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Structure of the endosomal Commander complex linked to Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome

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Abstract

The Commander complex is required for endosomal recycling of diverse transmembrane cargos and is mutated in Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome. It comprises two sub-assemblies: Retriever composed of VPS35L, VPS26C, and VPS29; and the CCC complex which contains twelve subunits: COMMD1-COMMD10 and the coiled-coil domain-containing (CCDC) proteins CCDC22 and CCDC93. Combining X-ray crystallography, electron cryomicroscopy, and in silico predictions, we have assembled a complete structural model of Commander. Retriever is distantly related to the endosomal Retromer complex but has unique features preventing the shared VPS29 subunit from interacting with Retromer-associated factors. The COMMD proteins form a distinctive hetero-decameric ring stabilized by extensive interactions with CCDC22 and CCDC93. These adopt a coiled-coil structure that connects the CCC and Retriever assemblies and recruits a 16th subunit, DENND10, to form the complete Commander complex. The structure allows mapping of disease-causing mutations and reveals the molecular features required for the function of this evolutionarily conserved trafficking machinery.

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The paper combines X-ray crystallography, cryo-EM, and AlphaFold2 modeling to build a complete structural model of the 16-subunit Commander complex, revealing how Retriever, the CCC complex, and DENND10 assemble. It maps disease-causing mutations in Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome and X-linked intellectual disability onto subunit interfaces and shows that many perturb Commander assembly.

Key findings

  • Retriever is a VPS26C:VPS35L:VPS29 heterotrimer with a unique N-terminal VPS35L region that binds VPS29 via Pro-Leu motifs, including a VPS35L peptide–VPS29 crystal structure at 1.35 Å and a peptide Kd of 1.8 ± 0.8 μM; this occludes the VPS29 surface used by Retromer accessory proteins such as TBC1D5, ANKRD27, and RidL.
  • The ten COMMD proteins form a hetero-decameric ring with strict subunit order (COMMD1-6)-(COMMD4-8)-(COMMD2-3)-(COMMD10-5)-(COMMD7-9); a COMMD5-10-7-9 subcomplex crystal structure was solved at 3.3 Å, and the CCC dodecamer cryo-EM structure was determined at 3.1 Å (CryoSPARC) and 3.5 Å (RELION).
  • CCDC22 and CCDC93 link the COMMD ring to Retriever and recruit DENND10 through their central coiled-coil regions; DENND10 bound the CCDC22-CCDC93 CC1-CC2 dimer with an affinity of 28 ± 6 nM.
  • Disease mutations causing XLID and RSS cluster at interfaces between Retriever and CCC or within structural elements, and tested mutants showed loss of VPS29 and/or CCC complex association, providing a molecular explanation for destabilized Commander assembly.

Methods

  • Recombinant human Retriever, Retromer, CCC complex, COMMD subcomplexes, CCDC22/CCDC93 fragments, and DENND10 were expressed in insect cells or E. coli and purified by affinity, size-exclusion, and ion-exchange chromatography.
  • Structural approaches included single-particle cryo-EM of Retriever and the CCC complex, X-ray crystallography of COMMD subcomplex C and a VPS29–VPS35L peptide complex, and AlphaFold2 Multimer/ColabFold predictions for assembly and evolutionary comparisons.
  • Functional validation used structure-based mutagenesis, isothermal titration calorimetry, GFP/mCherry nanotraps, Western blotting, confocal microscopy, CRISPR/Cas9 knockout cell lines (HeLa, eHap), and label-free or TMT quantitative proteomics.

Limitations

  • Stated by the authors: the coiled-coil regions of CCDC22/CCDC93 remain unresolved experimentally, Retriever cryo-EM revealed overall architecture but not its entire atomic structure, and high-resolution structures of CCC–DENND10, CCC–Retriever, and the full 16-subunit holo-complex are still needed.
  • Evident from the text: the Retriever cryo-EM map suffered from preferred particle orientation, overestimated resolution, and was insufficient for ab initio model building, so AlphaFold2 models were used for that assembly.
  • Evident from the text: the complete Commander holo-complex is a composite model combining experimental structures with AlphaFold2 predictions, and the authors note it will require full structural confirmation.

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  • Premisecitation

    The CCC complex comprises twelve components: CCDC22, CCDC93, and ten COMMD family members COMMD1-COMMD10.

    “The CCC complex comprises twelve components, the coiled coil domain-containing proteins CCDC22 and CCDC93 and ten COMMD (copper metabolism MURR1 [Mouse U2af1-rs1 region 1) domain) family members COMMD1-COMMD10.2,16,17,18,19”
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    • cites [2] Mallam A.L. Marcotte E.M. Systems-wide studies uncover commander, a multiprotein complex essential to human development Cell Syst. 4 2017 483 494 10.1016/j.cels.2017.04.006 28544880 PMC5541947 source

      In “Discovery of the 14-subunit Commander complex” (page unavailable), the paper describes CCC as a three-subunit complex of a COMMD protein, CCDC22, and CCDC93, with different COMMD proteins observed in variants. It lists COMMD1–COMMD10, CCDC22, and CCDC93 among the proposed components of the larger Commander complex, not as twelve components of CCC. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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    • cites [16] Hein M.Y. Hubner N.C. Poser I. Cox J. Nagaraj N. Toyoda Y. Gak I.A. Weisswange I. Mansfeld J. Buchholz F. A human interactome in three quantitative dimensions organized by stoichiometries and abundances Cell 163 2015 712 723 10.1016/j.cell.2015.09.053 26496610 source
    • cites [17] Wan C. Borgeson B. Phanse S. Tu F. Drew K. Clark G. Xiong X. Kagan O. Kwan J. Bezginov A. Panorama of ancient metazoan macromolecular complexes Nature 525 2015 339 344 10.1038/nature14877 26344197 PMC5036527
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      The Results sections on known complexes and community structure discuss other protein complexes, but the passages found do not describe the CCC complex or give its component count. Searches for CCDC22, CCDC93, COMMD family members, and the CCC complex found no passage supporting the stated twelve-component composition. (LLM, conf=0.74)

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    In proteomic studies, the entire set of COMMD proteins are always identified in a complex together with other Commander subunits.

    “However, in proteomic studies, the entire set of COMMD proteins are always identified in a complex together with other Commander subunits (this study and others6,16,17,20,21,22).”
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    • cites [6] McNally K.E. Faulkner R. Steinberg F. Gallon M. Ghai R. Pim D. Langton P. Pearson N. Danson C.M. Nägele H. Retriever is a multiprotein complex for retromer-independent endosomal cargo recycling Nat. Cell Biol. 19 2017 1214 1225 10.1038/ncb3610 28892079 PMC5790113 source

      In Results, under “Proteomic identification of retromer-independent endosomal sorting machinery,” the paper reports identifying seven of the ten human COMMD proteins alongside CCDC22 and CCDC93. Its proteomic study therefore contradicts the claim that the entire set is always identified together with the other subunits. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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    • cites [16] Hein M.Y. Hubner N.C. Poser I. Cox J. Nagaraj N. Toyoda Y. Gak I.A. Weisswange I. Mansfeld J. Buchholz F. A human interactome in three quantitative dimensions organized by stoichiometries and abundances Cell 163 2015 712 723 10.1016/j.cell.2015.09.053 26496610 source
    • cites [17] Wan C. Borgeson B. Phanse S. Tu F. Drew K. Clark G. Xiong X. Kagan O. Kwan J. Bezginov A. Panorama of ancient metazoan macromolecular complexes Nature 525 2015 339 344 10.1038/nature14877 26344197 PMC5036527
  • Premisecitation

    The 16th subunit of Commander is DENND10 (also called FAM45A).

    “The 16th subunit is DENND10 (differentially expressed in normal and neoplastic cells-containing protein 10, also called FAM45A)6,16,20,21,22”
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    • cites [6] McNally K.E. Faulkner R. Steinberg F. Gallon M. Ghai R. Pim D. Langton P. Pearson N. Danson C.M. Nägele H. Retriever is a multiprotein complex for retromer-independent endosomal cargo recycling Nat. Cell Biol. 19 2017 1214 1225 10.1038/ncb3610 28892079 PMC5790113 source

      The Results section on proteomic identification names CCC-complex proteins and retriever-associated proteins, but does not identify DENND10 or FAM45A as a Commander subunit. Searches for DENND10, FAM45A, and a 16th Commander subunit found no passage addressing the claim; no page number is available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.74)

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    • cites [16] Hein M.Y. Hubner N.C. Poser I. Cox J. Nagaraj N. Toyoda Y. Gak I.A. Weisswange I. Mansfeld J. Buchholz F. A human interactome in three quantitative dimensions organized by stoichiometries and abundances Cell 163 2015 712 723 10.1016/j.cell.2015.09.053 26496610 source
    • cites [20] Healy M.D. Sacharz J. McNally K.E. McConville C. Tillu V.A. Hall R.J. Chilton M. Cullen P.J. Mobli M. Ghai R. Proteomic identification and structural basis for the interaction between sorting nexin SNX17 and PDLIM family proteins Structure 30 2022 1590 1602.e6 10.1016/j.str.2022.10.001 36302387
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      The Results section (“Defining the CCC and retriever interactomes”; page unavailable) identifies FAM45A as an additional factor that binds components of both complexes. The paper does not call it Commander’s 16th subunit or identify it as DENND10; the Discussion describes it as a CCC- and retriever-binding protein rather than an established subunit. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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    • cites [22] Huttlin E.L. Bruckner R.J. Paulo J.A. Cannon J.R. Ting L. Baltier K. Colby G. Gebreab F. Gygi M.P. Parzen H. Architecture of the human interactome defines protein communities and disease networks Nature 545 2017 505 509 10.1038/nature22366 28514442 PMC5531611 source

      The passages on protein complexes in the main text and Extended Data discuss other complexes, including WASH, but do not identify a Commander subunit. Searches of our copy for DENND10, FAM45A, and Commander found no passage establishing that DENND10 is Commander’s 16th subunit or that it is also called FAM45A. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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    Commander is composed of sixteen subunits.

    “Commander is composed of sixteen subunits, arranged in two sub-assemblies, the CCC and Retriever complexes.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim2 of 5 sources checked
    • cites [2] Mallam A.L. Marcotte E.M. Systems-wide studies uncover commander, a multiprotein complex essential to human development Cell Syst. 4 2017 483 494 10.1016/j.cels.2017.04.006 28544880 PMC5541947
    • cites [16] Hein M.Y. Hubner N.C. Poser I. Cox J. Nagaraj N. Toyoda Y. Gak I.A. Weisswange I. Mansfeld J. Buchholz F. A human interactome in three quantitative dimensions organized by stoichiometries and abundances Cell 163 2015 712 723 10.1016/j.cell.2015.09.053 26496610 source
    • cites [20] Healy M.D. Sacharz J. McNally K.E. McConville C. Tillu V.A. Hall R.J. Chilton M. Cullen P.J. Mobli M. Ghai R. Proteomic identification and structural basis for the interaction between sorting nexin SNX17 and PDLIM family proteins Structure 30 2022 1590 1602.e6 10.1016/j.str.2022.10.001 36302387
    • cites [21] Singla A. Fedoseienko A. Giridharan S.S.P. Overlee B.L. Lopez A. Jia D. Song J. Huff-Hardy K. Weisman L. Burstein E. Billadeau D.D. Endosomal PI(3)P regulation by the COMMD/CCDC22/CCDC93 (CCC) complex controls membrane protein recycling Nat. Commun. 10 2019 4271 10.1038/s41467-019-12221-6 31537807 PMC6753146 source

      In Results (‘Defining the CCC and retriever interactomes’; page not specified), the paper identifies 15 components of CCC and Retriever and an additional protein, FAM45A, that binds to them. It does not identify FAM45A as a sixteenth subunit. The Discussion (page not specified) also describes CCC and Retriever as separable assemblies rather than one Commander complex. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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    • cites [22] Huttlin E.L. Bruckner R.J. Paulo J.A. Cannon J.R. Ting L. Baltier K. Colby G. Gebreab F. Gygi M.P. Parzen H. Architecture of the human interactome defines protein communities and disease networks Nature 545 2017 505 509 10.1038/nature22366 28514442 PMC5531611 source

      The passages on protein communities and multi-subunit complexes (Abstract; no page provided) do not identify Commander or give its subunit count. Further searches for Commander, sixteen subunits, CCC, and Retriever returned no passage addressing its composition. (LLM, conf=0.72)

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  • Premisecitation

    Most transmembrane proteins sorted by Commander contain ΦxNxx[YF] sequence motifs that are recruited to Commander via the sorting nexin 17 (SNX17) cargo adaptor.

