Vesicular Transport Flashcards
transportation of proteins and other biomolecules
vesicular transport
cargo
the contents of vesicles
vesicular transport is _____ .
directional
vesicular transport
a continuous exchange of components between various membrane bound compartments
cues for incoming traffic
- composition of memb.
2. molecular markers on memb. surface
molecular address
combination of molecular markers
return of molecules to the source
retrieval pathway
how does a cell segregate proteins
cells segregate proteins into membrane domains by assembling a cytosolic coat
2 major functions of vesicle coats
- pulls specific proteins into a specialized patch
2. molds the vesicle into a basket like structure
loss of coat
coat is discarded after the vesicle has budded off and before it fuses with target
list the types of coats
- clathrin
- COPI
- COPII
clathrin direction
mediate transport from golgi and from plasma membrane
major protein in clathrin coated vesicles
clathrin
clathrin structure
- each subunit has 3 small and 3 large polypeptide chains
- which for a 3 - legged structure
what is the structure of clathrin called?
triskelion
overall clathrin structure
assembled into basket shapes
- hexagon/pentagon forming the basket
- form coated pits on cytosolic side
second layer between cage and membrane
cage = coat
adaptor proteins
role of transmembrane proteins in clathrin coated vesicles
- receptors that bind to cargo inside
- allows cargo to be trapped within vesicle
- adaptor proteins bind on outside
assembly of clathrin vesicles
- initial grouping of clathrin on adaptor proteins induces a curvature into membrane
- first step in budding off
- each clathrin protein binds to a adaptor protein to create a full circle
assembly of clathrin vesicles: adaptor proteins
- bind to transmembrane proteins that are bound to cargo interiorly
- bind to clathrin proteins
- allow for selective recruitment of cargo and coating molecules
dynamin is involved in _____ of clathrin coats.
budding off —- which ultimately causes the clathrin coat to disassemble
pinching
bringing of 2 cytosolic sides together to allow fusion and release of bud as a vesicle
function of dynamin
- assembles ring around neck of a budding off vesicle
2. squeezes and cuts the bud off
dynamin domains
- PIP2 binding domain – tethers protein to membrane
2. GTPase domain – regulates rate of pinch off
dynamin also recruits other ….. ?
other proteins to distort the lipid bilayer via lipid modifying enzymes that change the lipid composition
vesicle loses coat
PIP2 is degraded after budding off
- results in weakening of binding of coat to adapter proteins
role of HSP70 in clathrin coats
uses ATP to peel off the clathrin coat after PIP2 has become degraded (which occurs after budding)
COPI
- mediates transport from golgi cisternae
- important in retrieval pathway
COPII
- mediates transport from ER
plays a major role in coat assembly, vesicle formation and protein trafficking
phosphoinositide
functions of phosphoinositide
- mark organelles/membrane domains for target
- control recruitment/binding of specific proteins per specific destination
- regulate vesicle trafficking
de-phos/phosphorylation of phosphoinositide
- occurs at 3,4,5’ positions
- form various derivatives
- each has their own unique actions
- can interconvert between derivates
interconversions between phosphoinositides
- highly compartmentalized
- specific to organelle or domain
- facilitated by PI kinases and phosphates —- different organelles have unique sets of these
____ binds with high _____ to the ____ groups of phosphoinositides.
protein
specificity
head groups
membrane bending proteins
BAR domains
BAR domain structure
- coiled coils
- + charge towards inner surface which is in contact with the (-) charged membrane
BAR domain function
- their + charge interacts with (-) memb.
- causes memb. to bend/bow outward
Rab and SNAREs are involved in ______ .
vesicle targeting
list the 2 important factors involved in vesicle targeting
- Rab
2. SNAREs
role of rab
direct vesicles to specific domains on target membrane
~60 types
monomeric GTPase
forms of rab
- inactive-cytosolic-GDP
2. active-membrane bound-GTP
inactive rab
- GDP form
- kept inactive by the binding of GDI
- this form is soluble
GDI
GDP dissociation inhibitor
active rab
- GTP form
- Rab-GEF keeps it in active form
- tightly bound to a memb.
- binds to rab effectors present on target memb.
rab effectors
- present on target memb.
- motor/tethering proteins
- facilitate memb. tethering and fusion of vesicle
list the types of Rabs for exam
- Rab1
- Rab3A
- Rab5
rab1
ER and golgi complex
rab3a
synaptic vesicles
secretory vesicles
rab5
early endosomes
plasma memb.
clathrin-coated vesicles
role of SNARE proteins
- mediate fusion of vesicle with memb.
- 35 different types
- exist as complimentary pairs
forms of SNARE
- v-snare
2. t-snare
v-snare
vesicular snare
- single polypeptide
- found on vesicle memb.
t-snare
target snare
- 2-3 proteins
- found on target membrane location
snare mechanism
- v and t interact
- wrap tightly around each other
- expels any cytosol in between
- bringing memb. into contact
- resulting in fusion of vesicle and intertwined snares left on outer membrane