title: ADP-ribosylation factor, a small GTP-binding protein, is required for binding of the coatomer protein beta-COP to Golgi membranes.
abstract: The coatomer is a cytosolic protein complex that reversibly associates with Golgi membranes and is implicated in modulating Golgi membrane transport. The association of beta-COP, a component of coatomer, with Golgi membranes is enhanced by guanosine 5'-[gamma-thio]triphosphate (GTP[gamma S]), a nonhydrolyzable analogue of GTP, and by a mixture of aluminum and fluoride ions (Al/F). Here we show that the ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) is required for the binding of beta-COP. Thus, beta-COP contained in a coatomer fraction that has been resolved from ARF does not bind to Golgi membranes, whereas binding can be reconstituted by the addition of recombinant ARF. Furthermore, an N-terminal peptide of ARF, which blocks ARF binding to Golgi membranes, inhibits GTP[gamma S]- as well as the Al/F-enhanced binding of beta-COP. We show that Golgi coat protein binding involves a sequential reaction where an initial interaction of ARF and GTP[gamma S] with the membrane allows subsequent binding of beta-COP to take place in the absence of free ARF and GTP[gamma S]. The fungal metabolite brefeldin A, which is known to prevent the association of coat proteins with Golgi membrane, is shown to exert this effect by interfering with the initial ARF-membrane interaction step.
authors.affiliation: Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Donaldson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cassel
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Klausner
mesh_terms: D020727:ADP-Ribosylation Factors; D000246:Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells; D020756:Coatomer Protein; D006224:Cricetinae; D005459:Fluorides / Q000494:pharmacology; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000378:metabolism*; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000378:metabolism; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D020756:Coatomer Protein; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D000246:Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D020727:ADP-Ribosylation Factors; D005459:Fluorides