    “Most transmembrane proteins sorted by Commander, including α5β1 integrin, the amyloid precursor protein (APP), and lipoprotein receptors contain ΦxNxx[YF] sequence motifs (where Φ is a hydrophobic amino acid) that are recruited to Commander via the sorting nexin 17 (SNX17) cargo adaptor.6,20,23,24,25,26,27,28,29”
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    • cites [6] McNally K.E. Faulkner R. Steinberg F. Gallon M. Ghai R. Pim D. Langton P. Pearson N. Danson C.M. Nägele H. Retriever is a multiprotein complex for retromer-independent endosomal cargo recycling Nat. Cell Biol. 19 2017 1214 1225 10.1038/ncb3610 28892079 PMC5790113 source

      The Results and Discussion (page unavailable) show that SNX17 binds NPxY/NxxY cargo motifs and couples cargo such as α5β1 integrin and LRP1 to retriever. They do not establish that most Commander-sorted proteins have the more specific ΦxNxx[YF] motif or that APP is sorted by this pathway; the Results say only that some identified proteins contain NxxY motifs. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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    • cites [20] Healy M.D. Sacharz J. McNally K.E. McConville C. Tillu V.A. Hall R.J. Chilton M. Cullen P.J. Mobli M. Ghai R. Proteomic identification and structural basis for the interaction between sorting nexin SNX17 and PDLIM family proteins Structure 30 2022 1590 1602.e6 10.1016/j.str.2022.10.001 36302387
    • cites [23] Ghai R. Bugarcic A. Liu H. Norwood S.J. Skeldal S. Coulson E.J. Li S.S.C. Teasdale R.D. Collins B.M. Structural basis for endosomal trafficking of diverse transmembrane cargos by PX-FERM proteins Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 110 2013 E643 E652 10.1073/pnas.1216229110 23382219 PMC3581954 source

      The ‘Mechanism of NPxY/NxxY Cargo Recognition’ section identifies APP, integrins, and LDL-receptor family members as SNX17 cargos, and the Discussion describes a preferred ϕxNPx(F/Y) binding sequence. The paper supports SNX17 recognition of these cargo motifs, but it does not establish that most Commander-sorted proteins carry them or that SNX17 recruits those proteins to Commander. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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    • cites [24] Burden J.J. Sun X.M. García A.B.G. Soutar A.K. Sorting motifs in the intracellular domain of the low density lipoprotein receptor interact with a novel domain of sorting nexin-17 J. Biol. Chem. 279 2004 16237 16245 10.1074/jbc.M313689200 14739284 source

      The paper’s Results report that mutations in the LDL receptor’s NPVY motif reduce its interaction with SNX17. This supports the lipoprotein-receptor example, but the paper does not establish that most Commander-sorted proteins carry the stated motif or that SNX17 recruits them to Commander. The indexed passages provide section labels but no page numbers. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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    • cites [25] Farfán P. Lee J. Larios J. Sotelo P. Bu G. Marzolo M.P. A sorting nexin 17-binding domain within the LRP1 cytoplasmic tail mediates receptor recycling through the basolateral sorting endosome Traffic 14 2013 823 838 10.1111/tra.12076 23593972 PMC3679278 source

      The Introduction reports that LDL-receptor family members, APP, and β1-integrin bind SNX17 through NPxY motifs; the Results identify an IxNPxY motif in LRP1. The paper does not establish that most Commander-sorted proteins carry the stated ΦxNxx[YF] motif or that SNX17 recruits these proteins to Commander. The cited passages have no page numbers in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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    • cites [26] Lee J. Retamal C. Cuitiño L. Caruano-Yzermans A. Shin J.E. van Kerkhof P. Marzolo M.P. Bu G. Adaptor protein sorting nexin 17 regulates amyloid precursor protein trafficking and processing in the early endosomes J. Biol. Chem. 283 2008 11501 11508 10.1074/jbc.M800642200 18276590 PMC2431074 source
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      The Results and discussion section (page not supplied) shows that SNX17 binds the membrane-distal NPXY motif of integrin β subunits and supports α5β1 integrin recycling. It also mentions SNX17 in connection with APP trafficking and an LDL receptor–related protein, but does not establish that most Commander cargoes carry the specified ΦxNxx[YF] motif or are recruited to Commander through SNX17. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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    • cites [28] Fedoseienko A. Wijers M. Wolters J.C. Dekker D. Smit M. Huijkman N. Kloosterhuis N. Klug H. Schepers A. Willems van Dijk K. The COMMD family regulates plasma LDL levels and attenuates atherosclerosis through stabilizing the CCC complex in endosomal LDLR trafficking Circ. Res. 122 2018 1648 1660 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.117.312004 29545368 source

      The Discussion (page not provided) says LDLR and LRP1 contain an NPxY motif that binds SNX17 and COMMD1, and proposes that SNX17 and the CCC complex participate in their recycling. It does not establish that most Commander-sorted transmembrane proteins have the specified ΦxNxx[YF] motif, or address α5β1 integrin and APP as examples; the proposed trafficking mechanism is also presented as speculation. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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    • cites [29] Rimbert A. Dalila N. Wolters J.C. Huijkman N. Smit M. Kloosterhuis N. Riemsma M. van der Veen Y. Singla A. van Dijk F. A common variant in CCDC93 protects against myocardial infarction and cardiovascular mortality by regulating endosomal trafficking of low-density lipoprotein receptor Eur. Heart J. 41 2020 1040 1053 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz727 31630160 source

      The Discussion (page not supplied) says SNX17 has a positive role in LDLR sorting, and the Results section on CCDC93 and LDLR recycling (page not supplied) links the CCC complex to LDLR trafficking. Our copy does not say that most Commander-sorted proteins carry ΦxNxx[YF] motifs, that SNX17 recruits them to Commander, or that the listed integrin and APP are examples. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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    Apart from COMMD9 and VPS29, the structure of Commander is almost completely uncharacterized, and the stoichiometry of the different subunits remains unclear.

    “Apart from COMMD942 and VPS29,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51 the structure of Commander is almost completely uncharacterized, and the stoichiometry of the different subunits remain unclear.”
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    Mutations in Commander subunits are causative for X-linked intellectual disability (XLID) and Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome (RSS).

    “mutations in its subunits are causative for X-linked intellectual disability (XLID) and Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome (RSS), a multi-system developmental disorder characterised by abnormal craniofacial features, cerebellar hypoplasia, and stunted cardiovascular development.7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14”
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      The Introduction identifies CCDC22 as a gene responsible for Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome and describes the syndrome’s craniofacial, cerebellar and cardiac features. The References include a study titled “Missense variant in CCDC22 causes X-linked recessive intellectual disability,” but the paper’s main text does not directly make the XLID claim; its explicit discussion of intellectual disability here concerns an autosomal recessive condition linked to WASHC4. (LLM, conf=0.79)

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      The section on CCDC22 and COMMD proteins (page unavailable) reports a CCDC22 mutation in a family with XLID and shows that the mutation impairs COMMD1 binding. Our copy does not identify these patients as having Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome or support the cited syndrome description, so it supports only the XLID part of the claim. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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    • cites [13] Bartuzi P. Billadeau D.D. Favier R. Rong S. Dekker D. Fedoseienko A. Fieten H. Wijers M. Levels J.H. Huijkman N. CCC- and WASH-mediated endosomal sorting of LDLR is required for normal clearance of circulating LDL Nat. Commun. 7 2016 10961 10.1038/ncomms10961 26965651 PMC4792963 source

      The Abstract states that CCDC22 mutations cause X-linked intellectual disability, and the Results identify CCDC22 as a CCC-complex component. The Results section on LDLR trafficking attributes Ritscher–Schinzel syndrome to a mutation in KIAA0196, which it identifies as a WASH-complex component, not a CCC/Commander subunit. Thus this paper does not support the claim that mutations in Commander subunits cause both conditions. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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    • cites [14] Voineagu I. Huang L. Winden K. Lazaro M. Haan E. Nelson J. McGaughran J. Nguyen L.S. Friend K. Hackett A. CCDC22: a novel candidate gene for syndromic X-linked intellectual disability Mol. Psych. 17 2012 4 7 10.1038/mp.2011.95 PMC3586744 21826058 source

      The paper’s main text says a CCDC22 mutation in one family suggests that CCDC22 mutations are a rare cause of XLID, but calls CCDC22 a candidate gene rather than establishing causation. It does not identify CCDC22 as a Commander subunit or address Ritscher–Schinzel syndrome. Its account of the family’s cardiac and facial abnormalities does not establish the syndrome description in the citing sentence. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.

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    The COMM domain has high sequence similarity across the ten COMMD proteins and is composed of three anti-parallel β-strands and a C-terminal α-helix.

    “The COMM domain has high sequence similarity across the ten proteins and is composed of three anti-parallel β-strands, β1-β3, and a C-terminal α-helix α7.42”
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    • cites [42] Healy M.D. Hospenthal M.K. Hall R.J. Chandra M. Chilton M. Tillu V. Chen K.E. Celligoi D.J. McDonald F.J. Cullen P.J. Structural insights into the architecture and membrane interactions of the conserved COMMD proteins Elife 7 2018 e35898 10.7554/eLife.35898 30067224 PMC6089597 source

      The Results section on the Commd9 crystal structure describes each COMM-domain monomer as an N-terminal three-stranded β-sheet capped by an α-helix. The Results section on the conserved dimerization interface reports that COMM domains are highly conserved across the COMMD family. Our copy does not explicitly establish that the three β-strands are antiparallel. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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    Premisecitation

    Commander is required for cellular infection by human papilloma virus (HPV) and SARS-CoV-2.

    “Commander is also required for cellular infection by human papilloma virus (HPV)6 and SARS-CoV-2.30,31,32,33”
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    • cites [6] McNally K.E. Faulkner R. Steinberg F. Gallon M. Ghai R. Pim D. Langton P. Pearson N. Danson C.M. Nägele H. Retriever is a multiprotein complex for retromer-independent endosomal cargo recycling Nat. Cell Biol. 19 2017 1214 1225 10.1038/ncb3610 28892079 PMC5790113 source
    • cites [30] Daniloski Z. Jordan T.X. Wessels H.H. Hoagland D.A. Kasela S. Legut M. Maniatis S. Mimitou E.P. Lu L. Geller E. Identification of required host factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection in human cells Cell 184 2021 92 105.e16 10.1016/j.cell.2020.10.030 33147445 PMC7584921
    • cites [31] Ugalde A.P. Bretones G. Rodríguez D. Quesada V. Llorente F. Fernández-Delgado R. Jiménez-Clavero M.Á. Vázquez J. Calvo E. Tamargo-Gómez I. Autophagy-linked plasma and lysosomal membrane protein PLAC8 is a key host factor for SARS-CoV-2 entry into human cells EMBO J. 41 2022 e110727 10.15252/embj.2022110727 36124427 PMC9627672
    • cites [32] Zhu Y. Feng F. Hu G. Wang Y. Yu Y. Zhu Y. Xu W. Cai X. Sun Z. Han W. A genome-wide CRISPR screen identifies host factors that regulate SARS-CoV-2 entry Nat. Commun. 12 2021 961 10.1038/s41467-021-21213-4 33574281 PMC7878750
    • cites [33] Lu A. Hsieh F. Sharma B.R. Vaughn S.R. Enrich C. Pfeffer S.R. CRISPR screens for lipid regulators reveal a role for ER-bound SNX13 in lysosomal cholesterol export J. Cell Biol. 221 2022 e202105060 10.1083/jcb.202105060 34936700 PMC8704955
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    Premisecitation

    Early studies implicated COMMD1 and COMMD7 in regulating NF-κB levels and transcriptional pathways through interactions with cullin-containing ubiquitin ligases.

