The ER-associated degradation component Der1p and its homolog Dfm1p are contained in complexes with distinct cofactors of the ATPase Cdc48p.
Misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) are often degraded in the cytosol by a process called ER-associated protein degradation (ERAD). During ERAD in S. cerevisiae, the ATPase Cdc48p associates with Der1p, a putative component of a retro-translocation channel. Cdc48p also binds a homolog of Der1p, Dfm1p, that has no known function in ERAD. Here, we show that Der1p and Dfm1p are contained in distinct complexes. While the complexes share several ERAD components, only the Dfm1p complex contains the Cdc48p cofactors Ubx1p and Ubx7p, while the Der1p complex is enriched in Ufd1p. These data suggest distinct functions for the Der1p and Dfm1p complexes.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Rapoport
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D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism*; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D003067:Coenzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000201:enzymology*; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D000074405:Valosin Containing Protein; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins
D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D003067:Coenzymes; C098515:DER1 protein, S cerevisiae; C530209:Dfm1 protein, S cerevisiae; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; C106691:SHP1 protein, S cerevisiae; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; C444652:UFD1 protein, S cerevisiae; C530210:Ubx7 protein, S cerevisiae; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; C000614177:CDC48 protein, S cerevisiae; D000074405:Valosin Containing Protein