2012
DOI: 10.1038/nature11133
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Rab5 is necessary for the biogenesis of the endolysosomal system in vivo

Abstract: An outstanding question is how cells control the number and size of membrane organelles. The small GTPase Rab5 has been proposed to be a master regulator of endosome biogenesis. Here, to test this hypothesis, we developed a mathematical model of endosome dependency on Rab5 and validated it by titrating down all three Rab5 isoforms in adult mouse liver using state-of-the-art RNA interference technology. Unexpectedly, the endocytic system was resilient to depletion of Rab5 and collapsed only when Rab5 decreased … Show more

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“…We also found eHAV to be enriched for RAB5C and RAB7A (Fig. 2), and isoforms of both of these RAB GTPases are known to play prominent roles in endosomal trafficking and exosome biogenesis (12,26).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 87%
“…We also found eHAV to be enriched for RAB5C and RAB7A (Fig. 2), and isoforms of both of these RAB GTPases are known to play prominent roles in endosomal trafficking and exosome biogenesis (12,26).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 87%
“…Briefly, activated Rab5 drives NSF-primed endosomes to tether and dock with each other via oligomerized EEA1, syntaxin12/13 [32] and possibly the Mon1/CCZ1 complex [36] for subsequent homotypic fusion to generate a fused large endosome. Proteins in the fused large endosomes are either recycled back to the plasma membrane or transported to the trans-Golgi network or lysosome for destruction [37]. We used RNA interference technology [38] to knock down Numb and Numblike to characterize their roles in substrate trafficking.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Titration of Rab5 showed that the endocytic system was resilient against depletion of Rab5 and collapsed only when depletion exceeded approximately 80 % of control levels. Comparison of the experimental data with the model simulations supported the scenario whereby the endosomes are depleted, but those remaining maintain a constant level of molecular machinery (Zeigerer et al 2012). The mathematical model also explains why the relatively wide variations in Rab5 expression have only a minor influence on the numbers of endosomes, but the system collapses as soon as critical thresholds are exceeded.…”
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confidence: 60%
“…The importance of Rab5 in endosome biogenesis was tested using a combination of mathematical model and experimental validation in the mouse livers as model system. To study the dependency of the endosome number on the levels of Rab5, a mathematical model was formulated to predict the consequences of the loss of Rab5 for the number of early endosomes (Zeigerer et al 2012). Different scenarios were considered.…”
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confidence: 99%