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Protein sorting upon exit from the endoplasmic reticulum.

M Muñiz1, P Morsomme, H Riezman

  • 1Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland.

Cell
|February 24, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins and other secretory proteins exit the endoplasmic reticulum in separate vesicles, indicating early sorting. This finding challenges the traditional view of protein transport to the Golgi apparatus.

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Area of Science:

  • Cell Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • The conventional model posits that all secretory proteins converge at the Golgi apparatus for sorting.
  • The precise mechanisms for transport of GPI-anchored proteins from the ER to the Golgi remain incompletely understood.
  • An alternative hypothesis suggests that protein sorting may occur earlier in the secretory pathway.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the timing of protein sorting for GPI-anchored proteins during transport from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER).
  • To determine if GPI-anchored proteins are sorted separately from other secretory proteins at an early stage.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized an in vitro assay to reconstitute a single round of vesicle budding from the ER.
  • Analyzed the composition of vesicles formed during budding to identify protein cargo.

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Main Results:

  • GPI-anchored proteins and other secretory proteins were found to exit the ER in distinct vesicles.
  • This demonstrates that sorting occurs at a very early stage, prior to or during ER exit.

Conclusions:

  • Protein sorting, specifically for GPI-anchored proteins, occurs at an early stage of the secretory pathway, not solely in the Golgi.
  • These findings necessitate a revision of current models for protein exit from the endoplasmic reticulum.