc domain of Sed5 has at least two 10 positive activities: the Habc domain is needed for correct Sed5 localization, and it directly promotes Sly1-dependent fusion. Remarkably, "split Sed5," with the Habc domain present only as a soluble fragment, is functional both in vitro and in vivo.In addition to SNAREs and tethering factors, proteins of the Sec1/mammalian Unc-18 (SM) family have critical roles in SNARE-mediated fusion (Carr and Rizo, 2010;Rizo and Sudhof, 2012;Sudhof and Rothman, 2009). The first SM proteins identified through genetic 35 screens were Vps33a (carnation in Drosophila) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sec1 (UNC-18 in Caenorabditis elegans; Munc18-1 or nSec1 in mammals; Novick et al., 1979;Patterson, 1932).Despite their early identification and clear importance, and despite major efforts by many laboratories, the general mechanisms of SM function are only now emerging. All SM proteins exhibit strong evolutionary and structural homology, but they interact with cognate SNARE 40 proteins in very different ways. For example, yeast Sly1, yeast Vps45, and Munc18-1 all interact with short N-peptides at the amino termini of their cognate Qa-SNARE proteins (Bracher and Weissenhorn, 2002;Carpp et al., 2006;Dulubova et al., 2002;Furgason et al., 2009; Grabowski and Gallwitz, 1997;Yamaguchi et al., 2002). In contrast, Qa-SNARE N-peptide interactions do not occur with human or yeast Vps33, or with yeast Sec1 (Baker et al., 2015; Dulubova et al., 45 2001;Lobingier and Merz, 2012;Togneri et al., 2006). We have called SM proteins that interact with Qa-SNARE N-peptides Class I, and those that do not, Class II (Lobingier and Merz, 2012).Early structural and biochemical studies revealed that Munc18-1 tightly binds the Qa-SNARE Syntaxin-1A in its closed conformation, suggesting an inhibitory role for Munc18-1. (Dulubova et al., 1999;Misura et al., 2000;Yang et al., 2000). However, the emerging consensus 50 is that the core and evolutionarily conserved role of SM proteins is positive, rather than inhibitory. Specifically, SM proteins are hypothesized to nucleate and stabilize fusioncompetent trans-SNARE complexes (Carr and Rizo, 2010;Sudhof and Rothman, 2009;Toonen and Verhage, 2003;Yoon and Munson, 2018). A breakthrough was achieved in 2015 with two structure...
Protein retention and the transport of proteins and lipids into and out of the Golgi is intimately linked to the biogenesis and homeostasis of this sorting hub of eukaryotic cells.Of particular importance are membrane proteins that mediate membrane fusion events with and within the Golgi -the Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors (SNAREs). In the Golgi of budding yeast cells a single syntaxin -the SNARE Sed5p -oversees membrane fusion within the Golgi. Determining how Sed5p is localized to and trafficked within the Golgi is critical to informing our understanding of the mechanism(s) of biogenesis and homeostasis of this organelle. Here we establish that the Golgi retention and trafficking of Sed5p between the Golgi and the ER is independent of COPI function, the composition of the transmembrane domain, and binding of the Sec1-Munc18 (SM) protein Sly1p. Rather, the steady state localization of Sed5p to the Golgi appears to be primarily conformation-based relying on intra-molecular associations between the Habc domain and SNARE-motif.
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