Lecture 27 Flashcards
What do proteins and lipids move amongst?
Proteins (referred to as “cargo”) and lipids move amongst the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi Apparatus and the plasma membrane
Where do proteins go from the ER lumen?
Proteins in the ER lumen (or embedded in the ER membrane) move into carrier vesicles where they are sorted and concentrated prior to transport to the next compartment; the Golgi apparatus
What are the 2 types of vesicles used for secretory pathways?
1) Coated vesicles
2) Vesicular tubular carriers (larger) [VTC]
What happens when these vesicles are released from the ER?
These vesicles will fuse with the Golgi membrane
What will happen at the Golgi after fusion of the vesicles?
At the Golgi, proteins are further modified, re-packaged into cargo vesicles and transported to either:
1) the plasma membrane
2) the endosomal/lysosomal system
3) Back to the ER
What is this transport done by?
This transport is done by molecular motors using actin or microtubules as tracks
What are the 3 coat proteins used during protein transport?
1) COPII (Coat protein II)
2) COP1 (Coat protein I)
3) Clathrin
When are COPII and COPI used?
Used during early secretory pathway
What does COPII do?
Coats ER membrane containing cargo
What does COPI do?
Coats Golgi compartments containing cargo
What does clathrin do?
Used late in the secretory pathway at trans-Golgi network at endosomes and at the plasma membrane (endocytosis)
What do the 3 coat proteins form?
The 3 coat proteins ultimately form “cages” around the vesicle
The cage gives the vesicle their shape
How do all 3 coat proteins use adaptor proteins?
All 3 use adaptor proteins to form an inner layer sandwiched between the vesicle and the outer coat proteins
What do COPII vesicles do?
COPII vesicles initially recruit the inner layer adaptor proteins (Sec23p and Sec24p) to the membrane followed by COPII
What does COPI vesicle do?
COPI pre-assembles the adaptors, which are the gamma-beta COP subcomplex (homologous to AP1/AP2) and another adaptor made of alpha-Beta1 subunits (similar to clathrin). Together these subunits make the COATOMER COMPLEX
What does COPII do?
Used for ER vesicle budding
What are the 3 key components of COPII?
Sar1 GTPase, Sec23p/24p, Sec13p/31p