Reciprocal regulation between lunapark and atlastin facilitates ER three-way junction formation.
10.1007/s13238-018-0595-7
- Author:
Xin ZHOU
1
;
Yu HE
1
;
Xiaofang HUANG
1
;
Yuting GUO
2
;
Dong LI
2
;
Junjie HU
3
Author Information
1. Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, Tianjin, 300071, China.
2. National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100101, China.
3. Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, Tianjin, 300071, China. huj@ibp.ac.cn.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
amphipathic helix;
atlastin;
endoplasmic reticulum;
lunapark;
membrane fusion;
myristoylation;
three-way junction
- From:
Protein & Cell
2019;10(7):510-525
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Three-way junctions are characteristic structures of the tubular endoplasmic reticulum (ER) network. Junctions are formed through atlastin (ATL)-mediated membrane fusion and stabilized by lunapark (Lnp). However, how Lnp is preferentially enriched at three-way junctions remains elusive. Here, we showed that Lnp loses its junction localization when ATLs are deleted. Reintroduction of ATL1 R77A and ATL3, which have been shown to cluster at the junctions, but not wild-type ATL1, relocates Lnp to the junctions. Mutations in the N-myristoylation site or hydrophobic residues in the coiled coil (CC1) of Lnp N-terminus (NT) cause mis-targeting of Lnp. Conversely, deletion of the lunapark motif in the C-terminal zinc finger domain, which affects the homo-oligomerization of Lnp, does not alter its localization. Purified Lnp-NT attaches to the membrane in a myristoylation-dependent manner. The mutation of hydrophobic residues in CC1 does not affect membrane association, but compromises ATL interactions. In addition, Lnp-NT inhibits ATL-mediated vesicle fusion in vitro. These results suggest that CC1 in Lnp-NT contacts junction-enriched ATLs for proper localization; subsequently, further ATL activity is limited by Lnp after the junction is formed. The proposed mechanism ensures coordinated actions of ATL and Lnp in generating and maintaining three-way junctions.