    “early studies of individual Commander subunits (COMMD1 and COMMD7) implicated these proteins in regulating NF-κB levels and transcriptional pathways through interactions with cullin-containing ubiquitin ligases.12,34,35,36,37,38,39,40”
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    • cites [12] Starokadomskyy P. Gluck N. Li H. Chen B. Wallis M. Maine G.N. Mao X. Zaidi I.W. Hein M.Y. McDonald F.J. CCDC22 deficiency in humans blunts activation of proinflammatory NF-kappaB signaling J. Clin. Invest. 123 2013 2244 2256 10.1172/JCI66466 23563313 PMC3635737 source

      The Introduction links COMMD1 and other COMMD family members to Cullin-RING ligases, and describes a COMMD1-dependent ligase step in NF-κB regulation. The paper does not specifically link COMMD7 to NF-κB regulation through those ligases; a search for COMMD7 found only statements about the COMMD family as a whole. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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    • cites [34] Bartuzi P. Hofker M.H. van de Sluis B. Tuning NF-kappaB activity: a touch of COMMD proteins Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1832 2013 2315 2321 10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.09.014 24080195
    • cites [35] Esposito E. Napolitano G. Pescatore A. Calculli G. Incoronato M.R. Leonardi A. Ursini M.V. COMMD7 as a novel NEMO interacting protein involved in the termination of NF-kappaB signaling J. Cell. Physiol. 231 2016 152 161 10.1002/jcp.25066 26060140
    • cites [36] O'Hara A. Simpson J. Morin P. Loveridge C.J. Williams A.C. Novo S.M. Stark L.A. p300-mediated acetylation of COMMD1 regulates its stability, and the ubiquitylation and nucleolar translocation of the RelA NF-kappaB subunit J. Cell Sci. 127 2014 3659 3665 10.1242/jcs.149328 25074812 PMC4150058
    • cites [37] Riera-Romo M. COMMD1: a multifunctional regulatory protein J. Cell. Biochem. 119 2018 34 51 10.1002/jcb.26151 28543362
    • cites [38] Zheng L. You N. Huang X. Gu H. Wu K. Mi N. Li J. COMMD7 regulates NF-kappaB signaling pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma stem-like cells Mol. Ther. Oncolytics 12 2019 112 123 10.1016/j.omto.2018.12.006 30719501 PMC6350112
    • cites [39] Mao X. Gluck N. Chen B. Starokadomskyy P. Li H. Maine G.N. Burstein E. COMMD1 (copper metabolism MURR1 domain-containing protein 1) regulates Cullin RING ligases by preventing CAND1 (Cullin-associated Nedd8-dissociated protein 1) binding J. Biol. Chem. 286 2011 32355 32365 10.1074/jbc.M111.278408 21778237 PMC3173175
    • cites [40] de Bie P. van de Sluis B. Burstein E. Duran K.J. Berger R. Duckett C.S. Wijmenga C. Klomp L.W.J. Characterization of COMMD protein-protein interactions in NF-kappaB signalling Biochem. J. 398 2006 63 71 10.1042/BJ20051664 16573520 PMC1525016
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Premisecitation

    The HN domain has a conserved globular structure of six α-helices α1-α6.

    “The HN domain, while relatively divergent in sequence, has a conserved globular structure of six α-helices α1-α6.42,43”
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    • cites [42] Healy M.D. Hospenthal M.K. Hall R.J. Chandra M. Chilton M. Tillu V. Chen K.E. Celligoi D.J. McDonald F.J. Cullen P.J. Structural insights into the architecture and membrane interactions of the conserved COMMD proteins Elife 7 2018 e35898 10.7554/eLife.35898 30067224 PMC6089597 source

      The Results section, “Crystal structure of the Commd9 N-terminal HN domain,” describes Commd9’s HN domain as a globular six-helix bundle and says HN domains are broadly conserved despite sequence variation. But it also states that Commd1 lacks α1 and shares only helices α2–α6, so six helices are not established as a conserved feature of every HN domain. (LLM, conf=0.89)

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    • cites [43] Sommerhalter M. Zhang Y. Rosenzweig A.C. Solution structure of the COMMD1 N-terminal domain J. Mol. Biol. 365 2007 715 721 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.10.030 17097678 PMC2706016
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    Findingcitation

    The interfaces are centered around Trp157 of COMMD5 and Trp139 of COMMD7, which are strictly conserved across all homologues and species of every COMMD protein.

    “For clarity, we describe these two interfaces as centered around Trp157 of COMMD5 and Trp139 of COMMD7 (Figures 3F and 3H), as these Trp residues are the only residues that are strictly conserved across all homologues and species of every COMMD protein.42”
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    • cites [42] Healy M.D. Hospenthal M.K. Hall R.J. Chandra M. Chilton M. Tillu V. Chen K.E. Celligoi D.J. McDonald F.J. Cullen P.J. Structural insights into the architecture and membrane interactions of the conserved COMMD proteins Elife 7 2018 e35898 10.7554/eLife.35898 30067224 PMC6089597 source

      The Results section on CCDC22 and CCDC93 binding says that Trp128 of COMMD9 is strictly conserved across the COMMD family, supporting conservation of a corresponding tryptophan. It does not establish that Trp157 of COMMD5 and Trp139 of COMMD7 are the only residues strictly conserved across every homologue and species. The description of the interfaces as ‘centered around’ those residues is the citing authors’ own framing. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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    Premisecitation

    VPS26C was shown to be required for coupling to the SNX17 cargo adaptor.

    “Previously, VPS26C was shown to be required for coupling to the SNX17 cargo adaptor,6”
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    • cites [6] McNally K.E. Faulkner R. Steinberg F. Gallon M. Ghai R. Pim D. Langton P. Pearson N. Danson C.M. Nägele H. Retriever is a multiprotein complex for retromer-independent endosomal cargo recycling Nat. Cell Biol. 19 2017 1214 1225 10.1038/ncb3610 28892079 PMC5790113 source
  • It may state two separate claims as one.

    Premisecitation

    Evidence that CCDC22(T17A), CCDC22(Y557C), and VPS35L(A830T) perturb endosomal recycling of LRP1 and LDLR and lead to hypercholesterolemia.

    “Taken alongside evidence that CCDC22(T17A), CCDC22(Y557C), and VPS35L(A830T) perturb endosomal recycling of LRP1 and LDLR and lead to hypercholesterolemia,11,65”
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    • cites [11] Otsuji S. Nishio Y. Tsujita M. Rio M. Huber C. Antón-Plágaro C. Mizuno S. Kawano Y. Miyatake S. Simon M. Clinical diversity and molecular mechanism of VPS35L-associated Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome J. Med. Genet. 60 2023 359 367 10.1136/jmg-2022-108602 36113987 PMC10086474 source

      The Results section (‘VPS35L is essential for lipid metabolism’; page unavailable) reports that VPS35L depletion reduced cell-surface LRP1 and LDLR and impaired LDL uptake. The Discussion links this mechanism to hypercholesterolaemia in patients with VPS35L-associated RSS. Our copy does not establish these effects for the specified VPS35L(A830T) variant or for CCDC22(T17A) and CCDC22(Y557C). (LLM, conf=0.87)

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    • cites [65] Phillips-Krawczak C.A. Singla A. Starokadomskyy P. Deng Z. Osborne D.G. Li H. Dick C.J. Gomez T.S. Koenecke M. Zhang J.S. COMMD1 is linked to the WASH complex and regulates endosomal trafficking of the copper transporter ATP7A Mol. Biol. Cell 26 2015 91 103 10.1091/mbc.E14-06-1073 25355947 PMC4279232 source

      The Results section (no page number available in our copy) shows that CCDC22(T17A) fibroblasts have altered ATP7A trafficking and loss of endosomal COMMD1 localization. It does not establish that CCDC22(T17A), CCDC22(Y557C), or VPS35L(A830T) disrupt recycling of LRP1 or LDLR or lead to hypercholesterolemia; the trafficking results here concern ATP7A and TGN46. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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    Findingcitation

    The first conserved patch is on the CCDC22-CCDC93 coiled-coil structure, lying adjacent to DENND10, aligning closely with a region required for interacting with FAM21 of the WASH complex.

    “The first is a patch on the CCDC22-CCDC93 coiled-coil structure, lying adjacent to DENND10 (Figure S7B) aligning closely with a region required for interacting with FAM21 of the WASH complex.65”
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    • cites [65] Phillips-Krawczak C.A. Singla A. Starokadomskyy P. Deng Z. Osborne D.G. Li H. Dick C.J. Gomez T.S. Koenecke M. Zhang J.S. COMMD1 is linked to the WASH complex and regulates endosomal trafficking of the copper transporter ATP7A Mol. Biol. Cell 26 2015 91 103 10.1091/mbc.E14-06-1073 25355947 PMC4279232 source

      The Results section, “The carboxy-terminal ends of CCDC22/CCDC93 are responsible for FAM21 binding” (page unavailable), maps regions of both proteins that interact with FAM21. It does not identify a conserved patch on their coiled-coil structure, place that patch adjacent to DENND10, or establish that it aligns with the FAM21-interacting region. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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    VPS26C plays a central role in the endosomal association and function of Commander through a mechanism that may include association with the cargo adaptor SNX17, the WASH complex, and/or an inherent ability of VPS26C to associate with membranes.

    “VPS26C therefore plays a central role in the endosomal association and function of Commander through a mechanism that may include association with the cargo adaptor SNX17,6 the WASH complex,65 and/or an inherent ability of VPS26C to associate with membranes.60”
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    • cites [6] McNally K.E. Faulkner R. Steinberg F. Gallon M. Ghai R. Pim D. Langton P. Pearson N. Danson C.M. Nägele H. Retriever is a multiprotein complex for retromer-independent endosomal cargo recycling Nat. Cell Biol. 19 2017 1214 1225 10.1038/ncb3610 28892079 PMC5790113 source

      The Results section on endosomal targeting reports that suppressing DSCR3 (renamed VPS26C) partially reduces retriever’s endosomal association, supporting a role in its localisation. It does not establish an inherent membrane-binding ability for VPS26C, the mechanism to which citation 60 is attached. The paper instead proposes recruitment through the WASH and CCC complexes (Results, ‘Retriever and retromer utilise distinct targeting mechanisms’; page unavailable). (LLM, conf=0.84)

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    • cites [65] Phillips-Krawczak C.A. Singla A. Starokadomskyy P. Deng Z. Osborne D.G. Li H. Dick C.J. Gomez T.S. Koenecke M. Zhang J.S. COMMD1 is linked to the WASH complex and regulates endosomal trafficking of the copper transporter ATP7A Mol. Biol. Cell 26 2015 91 103 10.1091/mbc.E14-06-1073 25355947 PMC4279232 source
    • cites [60] Leneva N. Kovtun O. Morado D.R. Briggs J.A.G. Owen D.J. Architecture and mechanism of metazoan retromer:SNX3 tubular coat assembly Sci. Adv. 7 2021 eabf8598 10.1126/sciadv.abf8598 33762348 PMC7990337
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    Premisecitation

    The only structure of a DENN domain-RAB complex is of DENND1B and RAB35.

