PDMP blocks the BFA-induced ADP-ribosylation of BARS-50 in isolated Golgi membranes
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Using Scaffold Liposomes to Reconstitute Lipid-proximal Protein-protein Interactions In Vitro
Published on: January 11, 2017
M A De Matteis1, A Luna, G Di Tullio
1Department of Cell Biology and Oncology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, 66030, Sta. Maria Imbaro, Chieti, Italy.
Abstract:
We reported that an inhibitor of sphingolipid biosynthesis, D, L-threo-1-phenyl-2-decanoylamino-3-morpholino-1-propanol (PDMP), blocks brefeldin A (BFA)-induced retrograde membrane transport from the Golgi complex to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) (Kok et al., 1998, J. Cell Biol. 142, 25-38). We now show that PDMP partially blocks the BFA-induced ADP-ribosylation of the cytosolic protein BARS-50. Moreover, PDMP does not interfere with the BFA-induced inhibition of the binding of ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) and the coatomer component beta-coat protein to Golgi membranes. These results are consistent with a role of ADP-ribosylation in the action of BFA and with the involvement of BARS-50 in the regulation of membrane trafficking.
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