title: Membrane targeting and activation of the Lowe syndrome protein OCRL1 by rab GTPases.
abstract: The X-linked disorder oculocerebrorenal syndrome of Lowe is caused by mutation of the OCRL1 protein, an inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase. OCRL1 is localised to the Golgi apparatus and early endosomes, and can translocate to lamellipodia upon growth factor stimulation. We show here that OCRL1 interacts with several members of the rab family of small GTPases. Strongest interaction is seen with Golgi-associated rab1 and rab6 and endosomal rab5. Point mutants defective in rab binding fail to target to the Golgi apparatus and endosomes, strongly suggesting rab interaction is required for targeting of OCRL1 to these compartments. Membrane recruitment via rab binding is required for changes in Golgi and endosomal dynamics induced by overexpression of catalytically inactive OCRL1. In vitro experiments demonstrate that rab5 and rab6 directly stimulate the 5-phosphatase activity of OCRL1. We conclude that rabs play a dual role in regulation of OCRL1, firstly targeting it to the Golgi apparatus and endosomes, and secondly, directly stimulating the 5-phosphatase activity of OCRL1 after membrane recruitment.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, The Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Noora
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hyvola
authors.forename: Aipo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diao
authors.forename: Eddie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McKenzie
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Skippen
authors.forename: Shamshad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cockcroft
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lowe
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002451:Cell Compartmentation; D002460:Cell Line; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D004705:Endocytosis; D011992:Endosomes / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / Q000378:metabolism; D017354:Point Mutation; D011485:Protein Binding; D021381:Protein Transport; D020691:rab GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D020761:rab1 GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D020696:rab5 GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C094135:Rab6 protein; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); C068961:phosphatidylinositol 4,5-biphosphate kinase; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases; C075695:OCRL protein, human; D020691:rab GTP-Binding Proteins; D020761:rab1 GTP-Binding Proteins; D020696:rab5 GTP-Binding Proteins