Gloor Yvonne, Müller-Reichert Thomas, Walch-Solimena Christiane
Commun Integr Biol. 2012 Jan 1;5(1):12-5. doi: 10.4161/cib.17970.
The Golgi apparatus is the central protein sorting station inside eukaryotic cells. Although many regulators of Golgi trafficking have been identified, little is known about their crosstalk. Both the Arf activation cycle and phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate metabolism have been recognized as key processes in the regulation of vesicular transport from this organelle. However, the mechanism ensuring the proper co-regulation of these processes has eluded our understanding thus far. We recently identified a physical interaction between the late yeast Golgi Arf activator Sec7p and the PI4-kinase Pik1p, and showed that the two proteins cooperate in the formation of clathrin-coated vesicles. This finding gives the first insight on the coordinated generation of a dual key signal by a small GTPase and a signaling phospholipid at the Golgi. In addition, it opens new perspectives for a better understanding of Golgi maturation through coordinated regulation of highly dynamic lipid and protein composition of this organelle.
高尔基体是真核细胞内的核心蛋白质分选站。尽管已鉴定出许多高尔基体运输的调节因子,但对它们之间的相互作用却知之甚少。Arf激活循环和磷脂酰肌醇4-磷酸代谢均被认为是调节来自该细胞器的囊泡运输的关键过程。然而,迄今为止,确保这些过程适当共同调节的机制仍未被我们所理解。我们最近发现酵母晚期高尔基体Arf激活剂Sec7p与PI4-激酶Pik1p之间存在物理相互作用,并表明这两种蛋白质在网格蛋白包被囊泡的形成中协同作用。这一发现首次揭示了小GTP酶和信号磷脂在高尔基体上协同产生双重关键信号的过程。此外,它为通过协调调节该细胞器高度动态的脂质和蛋白质组成来更好地理解高尔基体成熟开辟了新的视角。