“…How COPII coat proteins are localized to discrete ERESs is the focus of intensive studies, and evidence in yeast (Pichia pastoris, Connerly et al, 2005; Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Shindiapina and Barlowe, 2010) and metazoans (Watson et al, 2006;Bhattacharyya and Glick, 2007;Hughes et al, 2009;Hughes and Stephens, 2010) supports a crucial role for Sec16. Sec16 depletion in yeast (P. pastoris, Connerly et al, 2005; S. cerevisiae, Castillon et al, 2009) and animal cells (Homo sapiens, Watson et al, 2006;Bhattacharyya and Glick, 2007;Drosophila melanogaster, Ivan et al, 2008) has been linked to disruption of COPII assembly at ERESs, implying that Sec16 is important in COPII-dependent ER export.…”