    “the only structure of a DENN domain-RAB complex is of DENND1B and RAB35.70”
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    • cites [70] Wu X. Bradley M.J. Cai Y. Kümmel D. De La Cruz E.M. Barr F.A. Reinisch K.M. Insights regarding guanine nucleotide exchange from the structure of a DENN-domain protein complexed with its Rab GTPase substrate Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 108 2011 18672 18677 10.1073/pnas.1110415108 22065758 PMC3219131 source

      The Abstract describes a structure of DENND1B-S complexed with Rab35 and calls it the first structure of a DENN-domain protein bound to its substrate. It does not establish the citing sentence’s stronger claim that this is the only DENN-domain–Rab complex structure. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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    Findingown data

    The VPS35L(M931Wfs∗2) and VPS35L(Del437-461) mutants retained CCC complex association but had reduced VPS29 binding.

    “In contrast, the VPS35L(M931Wfs∗2) and VPS35L(Del437-461) mutants11 retained CCC complex association but had reduced VPS29 binding (Figure 7B).”
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    • cites [11] Otsuji S. Nishio Y. Tsujita M. Rio M. Huber C. Antón-Plágaro C. Mizuno S. Kawano Y. Miyatake S. Simon M. Clinical diversity and molecular mechanism of VPS35L-associated Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome J. Med. Genet. 60 2023 359 367 10.1136/jmg-2022-108602 36113987 PMC10086474 source

      The Results section, “Functional analysis of identified variant proteins” (page unavailable), reports reduced VPS29 binding for several other VPS35L variants, but does not identify M931Wfs*2 or Del437-461 or test their CCC-complex association. Searches for both variant names and CCC association found no passage addressing the claimed pair of mutants. (LLM, conf=0.74)

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    Findingown data

    Knockout of VPS35L resulted in increased colocalization of α5β1-integrin with the LAMP1-positive late endosome/lysosome and a corresponding reduction in surface α5β1-integrin.

    “and an increased colocalization of α5β1-integrin with the LAMP1-positive late endosome/lysosome (Figures 2D–2F) with a corresponding reduction in surface α5β1-integrin6 (Figure 2E).”
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    • cites [6] McNally K.E. Faulkner R. Steinberg F. Gallon M. Ghai R. Pim D. Langton P. Pearson N. Danson C.M. Nägele H. Retriever is a multiprotein complex for retromer-independent endosomal cargo recycling Nat. Cell Biol. 19 2017 1214 1225 10.1038/ncb3610 28892079 PMC5790113 source

      The Results section (page unavailable) reports that siRNA suppression of C16orf62 caused α5β1-integrin enrichment in LAMP1-positive late endosomes/lysosomes and reduced its cell-surface level. The Discussion identifies C16orf62 as VPS35L. However, the paper reports C16orf62 knockdown, not VPS35L knockout, for these effects. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • It may state two separate claims as one.

    Premisecitation

    Retriever shares similarities with Retromer, composed of related VPS35L and VPS26C subunits and the shared VPS29 protein, and associates with one divergent adaptor SNX17.

    “Although Retriever shares similarities with Retromer, composed of related VPS35L and VPS26C subunits and the shared VPS29 protein, and associates with one divergent adaptor SNX17,2,3,6,15”
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    • cites [2] Mallam A.L. Marcotte E.M. Systems-wide studies uncover commander, a multiprotein complex essential to human development Cell Syst. 4 2017 483 494 10.1016/j.cels.2017.04.006 28544880 PMC5541947
    • cites [3] McNally K.E. Cullen P.J. Endosomal retrieval of cargo: retromer is not alone Trends Cell Biol. 28 2018 807 822 10.1016/j.tcb.2018.06.005 30072228 source
    • cites [6] McNally K.E. Faulkner R. Steinberg F. Gallon M. Ghai R. Pim D. Langton P. Pearson N. Danson C.M. Nägele H. Retriever is a multiprotein complex for retromer-independent endosomal cargo recycling Nat. Cell Biol. 19 2017 1214 1225 10.1038/ncb3610 28892079 PMC5790113 source
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Premisecitation

    Only one crystal structure of a DENN domain in complex with a RAB GEF substrate has been determined.

    “Only one crystal structure of a DENN domain in complex with a RAB GEF substrate has been determined,70”
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    • cites [70] Wu X. Bradley M.J. Cai Y. Kümmel D. De La Cruz E.M. Barr F.A. Reinisch K.M. Insights regarding guanine nucleotide exchange from the structure of a DENN-domain protein complexed with its Rab GTPase substrate Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 108 2011 18672 18677 10.1073/pnas.1110415108 22065758 PMC3219131 source

      The Abstract calls the DENND1B-S–Rab35 complex the first structure of a DENN-domain protein bound to its Rab substrate, and Results and Discussion describes the crystals obtained. That supports the existence of the structure and its priority in 2011, but does not establish that it remained the only such structure when the citing sentence was written. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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    Interpretationreasoning

    Previous studies examining individual components of the complex may need to be re-interpreted.

    “and implies that previous studies examining individual components of the complex, including our own,42 may need to be re-interpreted.”
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    • cites [42] Healy M.D. Hospenthal M.K. Hall R.J. Chandra M. Chilton M. Tillu V. Chen K.E. Celligoi D.J. McDonald F.J. Cullen P.J. Structural insights into the architecture and membrane interactions of the conserved COMMD proteins Elife 7 2018 e35898 10.7554/eLife.35898 30067224 PMC6089597 source
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    Premisecitation

    Endosome-associated branched actin is nucleated by Arp2/3 following activation by the WASH complex, which interacts with Commander subunits.

    “Endosome-associated branched actin is nucleated by Arp2/3 following activation by the WASH complex, which interacts with Commander subunits.4,6,13,21,65,78”
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    • cites [4] Simonetti B. Cullen P.J. Actin-dependent endosomal receptor recycling Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 56 2019 22 33 10.1016/j.ceb.2018.08.006 30227382 source
    • cites [6] McNally K.E. Faulkner R. Steinberg F. Gallon M. Ghai R. Pim D. Langton P. Pearson N. Danson C.M. Nägele H. Retriever is a multiprotein complex for retromer-independent endosomal cargo recycling Nat. Cell Biol. 19 2017 1214 1225 10.1038/ncb3610 28892079 PMC5790113 source
    • cites [13] Bartuzi P. Billadeau D.D. Favier R. Rong S. Dekker D. Fedoseienko A. Fieten H. Wijers M. Levels J.H. Huijkman N. CCC- and WASH-mediated endosomal sorting of LDLR is required for normal clearance of circulating LDL Nat. Commun. 7 2016 10961 10.1038/ncomms10961 26965651 PMC4792963 source

      The Results section ('COMMD1 and WASH facilitate LDLR trafficking'; page unavailable) says WASH-mediated actin polymerization occurs on endosomes and identifies a WASH1 mutant that cannot activate Arp2/3. The Abstract (page unavailable) says the CCC complex interacts with WASH. Our copy does not specify that the actin is branched or identify the CCC complex as Commander, so those parts of the claim are not established by this source. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  • Probably not a substantial claim.

    Study design and conductcitation

    Significance in the mass spectrometry analysis was determined by permutation-based FDR statistics with the s0 factor iteratively modified to exclude all identifications enriched in the control experiment, yielding an s0 of 1 at 1% FDR.

    “Significance was determined by permutation-based FDR statistics122 where the s0 factor was iteratively modified to exclude all identifications enriched in the control experiment, yielding an s0 of 1 at 1% FDR.”
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    • cites [122] Tyanova S. Temu T. Sinitcyn P. Carlson A. Hein M.Y. Geiger T. Mann M. Cox J. The Perseus computational platform for comprehensive analysis of (prote)omics data Nat. Methods 13 2016 731 740 10.1038/nmeth.3901 27348712 source
  • It may state two separate claims as one.

    Premisecitation

    DENND10 localizes to late endosomes, and its knockdown perturbs aspects of endosomal morphology and function, although it appears dispensable for assembly of Commander.

    “DENND10 localizes to late endosomes, and its knockdown perturbs aspects of endosomal morphology and function,21,69 although it appears dispensable for assembly of Commander.21”
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    • cites [21] Singla A. Fedoseienko A. Giridharan S.S.P. Overlee B.L. Lopez A. Jia D. Song J. Huff-Hardy K. Weisman L. Burstein E. Billadeau D.D. Endosomal PI(3)P regulation by the COMMD/CCDC22/CCDC93 (CCC) complex controls membrane protein recycling Nat. Commun. 10 2019 4271 10.1038/s41467-019-12221-6 31537807 PMC6753146 source

      The Results report that deleting FAM45A perturbed GLUT1 trafficking but had minimal impact on CCC or retriever subunit expression, supporting the functional and assembly portions of the claim. The Discussion says altered endosomal morphology was not seen in FAM45A-deleted cells. Our copy calls the protein FAM45A rather than DENND10, does not establish late-endosome localization, and reports deletion rather than knockdown. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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    • cites [69] Zhang J. Zhang K. Qi L. Hu Q. Shen Z. Liu B. Deng J. Zhang C. Zhang Y. DENN domain-containing protein FAM45A regulates the homeostasis of late/multivesicular endosomes Biochim. Biophys. Acta. Mol. Cell Res. 1866 2019 916 929 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2019.02.006 30771381 source
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    Findingown data

    VPS35L has little sequence similarity to VPS35 (<21% identity), but both are comprised of sixteen HEAT-like α-helical repeat structures.

    “VPS35L has little sequence similarity to the Retromer subunit VPS35 (<21% identity), but both are comprised of sixteen HEAT-like α-helical repeat structures.”
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    Findingown data

    VPS35L(R293E) induced a >95% decrease in VPS26C binding but retained binding to VPS29 and the CCC complex.

    “VPS35L(R293E) (see inset (i) in Figure 1B) induced a >95% decrease in VPS26C binding but retained binding to VPS29 and the CCC complex (Figure 1C).”
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    Findingown data

    The structure allows mapping of disease-causing mutations and reveals the molecular features required for the function of this evolutionarily conserved trafficking machinery.

    “The structure allows mapping of disease-causing mutations and reveals the molecular features required for the function of this evolutionarily conserved trafficking machinery.”
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    Findingown data

    Unlike VPS35, VPS35L has an additional conserved N-terminal sequence (~180 residues) that is mostly unstructured apart from elements predicted to engage both the last three α-helical repeats of VPS35L and VPS29.

    “Unlike VPS35, VPS35L has an additional conserved N-terminal sequence (∼180 residues) that is mostly unstructured apart from elements that are predicted to engage both the last three α-helical repeats of VPS35L as well as VPS29 (discussed below).”
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    Findingown data

    VPS35L is an extended α-solenoid that binds VPS26C and VPS29 at its amino- and carboxy-terminal ends respectively.

