Bilayer thickness and transmembrane domain dynamics drive directional ER-Golgi traffic via Erv14/cornichon
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Abstract
Directionality of protein traffic during secretion is driven by sorting receptors that bind cargo in one compartment and release them in another. Erv14/cornichon family receptors mediate delivery from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the Golgi. Erv14 traffics its client, Mid2, via a conserved interface formed by two transmembrane helices (TMHs). Molecular dynamics simulations of Erv14-Mid2 suggest that Erv14 TMHs undergo dynamic movement in response to both client binding and lipid bilayer thickness. Interaction between charged residues that flank the TMHs of Mid2 and Erv14 couple client binding to stabilization of the Erv14 export signal and thus engagement with the COPII coat. We term this mechanism Helix Engagement Induced Signal-mediated Traffic (HEIST) and suggest it as a general mechanism where changes in membrane biophysical properties drive directional transport.Keywords
Funding Information
- NSF (NSF-CHE-2154804)
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