title: Interaction of the bovine papillomavirus E6 protein with the clathrin adaptor complex AP-1.
abstract: The E6 gene of the bovine papillomavirus type 1 (BPV-1) is expressed in fibropapillomas caused by BPV-1 and in tissue culture cells transformed by BPV-1. It encodes one of the two major oncoproteins of BPV-1. In this study, we demonstrate an interaction between the BPV-1 E6 protein and AP-1, the TGN (trans-Golgi network)-specific clathrin adaptor complex. AP-1 is a four-subunit protein complex required for clathrin-mediated cellular transport from the TGN. The AP-1/E6 interaction was observed in vitro and in cells. The E6 binding site on AP-1 was mapped to the N-terminal trunk domain of the gamma subunit. BPV-1 E6 preferentially associated with membrane-bound AP-1 in cells but not with free cytosolic AP-1. BPV-1 E6 was further shown to be recruited to isolated Golgi membranes and to copurify with clathrin-coated vesicles. The recruitment of BPV-1 E6 to Golgi membranes was AP-1 independent, but the E6 interaction with AP-1 was required for its association with clathrin-coated vesicles. Furthermore, AP-1 proteins could compete with BPV-1 E6 for binding to Golgi membranes, suggesting that the recruitment of BPV-1 E6 and AP-1 to Golgi membranes involves a common factor. Taken together, our results suggest that cytosolic BPV-1 E6 is first recruited to the TGN, where it is then recognized by membrane-bound AP-1 and subsequently recruited into TGN-derived clathrin-coated vesicles. We propose that BPV-1 E6, through its interaction with AP-1, can affect cellular processes involving clathrin-mediated trafficking pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Boll
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kirchhausen
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Howley
mesh_terms: D033965:Adaptor Protein Complex alpha Subunits; D033942:Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D052688:Bovine papillomavirus 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002417:Cattle; D002966:Clathrin / Q000378:metabolism*; D005814:Genes, Viral; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008566:Membranes / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009856:Oncogene Proteins, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D033965:Adaptor Protein Complex alpha Subunits; D033942:Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport; D002966:Clathrin; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009856:Oncogene Proteins, Viral; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C059269:protein E6, Bovine papillomavirus