title: GTP hydrolysis by the Rho family GTPase TC10 promotes exocytic vesicle fusion.
abstract: TC10, a Rho family GTPase, has been shown to play an important role in the exocytosis of GLUT4 and other proteins, primarily by tethering the vesicles at the plasma membrane. Using a newly developed probe based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer, we found that TC10 activity at tethered vesicles dropped immediately before vesicle fusion in HeLa cells stimulated with epidermal growth factor (EGF), suggesting that GTP hydrolysis by TC10 is a critical step in vesicle fusion. In support of this model, a GTPase-deficient TC10 mutant potently inhibited EGF-induced vesicular fusion in HeLa cells and depolarization-induced neuronal secretion. Furthermore, we found that GTP hydrolysis by TC10 in the vicinity of the plasma membrane was dependent on Rac and the redox-regulated Rho GAP, p190RhoGAP-A. We propose that an EGF-stimulated GAP accelerates GTP hydrolysis of TC10, thereby promoting vesicle fusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Signal Transduction, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuho
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawase
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Akiyuki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takaya
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Namikawa
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kiyama
authors.forename: Shuichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inagaki
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takemoto
authors.forename: Alan R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Saltiel
authors.forename: Michiyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019556:COS Cells; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002465:Cell Movement; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D005089:Exocytosis; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008954:Models, Biological; D011554:Pseudopodia / Q000502:physiology; D034622:RNA Interference; D014162:Transfection; D020741:rho GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; C503256:RHOQ protein, human; D020741:rho GTP-Binding Proteins