title: Differential requirements for Alix and ESCRT-III in cytokinesis and HIV-1 release.
abstract: The ESCRT machinery functions in topologically equivalent membrane fission events, namely multivesicular body formation, the terminal stages of cytokinesis and HIV-1 release. Here, we show that the ESCRT-III-binding protein Alix is recruited to the midbody of dividing cells through binding Cep55 via an evolutionarily conserved peptide. Disruption of Cep55/Alix/ESCRT-III interactions causes formation of aberrant midbodies and cytokinetic failure, demonstrating an essential role for these proteins in midbody morphology and cell division. We also show that the C terminus of Alix encodes a multimerization activity that is essential for its function in Alix-dependent HIV-1 release and for interaction with Tsg101. Last, we demonstrate that overexpression of Chmp4b and Chmp4c differentially inhibits HIV-1 release and cytokinesis, suggesting possible reasons for gene expansion within the mammalian Class E VPS pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, King's College London School of Medicine, London SE1 9RT, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Jez G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Carlton
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agromayor
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martin-Serrano
mesh_terms: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D048749:Cytokinesis; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D056827:Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport; D011992:Endosomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000099177:Tsg101 Protein
chemical_list: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D056827:Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D014157:Transcription Factors; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins; D000099177:Tsg101 Protein; C505378:Cep55 protein, human; C117020:PDCD6IP protein, human