    “Analogous to Retromer,57,58,59,60,61,62 VPS35L is an extended α-solenoid that binds VPS26C and VPS29 at its amino- and carboxy-terminal ends respectively (Figures 1B and S1A).”
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    • cites [57] Hierro A. Rojas A.L. Rojas R. Murthy N. Effantin G. Kajava A.V. Steven A.C. Bonifacino J.S. Hurley J.H. Functional architecture of the retromer cargo-recognition complex Nature 449 2007 1063 1067 10.1038/nature06216 17891154 PMC2377034 source
    • cites [58] Kendall A.K. Xie B. Xu P. Wang J. Burcham R. Frazier M.N. Binshtein E. Wei H. Graham T.R. Nakagawa T. Jackson L.P. Mammalian retromer is an adaptable scaffold for cargo sorting from endosomes Structure 28 2020 393 405.e4 10.1016/j.str.2020.01.009 32027819 PMC7145723
    • cites [59] Kovtun O. Leneva N. Bykov Y.S. Ariotti N. Teasdale R.D. Schaffer M. Engel B.D. Owen D.J. Briggs J.A.G. Collins B.M. Structure of the membrane-assembled retromer coat determined by cryo-electron tomography Nature 561 2018 561 564 10.1038/s41586-018-0526-z 30224749 PMC6173284
    • cites [60] Leneva N. Kovtun O. Morado D.R. Briggs J.A.G. Owen D.J. Architecture and mechanism of metazoan retromer:SNX3 tubular coat assembly Sci. Adv. 7 2021 eabf8598 10.1126/sciadv.abf8598 33762348 PMC7990337
    • cites [61] Lucas M. Gershlick D.C. Vidaurrazaga A. Rojas A.L. Bonifacino J.S. Hierro A. Structural mechanism for cargo recognition by the retromer complex Cell 167 2016 1623 1635.e14 10.1016/j.cell.2016.10.056 27889239 PMC5147500
    • cites [62] Norwood S.J. Shaw D.J. Cowieson N.P. Owen D.J. Teasdale R.D. Collins B.M. Assembly and solution structure of the core retromer protein complex Traffic 12 2011 56 71 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2010.01124.x 20875039
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    Findingown data

    Although the complex studied by cryoEM includes the full-length CCDC proteins, no density is observed for the CH domain of CCDC22 or the C-terminal coiled-coil domains of either protein, indicating significant flexibility in their relative orientation to the COMMD ring.

    “Although the complex studied by cryoEM includes the full-length CCDC proteins, no density is observed for the CH domain of CCDC22 or the C-terminal coiled-coil domains of either protein, indicating significant flexibility in their relative orientation to the COMMD ring.”
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    Findingown data

    Knockout of VPS35L resulted in a loss of CCC complex association with endosomes, demonstrating a requirement of Retriever for CCC endosome recruitment.

    “Knockout of VPS35L also resulted in a loss of CCC complex association with endosomes, demonstrating a requirement of Retriever for CCC endosome recruitment”
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    Findingown data

    These losses continued following the diversification of the major eukaryotic lineages; for example, within embryophytes, Arabidopsis thaliana appears to have lost Commander entirely, while Physcomitrium patens has retained four of the ancestral subunits.

    “These losses continued following the diversification of the major eukaryotic lineages; for example, within embryophytes (land plants), the model tracheophyte Arabidopsis thaliana appears to have lost Commander entirely, while the bryophyte Physcomitrium patens has retained four of the ancestral subunits (Figure S5B).”
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    Findingown data

    Two critical contacts involve Leu129 in COMMD10 and the analogous Ile118 in COMMD9, which lie within the respective linkers between the HN and COMM domains.

    “Two critical contacts involve Leu129 in COMMD10 and the analogous Ile118 in COMMD9; these lie within the respective linkers between the HN and COMM domains (Figures 3D and 3E).”
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    Findingown data

    The decameric COMMD ring and trimeric Retriever are tethered by the heterodimeric CCDC22 and CCDC93 proteins, with DENND10 associated at the apex of the structure.

    “The decameric COMMD ring and trimeric Retriever are tethered by the heterodimeric CCDC22 and CCDC93 proteins, with DENND10 associated at the apex of the structure.”
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    Findingown data

    The phenotypes of VPS35L knockout were rescued by wild-type VPS35L, but not the VPS26C-binding mutant VPS35L(R293E).

    “These phenotypes were all rescued by wild-type VPS35L, but not the VPS26C-binding mutant VPS35L(R293E) (Figures 2D–2F).”
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    Findingown data

    Full-length CCDC22 and CCDC93 are predicted to form a heterodimer with four coiled-coil regions (CC1-CC4) in two V-shaped structures, the first of which interacts with DENND10.

    “Full-length CCDC22 and CCDC93 are predicted to form a heterodimer with four coiled-coil regions (CC1-CC4) in two V-shaped structures, the first of which interacts with DENND10 (Figure 5).”
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    Findingcitation

    DENND10 deletion does not affect recycling of α5 integrin.

    “its deletion does not affect recycling of α5 integrin.21”
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    • cites [21] Singla A. Fedoseienko A. Giridharan S.S.P. Overlee B.L. Lopez A. Jia D. Song J. Huff-Hardy K. Weisman L. Burstein E. Billadeau D.D. Endosomal PI(3)P regulation by the COMMD/CCDC22/CCDC93 (CCC) complex controls membrane protein recycling Nat. Commun. 10 2019 4271 10.1038/s41467-019-12221-6 31537807 PMC6753146 source
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    Findingown data

    Two PxxR sequences in CCDC22 that form similar turn structures, 145PHLR148 and 199PVGR202, bind the HN domains of COMMD5 and COMMD3, respectively.

    “Two PxxR sequences in CCDC22 that form similar turn structures, 145PHLR148 (Figure 4F) and 199PVGR202 (Figure 4G), bind the HN domains of COMMD5 and COMMD3, respectively.”
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    Findingown data

    One surface of the COMMD ring is decorated by the HN domains of COMMD1, 4, 2, 10, and 7, while the other consists of COMMD8, 3, 5, and 9.

    “One surface of the ring is decorated by the HN domains of COMMD1, 4, 2, 10, and 7, while the other consists of COMMD8, 3, 5, and 9 (human COMMD6 lacks the HN domain, although it is present in other species) (Figure 4B).”
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    Findingown data

    Deleting the first 17 residues of VPS35L leads to a near complete loss of VPS29 and CCC complex binding without affecting VPS26C association.

    “Deleting these residues leads to a near complete loss of VPS29 and CCC complex binding without affecting VPS26C association, which is replicated with VPS35L(R9D/R11D) and VPS35L(L825K) mutants (Figure 1G).”
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    Findingown data

    Human COMMD6 lacks the HN domain, although it is present in other species.

    “human COMMD6 lacks the HN domain, although it is present in other species”
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    Findingown data

    Western analysis confirmed a complex of all twelve proteins, with native PAGE and mass spectrometry consistent with a 1:1 stoichiometry assembly.

    “Western analysis confirmed a complex of all twelve proteins, with native PAGE and mass spectrometry consistent with a 1:1 stoichiometry assembly (Methods S1).”
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    Findingown data

    Co-expression of all ten human COMMD proteins in E. coli followed by affinity purification resulted in isolation of three homogeneous and stable tetrameric sub-complexes: COMMD1-4-6-8 (subcomplex A), COMMD2-3-4-8 (subcomplex B), and COMMD5-7-9-10 (subcomplex C).

    “affinity purification of these four tagged-proteins followed by gel filtration and peptide mass spectrometry resulted in the isolation of three homogeneous and stable tetrameric sub-complexes: COMMD1-4-6-8 (isolated by COMMD1-His), COMMD2-3-4-8 (isolated by COMMD2-His), and COMMD5-7-9-10 (isolated by COMMD5-His or COMMD10-His), which we referred to as subcomplex A, B, and C, respectively (Figure 3”
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    Findingcitation

    Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that all twelve proteins (COMMD subunits, CCDC22, CCDC93) were present in the last eukaryotic common ancestor (LECA), with no sequence homologues identified in Archaea or Bacteria.

    “Phylogenetic analysis of the COMMD subunits CCDC22 and CCDC93 demonstrated that all twelve proteins were present in the last eukaryotic common ancestor (LECA),2 with no sequence homologues identified in Archaea or Bacteria (Figures S5A and S5B).”
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    • cites [2] Mallam A.L. Marcotte E.M. Systems-wide studies uncover commander, a multiprotein complex essential to human development Cell Syst. 4 2017 483 494 10.1016/j.cels.2017.04.006 28544880 PMC5541947
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    Findingown data

    In the complex, the HN domain of COMMD10 enfolds the loop of the COMMD5 COMM domain, while the HN domain of COMMD9 enfolds the corresponding loop of COMMD7.

    “In this complex, the HN domain of COMMD10 enfolds the loop of the COMMD5 COMM domain, while the HN domain of COMMD9 enfolds the corresponding loop of COMMD7.”
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    Findingown data

    Retriever did not regulate the RAB7 GAP activity of endosomal TBC1D5, as VPS35L KO HeLa cells did not phenocopy the defect in endosomal maturation and accumulation of hyperactivated RAB7-GTP observed in Retromer KO cells.

    “Retriever did not regulate the RAB7 GAP activity of endosomal TBC1D5, as CRISPR/Cas9 knockout VPS35L HeLa cells did not phenocopy the defect in endosomal maturation and accumulation of hyperactivated RAB7-GTP observed in Retromer KO cells64 (Figures S1F and S1G).”
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    • cites [64] Jimenez-Orgaz A. Kvainickas A. Nägele H. Denner J. Eimer S. Dengjel J. Steinberg F. Control of RAB7 activity and localization through the retromer-TBC1D5 complex enables RAB7-dependent mitophagy EMBO J. 37 2018 235 254 10.15252/embj.201797128 29158324 PMC5770787
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    Findingown data

    Each COMMD forms a strongly supported (>90% bootstrap) clan in the unrooted phylogeny, and each clan contains representatives from all major lineages of eukaryotes.

    “Each COMMD forms a strongly supported (>90% bootstrap) clan in the unrooted phylogeny, and each clan contains representatives from all major lineages (supergroups) of eukaryotes”
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    Findingown data

    VPS35L(R661A) or VPS35L(I710D) and CCDC22(V501D) or CCDC93(E503R) all specifically perturbed Retriever and CCC complex association without affecting assembly of either subcomplex.

    “We validated the major interface by mutagenesis of key residues, with VPS35L(R661A) or VPS35L(I710D) and CCDC22(V501D) or CCDC93(E503R) all specifically perturbing Retriever and CCC complex association without affecting assembly of either subcomplex (Figures 6B and 6C).”
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    Findingown data

    StrepTactin-affinity isolation of the twelve-subunit CCC complex revealed that CCDC93-Strep and all other proteins were enriched in the desthiobiotin eluate, with size-exclusion chromatography revealing a single homogeneous peak.

    “StrepTactin-affinity isolation revealed that CCDC93-Strep and all other proteins were enriched in the desthiobiotin eluate, with size-exclusion chromatography revealing a single homogeneous peak (Methods S1).”
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    Findingown data

    The CC1-CC2 coiled-coil regions of CCDC22 and CCDC93 formed a stable dimer, which bound to recombinant DENND10 with an affinity of 28 ± 6 nM.

    “Consistent with this, the CC1-CC2 coiled-coil regions of CCDC22 and CCDC93 formed a stable dimer, which bound to recombinant DENND10 with an affinity of 28 ± 6 nM (Figure 5B).”
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    Findingown data

    VPS29(L152E) and VPS29(V174D) retained Retromer association but displayed a >95% decrease in binding to VPS35L and CCDC proteins.

    “Moreover, VPS29(L152E) and VPS29(V174D) retained Retromer association but displayed a >95% decrease in binding to VPS35L (and CCDC proteins), confirming the central importance of the 34PL35-VPS29 association for Retriever assembly (Figure 1E).”
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    Findingown data

    Loss of VPS35L in HeLa cells induced a reduction in VPS26C levels, indicating their reciprocal requirement for Retriever stability.

    “In VPS35L KO HeLa cells, loss of VPS35L induced a reduction in VPS26C levels, indicating their reciprocal requirement for Retriever stability.”
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    Findingown data

    The cryoEM structure is consistent with the COMMD10-5-COMMD7-9 crystal structure, the tetrameric sub-assemblies observed in bacterial expression, and the complex predicted with AlphaFold2 across diverse species.

