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A GRASP55-rab2 effector complex linking Golgi structure to membrane traffic

2001; Rockefeller University Press; Volume: 155; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1083/jcb.200108079

1540-8140

Benjamin Short, Christian Preisinger, Roman Körner, Robert Kopajtich, Olwyn Byron, Francis A. Barr,

Retinal Development and Disorders

Membrane traffic between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi apparatus and through the Golgi apparatus is a highly regulated process controlled by members of the rab GTPase family. The GTP form of rab1 regulates ER to Golgi transport by interaction with the vesicle tethering factor p115 and the cis-Golgi matrix protein GM130, also part of a complex with GRASP65 important for the organization of cis-Golgi cisternae. Here, we find that a novel coiled-coil protein golgin-45 interacts with the medial-Golgi matrix protein GRASP55 and the GTP form of rab2 but not other Golgi rab proteins. Depletion of golgin-45 disrupts the Golgi apparatus and causes a block in secretory protein transport. These results demonstrate that GRASP55 and golgin-45 form a rab2 effector complex on medial-Golgi essential for normal protein transport and Golgi structure.