Protein transport from the late Golgi to the vacuole in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Abstract

The late Golgi compartment is a major protein sorting station in the cell. Secreted proteins, cell surface proteins, and proteins destined for endosomes or lysosomes must be sorted from one another at this compartment and targeted to their correct destinations. The molecular details of protein trafficking pathways from the late Golgi to the endosomal system are becoming increasingly well understood due in part to information obtained by genetic analysis of yeast. It is now clear that proteins identified in yeast have functional homologues (orthologues) in higher organisms. We will review the molecular mechanisms of protein targeting from the late Golgi to endosomes and to the vacuole (the equivalent of the mammalian lysosome) of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Global Analysis of Yeast Endosomal Transport Identifies the Vps55/68 Sorting Complex

“…For example, the five-subunit retromer complex that mediates endosome-to-trans-Golgi network (TGN) transport in yeast is associated with tubular regions of the endosome in mammalian cells and mediates retrograde transport (Arighi et al, 2004;Seaman, 2004). In the past 20 years, classical genetic screens have identified more than 50 vacuole protein-sorting (VPS) genes (Bowers and Stevens, 2005). Surprisingly, a recent screen of the yeast genome-wide deletion set identified more than 350 genes with mild to severe vacuolar protein-sorting defects (Bonangelino et al, 2002).…”

“…Many components of the endosomal-sorting machinery were first identified in yeast genetic screens for mutants that are defective in protein transport to the yeast vacuole, which requires functional endosomal sorting and recycling (Bowers and Stevens, 2005). Most of these components have a conserved role in endosome biogenesis in higher cells.…”

“…The ESCRT-I, -II, and -III complexes (endosomal-sorting complex required for transport), which act in sequence to regulate the formation of internal vesicles at the MVB, play a central role in endosome biogenesis (Katzmann et al, 2002;Hurley and Emr, 2006). Other transport complexes regulate the targeting and fusion of endosomes or endosome-derived vesicles with other organelles (Bowers and Stevens, 2005;Bonifacino and Rojas, 2006).…”

“…The ESCRT-I, -II, and -III complexes (endosomal-sorting complex required for transport), which act in sequence to regulate the formation of internal vesicles at the MVB, play a central role in endosome biogenesis (Katzmann et al, 2002;Hurley and Emr, 2006). Other transport complexes regulate the targeting and fusion of endosomes or endosome-derived vesicles with other organelles (Bowers and Stevens, 2005;Bonifacino and Rojas, 2006).Many components of the endosomal-sorting machinery were first identified in yeast genetic screens for mutants that are defective in protein transport to the yeast vacuole, which requires functional endosomal sorting and recycling (Bowers and Stevens, 2005). Most of these components have a conserved role in endosome biogenesis in higher cells.…”

A Predictable Worm: Application of Caenorhabditis elegans for Mechanistic Investigation of Movement Disorders

“…For example, VPS41 has been previously implicated in Golgi to lysosome trafficking in yeast [32] and is strongly expressed in human DA neurons in the substantia nigra. Because of its identification in our screen, the protective capacity of VPS41 has been further analyzed in both the worm and human cell culture.…”