    “This cryoEM structure is consistent with (i) the COMMD10-5-COMMD7-9 crystal structure, (ii) the tetrameric sub-assemblies observed in bacterial expression, and (iii) the complex predicted with AlphaFold2 across diverse species (Figures S3C–S3E).”
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    Findingown data

    CCDC22(Y557C) is a highly conserved sidechain and lies directly within the interface with VPS35L.

    “CCDC22(Y557C) is a highly conserved sidechain and lies directly within the interface with VPS35L.”
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    Findingown data

    Only subcomplex C produced an X-ray crystal structure (3.3 Å resolution), revealing a 1:1:1:1 heterotetrameric assembly formed by COMMD5-COMMD10 and COMMD7-COMMD9 heterodimers.

    “only subcomplex C produced an X-ray crystal structure (3.3 Å resolution), revealing a 1:1:1:1 heterotetrameric assembly formed by COMMD5-COMMD10 and COMMD7-COMMD9 heterodimers (Figure 3B, Table S2).”
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    Findingcitation

    No putative RAB effector protein(s) have yet been identified, although there is evidence for an association with RAB27.

    “no putative RAB effector protein(s) have yet been identified, although there is evidence for an association with RAB27.69”
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    • cites [69] Zhang J. Zhang K. Qi L. Hu Q. Shen Z. Liu B. Deng J. Zhang C. Zhang Y. DENN domain-containing protein FAM45A regulates the homeostasis of late/multivesicular endosomes Biochim. Biophys. Acta. Mol. Cell Res. 1866 2019 916 929 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2019.02.006 30771381 source
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    Findingown data

    Our data define precisely how COMMD family members interact with each other in preferred heterodimers and provide a detailed understanding of their complete assembly into a heterodecameric ring, the stability of which is dependent on interaction with CCDC22 and CCDC93.

    “Our data define precisely how COMMD family members interact with each other in preferred heterodimers and provide a detailed understanding of their complete assembly into a heterodecameric ring, the stability of which is dependent on interaction with CCDC22 and CCDC93.”
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    Findingown data

    Several methods of data processing in RELION/CryoSPARC to recover less frequent orientations were unsuccessful at improving the distribution of views and the overall final map.

    “We also tried several methods of data processing in RELION/CryoSPARC to recover less frequent orientations. However, these were unsuccessful at improving the distribution of views and the overall final map (data not shown).”
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    Findingown data

    In general, the β1-β2 loop within the COMM domain of each COMMD subunit docks closely into a complementary pocket formed by the HN domain and linker of its cognate dimeric partner, and these interactions involve a strictly conserved tryptophan within the C-terminal α7-helix of the neighboring subunit.

    “Although there are many individual requirements for precise COMMD interactions, in general the β1-β2 loop within the COMM domain of each COMMD subunit docks closely into a complementary pocket formed by the HN domain and linker of its cognate dimeric partner, and these interactions involve a strictly conserved tryptophan within the C-terminal α7-helix of the neighboring subunit.”
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    Findingnone given

    CryoEM maps of Retriever have revealed its overall architecture but not its entire atomic structure.

    “cryoEM maps of Retriever have revealed its overall architecture but not its entire atomic structure.”
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    Findingown data

    Electron density for the two HN domains positioned by PHASER was relatively poor, but they could be identified confidently as belonging to COMMD9 and COMMD10 based on their connectivity to the core COMM domains of these two subunits.

    “Electron density for the two HN domains positioned by PHASER was relatively poor but they could be identified confidently as belonging to COMMD9 and COMMD10 based on their connectivity to the core COMM domains of these two subunits.”
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    Findingreasoning

    The VPS35L sequence binds VPS29 with high affinity, which is enhanced by intramolecular tethering and thus blocks Retriever-bound VPS29 from participating in these regulatory interactions.

    “The VPS35L sequence binds VPS29 with high affinity, which is enhanced by intramolecular tethering and thus blocks Retriever-bound VPS29 from participating in these regulatory interactions.”
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    Findingown data

    AlphaFold2 models of Danio rerio and Salpingoeca rosetta complexes were entirely consistent with the predicted human complex.

    “These were entirely consistent with the predicted human complex.”
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    Findingnone given

    A tilted dataset was collected but data processing with it was unsuccessful.

    “We also collected a tilted dataset but data processing with this dataset was unsuccessful (data not shown).”
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    Findingown data

    Most missense mutations map to key structural elements or inter-subunit interfaces, and those tested all result in significant loss in overall Commander protein levels.

    “Most missense mutations map to key structural elements or inter-subunit interfaces, and those tested all result in significant loss in overall Commander protein levels.”
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    Findingown data

    The final CryoSPARC refined Retriever map does not contain particles observed from all angles, has a large deviation from the directional FSC and displays low sphericity (0.715 out of 1).

    “The final CryoSPARC refined map does not contain particles observed from all angles, has a large deviation from the directional FSC and displays low sphericity (0.715 out of 1) (Methods S1).”
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    Findingown data

    PHASER successfully placed four copies of the COMMD9 COMM domain, one copy of the COMMD9 HN domain, and one copy of the COMMD10 HN domain.

    “PHASER was able to successfully place four copies of the COMMD9 COMM domain, one copy of the COMMD9 HN domain and one copy of the COMMD10 HN domain.”
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    Findingown data

    Attempts to overcome Retriever preferential orientation issues by changing sample preparation were unsuccessful.

    “We tried unsuccessfully to overcome these preferential orientation issues by changing the sample prep”
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    Findingown data

    Our studies have shown an analogous architecture; however, Retriever is more compact and has distinct conserved surfaces that mediate specific interactions with the CCC machinery and an intrinsically unstructured N-terminal region that binds and regulates VPS29.

    “Our studies have shown an analogous architecture; however, Retriever is more compact and has distinct conserved surfaces that mediate specific interactions with the CCC machinery and an intrinsically unstructured N-terminal region that binds and regulates VPS29.”
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    Findingnone given

    Interactions of the CCC complex with DENND10 and with Retriever have been mapped and experimentally validated in vitro and in situ.

    “while interactions of the CCC complex with DENND10 and with Retriever have been mapped and experimentally validated in vitro and in situ”
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  • Probably not a substantial claim.

    Findingown data

    The combined CCC complex particles refined to 4.2 Å.

    “combined to give a total of 166,533 particles which were then refined to 4.2 Å.”
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    Findingown data

    Alignment-free 3D classification selected a class (20,034 particles) containing densities for all HN domains and the CH domain of CCDC93, resulting in a 3.8 Å reconstruction, which was further improved to 3.5 Å after final CTF refinement and 3D refinement.

    “The best 3D class (20,034 particles), which contained densities for all the HN domains as well as the CH domain of CCDC93, was selected for a further round of 3D refinement, resulting in a 3.8 Å reconstruction, which was further improved to 3.5 Å following a final round of CTF refinement and 3D refinement.”
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    Findingown data

    The best-fitting phylogenetic models were Q.yeast+R5 for the COMMD1-10 tree, LG + C20 + F+G for CCD22, and Q.insect+F+I + G4 for CCD93.

    “The best-fitting models were Q.yeast+R5 for the COMMD1-10 tree, LG + C20 + F+G for CCD22, and Q.insect+F+I + G4 for CCD93.”
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    Findingnone given

    Core structures of the CCC complex and the interaction of VPS29 with the N-terminal tail of VPS35L have been determined at high resolution using X-ray crystallography and cryoEM.

    “while core structures of the CCC complex and the interaction of VPS29 with the N-terminal tail of VPS35L have been determined at high resolution using X-ray crystallography and cryoEM”
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    Interpretationown data

    CCDC22 and CCDC93 adopt a coiled-coil structure that connects the CCC and Retriever assemblies and recruits DENND10 to form the complete Commander complex.

    “These adopt a coiled-coil structure that connects the CCC and Retriever assemblies and recruits a 16th subunit, DENND10, to form the complete Commander complex.”
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    Premisecitation

    Retriever shares distant homology to Retromer.

    “Retriever, a VPS26C:VPS35L:VPS29 trimer, shares distant homology to Retromer, itself a trimer of VPS29, VPS35, and either VPS26A or VPS26B (paralogues with VPS26C).2,15”
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    • cites [2] Mallam A.L. Marcotte E.M. Systems-wide studies uncover commander, a multiprotein complex essential to human development Cell Syst. 4 2017 483 494 10.1016/j.cels.2017.04.006 28544880 PMC5541947
    • cites [15] Chen K.E. Healy M.D. Collins B.M. Towards a molecular understanding of endosomal trafficking by Retromer and Retriever Traffic 20 2019 465 478 10.1111/tra.12649 30993794 source
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    Premisecitation

    Retriever is a VPS26C:VPS35L:VPS29 trimer.

    “Retriever, a VPS26C:VPS35L:VPS29 trimer, shares distant homology to Retromer, itself a trimer of VPS29, VPS35, and either VPS26A or VPS26B (paralogues with VPS26C).2,15”
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    • cites [2] Mallam A.L. Marcotte E.M. Systems-wide studies uncover commander, a multiprotein complex essential to human development Cell Syst. 4 2017 483 494 10.1016/j.cels.2017.04.006 28544880 PMC5541947
    • cites [15] Chen K.E. Healy M.D. Collins B.M. Towards a molecular understanding of endosomal trafficking by Retromer and Retriever Traffic 20 2019 465 478 10.1111/tra.12649 30993794 source
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    Interpretationown data

    Reduced VPS29 interaction correlates with a decrease in CCC complex association, suggesting that VPS29 binding to VPS35L is important to stabilize Retriever and CCC assembly.

    “Interestingly, reduced VPS29 interaction correlated with a decrease in CCC complex association, suggesting that its binding to VPS35L is important to stabilize Retriever and CCC assembly.”
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    Interpretationown data

    Retriever is distantly related to the endosomal Retromer complex but has unique features preventing the shared VPS29 subunit from interacting with Retromer-associated factors.

    “Retriever is distantly related to the endosomal Retromer complex but has unique features preventing the shared VPS29 subunit from interacting with Retromer-associated factors.”
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    Premisecitation

    COMMD proteins possess a C-terminal COMM domain approximately 70-80 residues in length and an α-helical N-terminal (HN) domain.

    “The COMMD proteins possess a C-terminal COMM domain approximately 70–80 residues in length, as well as an α-helical N-terminal (HN) domain.41,42”
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    • cites [41] Burstein E. Hoberg J.E. Wilkinson A.S. Rumble J.M. Csomos R.A. Komarck C.M. Maine G.N. Wilkinson J.C. Mayo M.W. Duckett C.S. COMMD proteins, a novel family of structural and functional homologs of MURR1 J. Biol. Chem. 280 2005 22222 22232 10.1074/jbc.M501928200 15799966 source
    • cites [42] Healy M.D. Hospenthal M.K. Hall R.J. Chandra M. Chilton M. Tillu V. Chen K.E. Celligoi D.J. McDonald F.J. Cullen P.J. Structural insights into the architecture and membrane interactions of the conserved COMMD proteins Elife 7 2018 e35898 10.7554/eLife.35898 30067224 PMC6089597 source
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    Interpretationown data

    VPS35L pathogenic mutations A830T, Del906, and P787L cluster toward the VPS29 interface and are anticipated to disrupt the C-terminal structure of the VPS35L solenoid.

    “VPS35L pathogenic mutations A830T, Del906, and P787L cluster toward the VPS29 interface and are anticipated to disrupt the C-terminal structure of the VPS35L solenoid.”
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    Interpretationown data

    Our studies provide a comprehensive understanding of how Retriever and CCC complexes are assembled and how they combine to form the Commander super-complex.

    “Our studies provide a comprehensive understanding of how Retriever and CCC complexes are assembled and how they combine to form the Commander super-complex.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim.

    Study design and conductown data

    The threshold of significant enrichment was determined to be 2-fold (log2 fold change = 1) based on the distribution of unenriched proteins.

