Differential requirement for N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor in endosomal trafficking of transferrin receptor from anterograde trafficking of vesicular stomatitis virus glycoprotein G

FEBS Lett. 2017 Jan;591(2):273-281. doi: 10.1002/1873-3468.12532. Epub 2017 Jan 1.

Abstract

N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion factor (NSF) is an ATPase that plays a crucial role in vesicular transport. Here, we examined the effects of NSF knockdown on Golgi structure and different vesicle trafficking pathways in mammalian cells. NSF knockdown caused Golgi fragmentation and abolished transferrin receptor exocytosis, defects that were rescued by RNAi-resistant NSF. Strikingly, NSF deficiency in HeLa cells barely affected cell viability, anterograde trafficking of vesicular stomatitis virus glycoprotein G and transferrin endocytosis. These results confirm the central role of NSF in Golgi structure and reveal differential requirement of NSF for exocytic recycling and constitutive trafficking pathways.

Keywords: TIRFM; Golgi; N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor; endosome; vesicle trafficking.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine Triphosphatases / metabolism
  • Endocytosis
  • Endosomes / metabolism*
  • Exocytosis
  • Gene Knockdown Techniques
  • Golgi Apparatus / metabolism
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / metabolism*
  • Mutation / genetics
  • N-Ethylmaleimide-Sensitive Proteins / metabolism*
  • Protein Transport
  • RNA Interference
  • Receptors, Transferrin / metabolism*
  • Transport Vesicles / metabolism
  • Viral Envelope Proteins / metabolism*

Substances

  • G protein, vesicular stomatitis virus
  • Membrane Glycoproteins
  • Receptors, Transferrin
  • Viral Envelope Proteins
  • Adenosine Triphosphatases
  • N-Ethylmaleimide-Sensitive Proteins