Escrt-III: an endosome-associated heterooligomeric protein complex required for mvb sorting.
The sorting of transmembrane proteins (e.g., cell surface receptors) into the multivesicular body (MVB) pathway to the lysosomal/vacuolar lumen requires the function of the ESCRT protein complexes. The soluble coiled-coil-containing proteins Vps2, Vps20, Vps24, and Snf7 are recruited from the cytoplasm to endosomal membranes where they oligomerize into a protein complex, ESCRT-III. ESCRT-III contains two functionally distinct subcomplexes. The Vps20-Snf7 subcomplex binds to the endosomal membrane, in part via the myristoyl group of Vps20. The Vps2-Vps24 subcomplex binds to the Vps20-Snf7 complex and thereby serves to recruit additional cofactors to this site of protein sorting. We provide evidence for a role for ESCRT-III in sorting and/or concentration of MVB cargoes.
Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, USA.
Markus
M
Babst
David J
DJ
Katzmann
Eden J
EJ
Estepa-Sabal
Timo
T
Meerloo
Scott D
SD
Emr
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D002352:Carrier Proteins; D056827:Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; C083890:SNF7 protein, S cerevisiae; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases