title: Direct targeting of cis-Golgi matrix proteins to the Golgi apparatus.
abstract: The targeting route of newly synthesized GM130 and GRASP65 to the Golgi apparatus was investigated by three different approaches. First, localization of pulse labeled GM130 and GRASP65 in normal rat kidney (NRK) cells was traced by subcellular fractionation followed by immunoprecipitation. Immediately after the pulse labeling, GM130 and GRASP65 were found in the Golgi but not in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane fractions, whereas a control Golgi membrane protein was still found in the ER membrane fractions. Second, epitope tagged GM130 and GRASP65 were expressed in NRK cells by plasmid microinjection into the nuclei and their localization was analyzed by immunofluorescence. When ER to Golgi transport was inhibited by prior microinjection of a GTP-restricted mutant of Sar1 protein into the cytosol, the expressed GM130 and GRASP65 showed clear Golgi localization. Last, binding of GM130 and GRASP65 to the membranes was analyzed in vitro. In vitro synthesized GM130 and GRASP65 specifically bound to purified Golgi membranes but not to microsomal membranes. The bound GM130 and GRASP65 were found to form a complex with pre-existing counterparts on the Golgi membrane. These results strongly suggested that GM130 and GRASP65 are directly targeted to the Golgi membrane without initial assembly on the ER and subsequent vesicular transport to the Golgi apparatus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Barr
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Misumi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikehara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakaguchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mihara
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001324:Autoantigens; D002458:Cell Fractionation; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000378:metabolism*; D000077614:Golgi Matrix Proteins; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D007202:Indicators and Reagents / Q000378:metabolism; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000378:metabolism; D008164:Luminescent Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008361:Mannosidases / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008845:Microinjections; D020559:Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017351:N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D021381:Protein Transport; D051381:Rats; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins
chemical_list: D001324:Autoantigens; D000077614:Golgi Matrix Proteins; C097741:Golgin subfamily A member 2; C491577:Gorasp1 protein, rat; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008164:Luminescent Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins; C087574:macrogolgin; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D017351:N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases; C024850:alpha-1,3-mannosyl-glycoprotein beta-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I; D008361:Mannosidases; C038829:mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,3 - 1,6-alpha-mannosidase; D020559:Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins; C077395:SAR1 protein, S cerevisiae