Record Details

The Rab7 effector PLEKHM1 binds Arl8b to promote cargo traffic to lysosomes

DIR@IMTECH: CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology

View Archive Info
 
 
Field Value
 
Title The Rab7 effector PLEKHM1 binds Arl8b to promote cargo traffic to lysosomes
 
Creator Marwaha, Rituraj
Arya, Subhash B.
Jagga, Divya
Kaur, Harmeet
Tuli, Amit
Sharma, Mahak
 
Subject QR Microbiology
 
Description Endocytic, autophagic, and phagocytic vesicles move on microtubule tracks to fuse with lysosomes. Small GTPases, such as Rab7 and Arl8b, recruit their downstream effectors to mediate this transport and fusion. However, the potential cross talk between these two GTPases is unclear. Here, we show that the Rab7 effector PLEKHM1 simultaneously binds Rab7 and Arl8b, bringing about clustering and fusion of late endosomes and lysosomes. We show that the N-terminal RUN domain of PLEKHM1 is necessary and sufficient for interaction with Arl8b and its subsequent localization to lysosomes. Notably, we also demonstrate that Arl8b mediates recruitment of HOPS complex to PLEKHM1-positive vesicle contact sites. Consequently, Arl8b binding to PLEKHM1 is required for its function in delivery and, therefore, degradation of endocytic and autophagic cargo in lysosomes. Finally, we also show that PLEKHM1 competes with SKIP for Arl8b binding, which dictates lysosome positioning. These findings suggest that Arl8b, along with its effectors, orchestrates lysosomal transport and fusion.
 
Publisher Rockefeller University Press
 
Date 2017
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Relation http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201607085
http://crdd.osdd.net/open/1974/
 
Identifier Marwaha, Rituraj and Arya, Subhash B. and Jagga, Divya and Kaur, Harmeet and Tuli, Amit and Sharma, Mahak (2017) The Rab7 effector PLEKHM1 binds Arl8b to promote cargo traffic to lysosomes. The Journal of Cell Biology, 216 (4). pp. 1051-1070. ISSN 0021-9525