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EEA1 links PI(3)K function to Rab5 regulation of endosome fusion

Simonsen, Anne, Lippe, Roger, Christoforidis, Savvas, Gaullier, Jean-Michel, Brech, Andreas, Callaghan, Judy, Toh, Ban-Hock, Murphy, Carol +2 more·1998·Nature

Abstract

GTPases and lipid kinases regulate membrane traffic along the endocytic pathway by mechanisms that are not completely understood. Fusion between early endosomes requires phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase (PI(3)K) activity as well as the small GTPase Rab5. Excess Rab5-GTP complex restores endosome fusion when PI(3)K is inhibited. Here we identify the early-endosomal autoantigen EEA1 which binds the PI(3)K product phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate, as a new Rab5 effector that is required for endosome fusion. The association of EEA1 with the endosomal membrane requires Rab5-GTP and PI(3)K activity, and excess Rab5-GTP stabilizes the membrane association of EEA1 even when PI(3)K is inhibited. The identification of EEA1 as a direct Rab5 effector provides a molecular link between PI(3)K and Rab5, and its restricted distribution to early endosomes indicates that EEA1 may confer directionality to Rab5-dependent endocytic transport.

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  • PI(3)P contributes to the recruitment of proteins containing PX or FYVE motifs including EEA1 and the NADPH-oxidase subunits p40phox and p47phox.

    “PI(3)P also contributes to the recruitment of proteins containing PX or FYVE motifs including EEA1 and the NADPH-oxidase subunits p40phox and p47phox (25–27).”

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Simonsen, A., Lippe, R., Christoforidis, S., Gaullier, J.-M., Brech, A., Callaghan, J., Toh, B.-H., Murphy, C., Zerial, M., & Stenmark, H.
Affiliations
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (DE)
Corresponding author
Stenmark, Harald
Venue
Nature
Published
1998-07-30
Volume
394
Issue
6692
Pages
494-498
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W1614056212
Cited by
1,133
References
27
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27.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
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closed
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  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular transport and secretion
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Physiology › Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
Keywords
EEA1, phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, Rab5, endocytic transport, membrane trafficking, GTPase signaling
MeSH terms
Wortmannin, Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors, Androstadienes, Animals, Autoantigens, Cattle, Cell Line, Cloning, Molecular, Enzyme Inhibitors, Guanosine Triphosphate, Cricetinae, HeLa Cells, Humans, Intracellular Membranes, Membrane Fusion, Membrane Proteins, Endosomes, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Mutagenesis, GTP-Binding Proteins, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, rab5 GTP-Binding Proteins, Vesicular Transport Proteins

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