A SNARE geranylgeranyltransferase essential for the organization of the Golgi apparatus
- 3 March 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in The EMBO Journal
- Vol. 39 (8), e104120
- https://doi.org/10.15252/embj.2019104120
Abstract
Protein prenylation is essential for many cellular processes including signal transduction, cytoskeletal reorganization, and membrane trafficking. Here, we identify a novel type of protein prenyltransferase, which we named geranylgeranyltransferase type‐III (GGTase‐III). GGTase‐III consists of prenyltransferase alpha subunit repeat containing 1 (PTAR1) and the β subunit of RabGGTase. Using a biotinylated geranylgeranyl analogue, we identified the Golgi SNARE protein Ykt6 as a substrate of GGTase‐III. GGTase‐III transfers a geranylgeranyl group to mono‐farnesylated Ykt6, generating doubly prenylated Ykt6. The crystal structure of GGTase‐III in complex with Ykt6 provides structural basis for Ykt6 double prenylation. In GGTase‐III‐deficient cells, Ykt6 remained in a singly prenylated form, and the Golgi SNARE complex assembly was severely impaired. Consequently, the Golgi apparatus was structurally disorganized, and intra‐Golgi protein trafficking was delayed. Our findings reveal a fourth type of protein prenyltransferase that generates geranylgeranyl‐farnesyl Ykt6. Double prenylation of Ykt6 is essential for the structural and functional organization of the Golgi apparatus.Keywords
Funding Information
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (16K08574, 17K15072, 16H05148)
- Takeda Science Foundation
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (JPMJCR12M5)
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