National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH/NIDA)
DA018343
United States
National Institutes of Health/National Institute Of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID)
5R01AI152421
United States
Citation
Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A / Year: 2022 Title: In situ architecture of the lipid transport protein VPS13C at ER-lysosome membrane contacts. Authors: Shujun Cai / Yumei Wu / Andrés Guillén-Samander / William Hancock-Cerutti / Jun Liu / Pietro De Camilli / Abstract: VPS13 is a eukaryotic lipid transport protein localized at membrane contact sites. Previous studies suggested that it may transfer lipids between adjacent bilayers by a bridge-like mechanism. Direct ...VPS13 is a eukaryotic lipid transport protein localized at membrane contact sites. Previous studies suggested that it may transfer lipids between adjacent bilayers by a bridge-like mechanism. Direct evidence for this hypothesis from a full-length structure and from electron microscopy (EM) studies in situ is still missing, however. Here, we have capitalized on AlphaFold predictions to complement the structural information already available about VPS13 and to generate a full-length model of human VPS13C, the Parkinson's disease-linked VPS13 paralog localized at contacts between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and endo/lysosomes. Such a model predicts an ∼30-nm rod with a hydrophobic groove that extends throughout its length. We further investigated whether such a structure can be observed in situ at ER-endo/lysosome contacts. To this aim, we combined genetic approaches with cryo-focused ion beam (cryo-FIB) milling and cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) to examine HeLa cells overexpressing this protein (either full length or with an internal truncation) along with VAP, its anchoring binding partner at the ER. Using these methods, we identified rod-like densities that span the space separating the two adjacent membranes and that match the predicted structures of either full-length VPS13C or its shorter truncated mutant, thus providing in situ evidence for a bridge model of VPS13 in lipid transport.
EMPIAR-10962 (Title: In situ architecture of the lipid transport protein VPS13C at ER-lysosomes membrane contacts Data size: 29.5 Data #1: Tilt series and tomograms used in a cryo-ET study of in situ VPS13C [tilt series])
Entire : full-length human VPS13C bridging the two adjacent membranes
Entire
Name: full-length human VPS13C bridging the two adjacent membranes
Components
Cell: full-length human VPS13C bridging the two adjacent membranes
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Supramolecule #1: full-length human VPS13C bridging the two adjacent membranes
Supramolecule
Name: full-length human VPS13C bridging the two adjacent membranes type: cell / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 Details: Subtomogram-average density maps showing a full-length VPS13C rod bridging the two adjacent membranes. C100 symmetry was applied to enhance signal to noise ratio.
Source (natural)
Organism: Homo sapiens (human)
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Experimental details
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Structure determination
Method
cryo EM
Processing
subtomogram averaging
Aggregation state
cell
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Sample preparation
Buffer
pH: 7.4
Vitrification
Cryogen name: ETHANE-PROPANE
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Electron microscopy
Microscope
FEI TITAN KRIOS
Image recording
Film or detector model: GATAN K3 (6k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 2.0 e/Å2
Electron beam
Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
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