    “The threshold of significant enrichment was determined to be 2-fold (log2 fold change = 1) based on the distribution of unenriched proteins.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • It may state two separate claims as one.

    Interpretationreasoning

    The extensive interactions mediated by the linker regions of the CCDC proteins appear to enhance the stability of the COMMD ring and likely explain why only tetrameric sub-complexes are isolated when expressing the COMMD proteins alone in E. coli.

    “The extensive interactions mediated by the linker regions of the CCDC proteins appears to enhance the stability of the COMMD ring and likely explains why only tetrameric sub-complexes are isolated when expressing the COMMD proteins alone in E. coli (Figure 3).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • It may state two separate claims as one.

    Interpretationown data

    In Retriever, the VPS29 binding site for Retromer accessory proteins is occluded, and VPS29 serves to facilitate association with the CCC complex.

    “These results establish that while Retromer-assembled VPS29 provides a docking site for accessory proteins that regulate RAB GTPases;46,47,63 in Retriever, this binding site is occluded, and VPS29 serves to facilitate association with the CCC complex.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 3 sources checked
    • cites [46] Crawley-Snowdon H. Yang J.C. Zaccai N.R. Davis L.J. Wartosch L. Herman E.K. Bright N.A. Swarbrick J.S. Collins B.M. Jackson L.P. Mechanism and evolution of the Zn-fingernail required for interaction of VARP with VPS29 Nat. Commun. 11 2020 5031 10.1038/s41467-020-18773-2 33024112 PMC7539009
    • cites [47] Jia D. Zhang J.S. Li F. Wang J. Deng Z. White M.A. Osborne D.G. Phillips-Krawczak C. Gomez T.S. Li H. Structural and mechanistic insights into regulation of the retromer coat by TBC1d5 Nat. Commun. 7 2016 13305 10.1038/ncomms13305 27827364 PMC5105194
    • cites [63] Hesketh G.G. Pérez-Dorado I. Jackson L.P. Wartosch L. Schäfer I.B. Gray S.R. McCoy A.J. Zeldin O.B. Garman E.F. Harbour M.E. VARP is recruited on to endosomes by direct interaction with retromer, where together they function in export to the cell surface Dev. Cell 29 2014 591 606 10.1016/j.devcel.2014.04.010 24856514 PMC4059916
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Study design and conductnone given

    Parental and stable cell lines were negative for mycoplasma by DAPI staining.

    “Parental and stable cells lines were negative for mycoplasma by DAPI staining.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.

    Study design and conductown data

    The final model has excellent refinement statistics and stereochemistry based on Molprobity scores.

    “resulting in a final model with excellent refinement statistics and stereochemistry based on Molprobity scores.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. It may be too vague to check against evidence.

    Interpretationnone given

    Our work provides the overall structural framework for analyzing Commander function in a wide array of cellular and disease-associated processes.

    “Our work provides the overall structural framework for analyzing Commander function in a wide array of cellular and disease-associated processes.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. The quote only partly states this claim.

    Study design and conductown data

    eHAP COMMD knockout clonal populations were screened by SDS-PAGE, immunoblotting, and Sanger sequencing of genomic PCR products.

    “Clonal populations were expanded and screen by a combination of SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting and Sanger sequencing of genomic PCR products cloned into pGEM4Z.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • It may state two separate claims as one.

    Interpretationreasoning

    The HN domains are positioned peripherally and appear to be primed for mediating specific intermolecular interactions.

    “One functional implication of the COMMD assembly is that the HN domains are positioned peripherally and appear to be primed for mediating specific intermolecular interactions.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Study design and conductown data

    Each phylogenetic tree was inferred with 10,000 ultrafast bootstrap replicates.

    “Each tree was inferred with 10,000 ultrafast bootstrap replicates.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Study design and conductown data

    All maximum likelihood phylogenetic trees were inferred under the best-fitting model according to the Bayesian Information Criterion implemented in ModelFinder.

    “All maximum likelihood trees were inferred under the best-fitting model according to the Bayesian Information Criterion implemented in ModelFinder (part of IQTree2.1.3112)”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • It may state two separate claims as one.

    Interpretationreasoning

    XLID/RSS mutations can lead to either overall Commander instability or loss of specific interactions within the complex.

    “This shows that XLID/RSS mutations can lead to either overall Commander instability or loss of specific interactions within the complex”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • It may state two separate claims as one.

    Interpretationown data

    Our data support the idea that while the CCC and Retriever assemblies are distinct structures, the function of these proteins likely depends on their incorporation into the Commander holo-assembly.

    “Our data thus support the idea that while the CCC and Retriever assemblies are distinct structures, the function of these proteins likely depends on their incorporation into the Commander holo-assembly.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Interpretationreasoning

    The absence of electron density for the N-terminal HN domains of COMMD5 and COMMD7 is likely due to flexibility in the orientation of these domains.

    “This is likely due to flexibility in the orientation of these domains.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Study design and conductnone given

    False discovery rates in affinity enrichment mass spectrometry were determined through the target-decoy approach set to 1% for both peptides and proteins.

    “False discovery rates (FDR) were determined through the target-decoy approach set to 1% for both peptides and proteins.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. The quote only partly states this claim.

    Study design and conductnone given

    Sequencing of purified plasmid DNA established whether the desired mutation had been introduced in site-directed mutagenesis.

    “Sequencing of purified plasmid DNA established whether the desired mutation had been introduced.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Premisecitation

    Retromer is a well-characterized complex that works with different cargo adaptors including SNX3 and SNX27 to facilitate endosomal sorting.

    “Retromer is a well-characterized complex that works with different cargo adaptors including SNX3 and SNX27 to facilitate endosomal sorting.5”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites [5] Weeratunga S. Paul B. Collins B.M. Recognising the signals for endosomal trafficking Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 65 2020 17 27 10.1016/j.ceb.2020.02.005 32155566
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. The quote only partly states this claim.

    Study design and conductown data

    FLAG-tagged cell lines were verified by SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting after puromycin selection.

    “Infected cells were selected using 2 μg mL−1 puromycin, and transduction verified by SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Study design and conductown data

    Data collection of the CCC complex was performed from 2 independently prepared grids, in 2 separate sessions.

    “Data was collected from 2 independently prepared grids, in 2 separate sessions.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • It may state two separate claims as one.

    Interpretationreasoning

    DENND10 is distinct from these, lacking key residues found in DENND1B required for GEF activity, and the interface with CCDC22-CCDC93 would preclude RAB binding in the same region.

    “DENND10 is distinct from these, lacking key residues found in DENND1B required for GEF activity, and the interface with CCDC22-CCDC93 would preclude RAB binding in the same region.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Study design and conductown data

    Colocalisation analysis of fluorescently labeled proteins was performed with automatic Costes background thresholding.

    “Colocalisation analysis of fluorescently labeled proteins was performed in Volocity 6.3.1 software (PerkinElmer) with automatic Costes background thresholding.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Study design and conductnone given

    The two movie datasets from the two independent grids were processed independently until indicated.

    “The two movie datasets from the two independent grids were processed independently until indicated.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim.

    Study design and conductown data

    The threshold of significant enrichment in affinity enrichment mass spectrometry was set to 2-fold (log2 fold change = 1) based on the distribution of unenriched proteins quantified.

    “The threshold of significant enrichment was set to 2-fold (log2 fold change = 1) based on the distribution of unenriched proteins quantified.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Study design and conductnone given

    Values listed as 'Only identified by site,' 'Reverse,' or 'Contaminants' were removed from the affinity enrichment mass spectrometry dataset.

    “Values listed as being “Only identified by site,” “Reverse,” or “Contaminants” were removed from the dataset.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Premisecitation

    VPS35 knock-out HeLa cells were previously generated.

    “VPS35 knock-out HeLa cells were previously generated.97”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites [97] Simonetti B. Danson C.M. Heesom K.J. Cullen P.J. Sequence-dependent cargo recognition by SNX-BARs mediates retromer-independent transport of CI-MPR J. Cell Biol. 216 2017 3695 3712 10.1083/jcb.201703015 28935633 PMC5674890
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Study design and conductnone given

    Peptides labeled by MaxQuant as 'only identified by site', 'reverse' or 'potential contaminant' were removed from the mass spectrometry data analysis.

    “Peptides labeled by MaxQuant as ‘only identified by site’, ‘reverse’ or ‘potential contaminant’ were removed”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.

    Study design and conductnone given

    In proteomic data analysis, the reverse database search option was enabled and all data were filtered to satisfy a false discovery rate of 5%.

    “The reverse database search option was enabled and all data was filtered to satisfy false discovery rate (FDR) of 5%.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. The quote only partly states this claim.

    Study design and conductown data

    All isothermal titration calorimetry experiments were performed at least in triplicate to check reproducibility.

    “All experiments were performed at least in triplicate to check for reproducibility of the data.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.

    Study design and conductnone given

    All quantified western blots are the mean of at least 3 independent experimental repeats, with statistical analysis performed using Prism 7.

    “All quantified western blots are the mean of at least 3 independent experimental repeats, with statistical analysis performed using Prism 7 (GraphPad Software, USA).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Study design and conductnone given

    Rows having less than 3 valid values in the enrichment group were removed from the mass spectrometry data analysis.

    “rows having less than 3 valid values in the enrichment group were removed”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Premisecitation

    CH domains are often involved in direct interactions with both actin and microtubule filaments.

    “and CH domains are often involved in direct interactions with both actin and microtubule filaments.93,94,95,96”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 3 sources checked
    • cites [93] Galkin V.E. Orlova A. Salmazo A. Djinovic-Carugo K. Egelman E.H. Opening of tandem calponin homology domains regulates their affinity for F-actin Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. 17 2010 614 616 10.1038/nsmb.1789 20383143 PMC2921939
    • cites [94] Palani S. Ghosh S. Ivorra-Molla E. Clarke S. Suchenko A. Balasubramanian M.K. Köster D.V. Calponin-homology domain mediated bending of membrane-associated actin filaments Elife 10 2021 e61078 10.7554/eLife.61078 34269679 PMC8315802
    • cites [95] Slep K.C. Vale R.D. Structural basis of microtubule plus end tracking by XMAP215, CLIP-170, and EB1 Mol. Cell 27 2007 976 991 10.1016/j.molcel.2007.07.023 17889670 PMC2052927
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Study design and conductnone given

    All quantified western blots are the mean of at least 3 independent experimental repeats.

    “All quantified western blots are the mean of at least 3 independent experimental repeats”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Premisecitation

    The COMMD proteins have been shown to undergo homo- and heteromeric interactions using co-immunoprecipitation from cells or following pairwise co-expression in bacterial systems.

    “The COMMD proteins have been shown to undergo homo- and heteromeric interactions using co-immunoprecipitation from cells,6,16,17,19,21,28,40,41,42,68,77 or following pairwise co-expression in bacterial systems.42,77”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 3 sources checked
    • cites [6] McNally K.E. Faulkner R. Steinberg F. Gallon M. Ghai R. Pim D. Langton P. Pearson N. Danson C.M. Nägele H. Retriever is a multiprotein complex for retromer-independent endosomal cargo recycling Nat. Cell Biol. 19 2017 1214 1225 10.1038/ncb3610 28892079 PMC5790113 source
    • cites [16] Hein M.Y. Hubner N.C. Poser I. Cox J. Nagaraj N. Toyoda Y. Gak I.A. Weisswange I. Mansfeld J. Buchholz F. A human interactome in three quantitative dimensions organized by stoichiometries and abundances Cell 163 2015 712 723 10.1016/j.cell.2015.09.053 26496610 source
    • cites [17] Wan C. Borgeson B. Phanse S. Tu F. Drew K. Clark G. Xiong X. Kagan O. Kwan J. Bezginov A. Panorama of ancient metazoan macromolecular complexes Nature 525 2015 339 344 10.1038/nature14877 26344197 PMC5036527
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.

