Week 6 Flashcards
cargo
solubles carried between compartments by vesicles
coats perform what 2 functions?
- cargo sorting: concentrate specific membrane proteins in a specialized membrane patch ⇒ select the right cargo
- shaping vesicles: assembly into curved basket like structures ⇒ determine shape and size of the vesicle
clathrin coated vesicles
transport from plasma membrane, transport from golgi to endosomes
- composed of triskelion
- binds to the adaptor protein AP2 which is bound to a cargo receptor in the membrane
COPI coated vesicles
transport from the golgi to the ER membrane
COPII coated vesicles
transport from the ER to the golgi membrane
- 2 adaptor proteins are Sec23 and 24 where Sec23 binds to Sar1 and Sec24 binds to the cargo receptor which induces membrane curvature
- the recruit COPII to the outer coat and this starts the bud formation (Sec13/31 are on outside)
retromer coated vesicles
transports from endosomes to the golgi
how do adaptor proteins bind to the membrane?
they first bind to a PIP and then they bind to a cargo receptor protein. Later on the coat layer binds to the adaptor protein as the vesicle is formed
bud formation
the shaping of the early vesicle as it is circularized but still attached to the membrane by fission proteins
Dynamin
small GTPase that forms a ring around the neck of the bud
- Brings the 2 non cytosolic leaflets into close proximity and allows membrane fusion (vesicle formation)
which PIP does the AP2 adaptor protein interact with
PI(4,5)P2 => AP2 rearranges and binds to the cargo receptors which induces a membrane curve
what molecular classification is a Phosphatidylinositol (PI)
it is a lipid and relatively rare on the cytosolic leaflet => this undergoes phosphorylation to form phosphoinositides (PIPs) which are distinct to different organelles and recruit specific binding proteins
- without phosphate it is just PI
T/F PIP distribution determines which adaptors and cargo proteins will be incorporated into a vesicle?
True => different membranes have different PIPs
Coat recruitment of GTPases (2 examples)
monomeric GTPases which regulate recruitment of coat proteins and trigger the reaction of coat assembly
- ARF: COPI and clathrin at the golgi
- Sar1: COPII at the ER
Sar1-GEF; what happens when it is activated?
embedded in the ER membrane and in an active state vs Sar1-GAP is inactive in the cytosol
- the hydrophobic tail is exposed from the GTP conformation so that the tail inserts into the ER membrane to recruit the 2 COPII adaptor proteins
which 2 protein classes regulate vesicle targeting?
- Rab => specify where the vesicles will go and only bind to certain places in the cell
- SNARE => help with membrane fushion between v-SNARE proteins on the vesicle membrane and t-SNARE proteins on the target membrane
How does Rab work?
when it is in its GTP bound state and active, it is attached to a vesicle and searching for its Rab effector protein counterpart on the target membrane
- Rab will flip its tail and insert into the membrane when active just like Sar1 and ARF and will bind to the Rab on the target membrane
- Rab will dissociate when the vessicle is docked and will be joined with a GDI which inhibits activity
How do SNARE proteins work?
when Rab binds to its effector molecule, then the v-SNARE on teh vesicle will intertwine with the t-SNARE on the target membrane to form a trans complex between the two
- this complex is energetically favorable and this is used to pull the snares closer and expel water so the two leaflets can make contact and form new bilayers that fuse
different between V and T SNARES
v- snare = vesicle and is composed of a single protein
t-snare = target and is composed of 2-3 proteins