Rab1 Defines a Novel Pathway Connecting the Pre-Golgi Intermediate Compartment with the Cell Periphery
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- 1 April 2006
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) in Molecular Biology of the Cell
- Vol. 17 (4), 1514-1526
- https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e05-08-0792
Abstract
The function of the pre-Golgi intermediate compartment (IC) and its relationship with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi remain only partially understood. Here, we report striking segregation of IC domains in polarized PC12 cells that develop neurite-like processes. Differentiation involves expansion of the IC and movement of Rab1-containing tubules to the growth cones of the neurites, whereas p58- and COPI-positive IC elements, like rough ER and Golgi, remain in the cell body. Exclusion of Rab1 effectors p115 and GM130 from the neurites further indicated that the centrifugal, Rab1-mediated pathway has functions that are not directly related to ER-to-Golgi trafficking. Disassembly of COPI coats did not affect this pathway but resulted in missorting of p58 to the neurites. Live cell imaging showed that green fluorescent protein (GFP)–Rab1A-containing IC elements move bidirectionally both within the neurites and cell bodies, interconnecting different ER exit sites and the cis-Golgi region. Moreover, in nonpolarized cells GFP-Rab1A-positive tubules moved centrifugally towards the cell cortex. Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase, the key enzyme of cholesterol biosynthesis, colocalized with slowly sedimenting, Rab1-enriched membranes when the IC subdomains were separated by velocity sedimentation. These results reveal a novel pathway directly connecting the IC with the cell periphery and suggest that this Rab1-mediated pathway is linked to the dynamics of smooth ER.Keywords
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