Wolff, Heike (2019). Analysis of heat-induced localization of ESCRTIII core and associated proteins to mRNP granules in A. thaliana. PhD thesis, Universität zu Köln.
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Abstract
Endosomes are key sorting compartments in the endomembrane system, including the sorting of transmembrane proteins for degradation. This is achieved by a endocytic event in which the cargo-enriched endosomal membrane buds away from the cytosol and releases an intraluminal vesicle (ILV) into the endosomal lumen. Endosomes that contain ILVs are called multivesicular bodies (MVBs) and ILVs together with their cargo are finally degraded by the fusion of MVBs with the vacuole. ILV formation is executed by evolutionary conserved multi-protein complexes that are called the Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport (ESCRT) system. The late steps of ILV formation are regulated by the ESCRTIII core and associated complex, in which the AAA-ATPase SUPPRESSOR OF K(+) TRANSPORT GROWTH DEFECT 1 (SKD1) is the key enzyme. Recent studies in Arabidopsis thaliana showed that SPIRRIG, a stimulator of SKD1 function in MVB formation, has also a function in the stress-dependent formation of Processing bodies (P-bodies). P-bodies, together with stress granules, are two classes of mRNA-ribonucleoprotein (mRNP) granules that sequester mRNAs during stress-induced polysome disassembly. To see, if other late acting ESCRTIII proteins are associated with mRNP granules, an exhaustive colocalization study was performed. This study showed that SKD1 changes its subcellular localization after heat stress to mRNP granules, independent of MVBs. Other ESCRTIII associated proteins, but none of the tested ESCRTIII core proteins, colocalized to mRNP granule markers. The sequestration of SKD1 and some of its cofactors in mRNP granules led to the hypothesis, that ESCRT trafficking might be temporarily blocked during heat stress. First evidence supporting this hypothesis was gained by the study of the subcellular localization of PIN-FORMED 2, which is transported by ESCRT, after heat stress. In a broader approach, the interactome of SKD1 was analyzed. Several proteins known to associate with mRNP granules were identified, such as members of the chaperonin-containing T-complex or the P-body protein VARICOSE. In addition, new potential interactions with other membrane trafficking proteins, such as members of the homotypic fusion and vacuole protein sorting (HOPS)/class C core vacuole/endosome tethering (CORVET) complex, were identified. A subcellular localization analysis confirmed the association of some candidates with mRNP granules after heat stress and indicated that proteins of other membrane trafficking routes might also be recruited to mRNP granules by heat stress.
Item Type: | Thesis (PhD thesis) | ||||||||
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-95065 | ||||||||
Date: | 8 April 2019 | ||||||||
Language: | English | ||||||||
Faculty: | Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences > Department of Biology > Botanical Institute CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences |
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Subjects: | Life sciences | ||||||||
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Date of oral exam: | 3 September 2018 | ||||||||
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Refereed: | Yes | ||||||||
URI: | http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/9506 |
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