Expression of Caveolin-1 Is Required for the Transport of Caveolin-2 to the Plasma Membrane
1999; Elsevier BV; Volume: 274; Issue: 36 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1074/jbc.274.36.25718
ISSN1083-351X
AutoresIsabella Parolini, Massimo Sargiacomo, Ferruccio Galbiati, Giovanni Rizzo, F Grignani, Jeffrey A. Engelman, Takashi Okamoto, Tsuneya Ikezu, Philipp E. Scherer, Rosalia Mora, Enrique Rodriguez‐Boulan, C Peschle, Michael P. Lisanti,
Tópico(s)Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology
ResumoCaveolins-1 and -2 are normally co-expressed, and they form a hetero-oligomeric complex in many cell types. These caveolin hetero-oligomers are thought to represent the assembly units that drive caveolae formation in vivo . However, the functional significance of the interaction between caveolins-1 and -2 remains unknown. Here, we show that caveolin-1 co-expression is required for the transport of caveolin-2 from the Golgi complex to the plasma membrane. We identified a human erythroleukemic cell line, K562, that expresses caveolin-2 but fails to express detectable levels of caveolin-1. This allowed us to stringently assess the effects of recombinant caveolin-1 expression on the behavior of endogenous caveolin-2. We show that expression of caveolin-1 in K562 cells is sufficient to reconstitute the de novo formation of caveolae in these cells. In addition, recombinant expression of caveolin-1 allows caveolin-2 to form high molecular mass oligomers that are targeted to caveolae-enriched membrane fractions. In striking contrast, in the absence of caveolin-1 expression, caveolin-2 forms low molecular mass oligomers that are retained at the level of the Golgi complex. Interestingly, we also show that expression of caveolin-1 in K562 cells dramatically up-regulates the expression of endogenous caveolin-2. Northern blot analysis reveals that caveolin-2 mRNA levels remain constant under these conditions, suggesting that the expression of caveolin-1 stabilizes the caveolin-2 protein. Conversely, transient expression of caveolin-2 in CHO cells is sufficient to up-regulate endogenous caveolin-1 expression. Thus, the formation of a hetero-oligomeric complex between caveolins-1 and -2 stabilizes the caveolin-2 protein product and allows caveolin-2 to be transported from the Golgi complex to the plasma membrane.
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