    Study design and conductown data

    Typically, three independent AlphaFold2 models were generated for each complex, and their quality was assessed by iPTM scores, PAE plots, and visual inspection of structural alignment.

    “Typically, three independent models were generated for each complex and the quality of the predicted complexes was assessed by examining multiple outputs including the iPTM scores (confidence scores for interfacial residues), predicted alignment error (PAE) plots, and finally a visual inspection of how well the resulting structures aligned with each other in PyMol.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Premisecitation

    The only other structures known are Longin and DENN domain-containing dimers of C9orf72/SMCR8 and Folliculin/FNIP2 that act as RAB GAP complexes.

    “while the only other structures known are Longin and DENN domain-containing dimers of C9orf72/SMCR8 and Folliculin/FNIP2 that act as RAB GAP complexes.83,84,85,86,87”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 3 sources checked
    • cites [83] Jansen R.M. Peruzzo R. Fromm S.A. Yokom A.L. Zoncu R. Hurley J.H. Structural basis for FLCN RagC GAP activation in MiT-TFE substrate-selective mTORC1 regulation Sci. Adv. 8 2022 eadd2926 10.1126/sciadv.add2926 36103527 PMC9473554
    • cites [84] Nörpel J. Cavadini S. Schenk A.D. Graff-Meyer A. Hess D. Seebacher J. Chao J.A. Bhaskar V. Structure of the human C9orf72-SMCR8 complex reveals a multivalent protein interaction architecture PLoS Biol. 19 2021 e3001344 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001344 34297726 PMC8336837
    • cites [85] Shen K. Rogala K.B. Chou H.T. Huang R.K. Yu Z. Sabatini D.M. Cryo-EM Structure of the Human FLCN-FNIP2-Rag-Ragulator Complex Cell 179 2019 1319 1329.e8 10.1016/j.cell.2019.10.036 31704029 PMC7008705
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. The quote only partly states this claim.

    Study design and conductown data

    HeLa VPS29 or VPS35L knockout single cell clones were screened for gene knockout by lysis and Western blotting.

    “Single cell clones were expanded and screened for gene KO by lysis and Western blotting.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.

    Premisecitation

    In human cells, VPS29 is highly abundant, typically present at up to twice the level of other Retromer subunits, and more than twenty times the concentration of other Commander subunits.

    “In human cells, VPS29 is highly abundant, typically present at up to twice the level of other Retromer subunits, and more than twenty times the concentration of other Commander subunits.75,76”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 2 sources checked
    • cites [75] Cho N.H. Cheveralls K.C. Brunner A.D. Kim K. Michaelis A.C. Raghavan P. Kobayashi H. Savy L. Li J.Y. Canaj H. OpenCell: Endogenous tagging for the cartography of human cellular organization Science 375 2022 eabi6983 10.1126/science.abi6983 35271311 PMC9119736 source
    • cites [76] Itzhak D.N. Tyanova S. Cox J. Borner G.H. Global, quantitative and dynamic mapping of protein subcellular localization Elife 5 2016 e16950 10.7554/eLife.16950 27278775 PMC4959882
  • Probably not a substantial claim.

    Study design and conductnone given

    Only proteins quantified based on more than one unique peptide were considered for further analysis in the mass spectrometry data analysis.

    “only those proteins quantified based on >1 unique peptide were considered for further analysis”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Study design and conductnone given

    Colocalisation analysis was performed in Volocity 6.3.1 with automatic Costes background thresholding.

    “Colocalisation analysis was performed in Volocity 6.3.1 software (PerkinElmer) with automatic Costes background thresholding.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Premisecitation

    The CCDC proteins share some structural similarity with other CH domain-containing and coiled-coil heterodimers, predominantly involved in regulating cytoskeletal interactions such as with ciliary microtubules, within dynein-adaptor assemblies, or at the kinetochore.

    “The CCDC proteins share some structural similarity with other CH domain-containing and coiled-coil heterodimers,88 predominantly involved in regulating cytoskeletal interactions such as with ciliary microtubules,66,71,72 within dynein-adaptor assemblies,89,90,91 or at the kinetochore,92”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 3 sources checked
    • cites [88] Schou K.B. Andersen J.S. Pedersen L.B. A divergent calponin homology (NN-CH) domain defines a novel family: implications for evolution of ciliary IFT complex B proteins Bioinformatics 30 2014 899 902 10.1093/bioinformatics/btt661 24257188
    • cites [66] Lacey S.E. Foster H.E. Pigino G. The molecular structure of IFT-A and IFT-B in anterograde intraflagellar transport trains Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. 2023 10.1038/s41594-022-00905-5 PMC10191852 36593313
    • cites [71] Petriman N.A. Loureiro-López M. Taschner M. Zacharia N.K. Georgieva M.M. Boegholm N. Wang J. Mourão A. Russell R.B. Andersen J.S. Lorentzen E. Biochemically validated structural model of the 15-subunit intraflagellar transport complex IFT-B EMBO J. 41 2022 e112440 10.15252/embj.2022112440 36354106 PMC9753473
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. The quote only partly states this claim.

    Study design and conductown data

    The final crystallographic model for subcomplex C had excellent refinement statistics and stereochemistry based on Molprobity scores.

    “resulted in a final model with excellent refinement statistics and stereochemistry based on Molprobity scores.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
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  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The molecular structure of Commander has been mostly unexplored.

    “Despite its essential role in membrane trafficking and importance in disease, the molecular structure of Commander has been mostly unexplored.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Whether Retriever assembled or functioned in a similar manner to Retromer was unclear.

    “whether it assembled or functioned in a similar manner was unclear.”
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Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

  • CCC subunits form a large conserved protein assembly renamed Commander.

    “Other studies examining protein assemblies across distinct organisms confirmed that CCC subunits (CCDC22, CCDC93 and 10 COMMD proteins) form a large conserved protein assembly as had been originally described14 and renamed the assembly as Commander28.”

    From Structural organization of the retriever–CCC endosomal recycling complex (2024) · cites this paper as [28]

    The Results section, “Structure of the twelve-subunit core CCC complex” (page not provided), confirms that CCDC22, CCDC93 and ten COMMD proteins form a conserved twelve-protein assembly. But the Introduction distinguishes that CCC assembly from Commander, which it defines as a sixteen-subunit complex that also includes Retriever and DENND10. The source therefore does not support saying that the CCC assembly itself was renamed Commander. (LLM, conf=0.88)

    Experimental — accuracy not yet measured
  • The structural model does not identify critical protein-protein interactions mediated by R234, which is in an extended surface loop that is unresolved in recent cryo-EM models but predicted not to contact the COMMD ring according to recent highly concordant AlphaFold2-based models.

    “However, the structural model does not identify critical protein-protein interactions mediated by R234, which is in an extended surface loop that is unresolved in recent cryo-EM models but predicted not to contact the COMMD ring according to recent highly concordant AlphaFold2-based models (Fig. 3A) [16–18].”

    From CCDC22 mutations that impair COMMD binding cause attenuated 3C/Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome (2025) · cites this paper as [17]

    Split into 2 atoms — 0 confirmed, 1 partially supported, 0 disputed, 0 misattributed, 1 unverifiable. Expand the claim to see per-atom verdicts.

    Experimental — accuracy not yet measured
  • Retriever is assembled around a central VPS35L subunit to which VPS26C and VPS29 associate at spatially distant amino- and carboxy-terminal regions of the VPS35L α-solenoid.

    “Retriever is assembled around a central VPS35L subunit to which VPS26C and VPS29 associate at spatially distant amino- and carboxy-terminal regions of the VPS35L α-solenoid (Fig. 1B)10–12.”
  • Retriever, together with the dodecameric CCDC22, CCDC93, COMMD (CCC) complex and DENND10, forms the 16-subunit Commander super-assembly.

    “that together with the dodecameric CCDC22, CCDC93, COMMD (CCC) complex and DENND10, forms the 16-subunit Commander super-assembly7–12”
  • Retriever is a stable heterotrimer of VPS26C, VPS35L and VPS29.

    “Retriever is an essential cargo sorting complex and is a stable heterotrimer of VPS26C, VPS35L and VPS29”

Self-check

Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.

Each contradiction between two passages listed here was confirmed by an independent check.

  • DENND10 binding affinity differs between text and figure

    Major

    The text reports a 28 ± 6 nM affinity for DENND10 binding the CCDC22-CCDC93 coiled-coil dimer, whereas Figure 5B gives 34 ± 0.5 nM for the wild-type complex.

  • Listed gradient segments total 130 minutes, not 150

    Minor

    The seven stated segments last 1 + 58 + 58 + 5 + 1 + 6 + 1 = 130 minutes, rather than the reported 150 minutes.

    Reported 150 · recomputed 130

  • Figure 6 names CCDC92 instead of CCDC93

    Minor

    The Figure 6 caption identifies CCDC92 as a protein coupling Retriever and CCC, while the paper consistently identifies the relevant coiled-coil pair as CCDC22 and CCDC93.

  • CCC dataset counts and order disagree

    Minor

    Data collection assigns 2,871 movies to the first dataset and 2,779 to the second. Processing instead assigns 2,779 micrographs to the first and 2,872 to the second; the stated second-dataset micrograph count also exceeds its movie count.

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Authors
Healy, M. D., McNally, K. E., Butkovič, R., Chilton, M., Kato, K., Sacharz, J., McConville, C., Moody, E. R. R., Shaw, S., Planelles-Herrero, V. J., Yadav, S. K. N., Ross, J., Borucu, U., Palmer, C. S., Chen, K.-E., Croll, T. I., Hall, R. J., Caruana, N. J., Ghai, R., Nguyen, T. H. D., Heesom, K. J., Saitoh, S., Berger, I., Schaffitzel, C., Williams, T. A., Stroud, D. A., Derivery, E., Collins, B. M., & Cullen, P. J.
Affiliations
  • The University of Queensland (AU)
  • MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (GB)
  • University of Bristol (GB)
  • The University of Melbourne (AU)
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • Nagoya City University (JP)
  • Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
Corresponding author
  • McNally, Kerrie E.
  • Collins, Brett M.
  • Cullen, Peter J.
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2023-05
Volume
186
Issue
10
Pages
2219-2237.e29
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4376126637
Cited by
91
References
151
Citations by year
2026: 17 · 2025: 42 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 4
FWCI
9.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (acceptedVersion)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Bristol Research (University of Bristol) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Explore Bristol Research (publishedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
  • Wellcome Trust (210701/Z/18/Z, 206181/Z/17/Z, Z/17/Z, 220480/Z/20/Z, 106115/Z/14/Z, 220260/Z/20/Z, 202904/Z/16/Z, 104568/Z/14/Z)
  • University of Bristol
  • Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering
  • Australian Synchrotron
  • Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine
  • University of Queensland
  • Medical Research Council (MC_UP_1201/13, MR/P018807/1, MR/L007363/1)
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/R000484/1)
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (23K14945, 23KJ1817, 20K16897)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular transport and secretion
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Structural Biology › Enzyme Structure and Function
Keywords
endosomal recycling, VPS29, retromer complex, protein complex structure, pathogenic variants, cargo trafficking
MeSH terms
Abnormalities, Multiple, Dandy-Walker Syndrome, Heart Septal Defects, Atrial, Humans, Proteins, Endosomes, Craniofacial Abnormalities, Protein Transport, Multiprotein Complexes

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

A language model drew the claims from the paper on 2026-11-09, under version 3 of the claim definition (model deepseek-v4.1-flash, prompt extract-v3).

A second model labelled each claim on 2026-11-09 (model jev-1.13-20260917, definition revision gold-guideline-v0.2).

Cited sources are checked with a language model’s help (gpt-6-sol).

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

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