Linking phospholipid flippases to vesicle-mediated protein transport.
Type IV P-type ATPases (P4-ATPases) are a large family of putative phospholipid translocases (flippases) implicated in the generation of phospholipid asymmetry in biological membranes. P4-ATPases are typically the largest P-type ATPase subgroup found in eukaryotic cells, with five members in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, six members in Caenorhabditis elegans, 12 members in Arabidopsis thaliana and 14 members in humans. In addition, many of the P4-ATPases require interaction with a noncatalytic subunit from the CDC50 gene family for their transport out of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Deficiency of a P4-ATPase (Atp8b1) causes liver disease in humans, and studies in a variety of model systems indicate that P4-ATPases play diverse and essential roles in membrane biogenesis. In addition to their proposed role in establishing and maintaining plasma membrane asymmetry, P4-ATPases are linked to vesicle-mediated protein transport in the exocytic and endocytic pathways. Recent studies have also suggested a role for P4-ATPases in the nonvesicular intracellular trafficking of sterols. Here, we discuss the physiological requirements for yeast P4-ATPases in phospholipid translocase activity, transport vesicle budding and ergosterol metabolism, with an emphasis on Drs2p and its noncatalytic subunit, Cdc50p.
Muthusamy
Baby-Periyanayaki
BP
Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
Natarajan
Paramasivam
P
Zhou
Xiaoming
X
Graham
Todd R
TR
D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000378:metabolism; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism; D049294:Phospholipid Transfer Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D021381:Protein Transport; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D022161:Transport Vesicles / Q000502:physiology*
D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; C427246:CDC50 protein, S cerevisiae; D049294:Phospholipid Transfer Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; C480602:Dnf2 protein, S cerevisiae; C480601:Dnf1 protein, S cerevisiae