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ENTH and ANTH domain proteins participate in AP2-independent clathrin-mediated endocytosis

Manna, Paul T.; Gadelha, Catarina; Puttick, Amy E.; Field, Mark C.

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Authors

Paul T. Manna

Amy E. Puttick

Mark C. Field



Abstract

Clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) is a major route of entry into eukaryotic cells. A core of evolutionarily ancient genes encodes many components of this system but much of our mechanistic understanding of CME is derived from a phylogenetically narrow sampling of a few model organisms. In the parasite Trypanosoma brucei, which is distantly related to the better characterised animals and fungi, exceptionally fast endocytic turnover aids its evasion of the host immune system. Although clathrin is absolutely essential for this process, the adaptor protein complex 2 (AP2) has been secondarily lost, suggesting mechanistic divergence. Here, we characterise two phosphoinositide-binding monomeric clathrin adaptors, T. brucei (Tb)EpsinR and TbCALM, which in trypanosomes are represented by single genes, unlike the expansions present in animals and fungi. Depletion of these gene products reveals essential, but partially redundant, activities in CME. Ultrastructural analysis of TbCALM and TbEpsinR double-knockdown cells demonstrated severe defects to clathrin-coated pit formation and morphology associated with a dramatic inhibition of endocytosis. Depletion of TbCALM alone, however, produced a distinct lysosomal segregation phenotype, indicating an additional non-redundant role for this protein. Therefore, TbEpsinR and TbCALM represent ancient phosphoinositide-binding proteins with distinct and vital roles in AP2-independent endocytosis.

Citation

Manna, P. T., Gadelha, C., Puttick, A. E., & Field, M. C. (2015). ENTH and ANTH domain proteins participate in AP2-independent clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Journal of Cell Science, 128(11), https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.167726

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 13, 2015
Publication Date Jun 1, 2015
Deposit Date Jul 25, 2016
Publicly Available Date Jul 25, 2016
Journal Journal of Cell Science
Print ISSN 0021-9533
Electronic ISSN 1477-9137
Publisher Company of Biologists
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 128
Issue 11
DOI https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.167726
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/750608
Publisher URL http://jcs.biologists.org/content/128/11/2130
Contract Date Jul 25, 2016

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