National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)
R35 GM150960
United States
Citation
Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A / Year: 2024 Title: A structure-based mechanism for initiation of AP-3 coated vesicle formation. Authors: Matthew Begley / Mahira Aragon / Richard W Baker / Abstract: Adaptor protein complex-3 (AP-3) mediates cargo sorting from endosomes to lysosomes and lysosome-related organelles. Recently, it was shown that AP-3 adopts a constitutively open conformation ...Adaptor protein complex-3 (AP-3) mediates cargo sorting from endosomes to lysosomes and lysosome-related organelles. Recently, it was shown that AP-3 adopts a constitutively open conformation compared to the related AP-1 and AP-2 coat complexes, which are inactive until undergoing large conformational changes upon membrane recruitment. How AP-3 is regulated is therefore an open question. To understand the mechanism of AP-3 membrane recruitment and activation, we reconstituted human AP-3 and determined multiple structures in the soluble and membrane-bound states using electron cryo-microscopy. Similar to yeast AP-3, human AP-3 is in a constitutively open conformation. To reconstitute AP-3 activation by adenosine di-phosphate (ADP)-ribosylation factor 1 (Arf1), a small guanosine tri-phosphate (GTP)ase, we used lipid nanodiscs to build Arf1-AP-3 complexes on membranes and determined three structures showing the stepwise conformational changes required for formation of AP-3 coated vesicles. First, membrane recruitment is driven by one of two predicted Arf1 binding sites, which flexibly tethers AP-3 to the membrane. Second, cargo binding causes AP-3 to adopt a fixed position and rigidifies the complex, which stabilizes binding for a second Arf1 molecule. Finally, binding of the second Arf1 molecule provides the template for AP-3 dimerization, providing a glimpse into the first step of coat polymerization. We propose coat polymerization only occurs after cargo engagement, thereby linking cargo sorting with assembly of higher-order coat structures. Additionally, we provide evidence for two amphipathic helices in AP-3, suggesting that AP-3 contributes to membrane deformation during coat assembly. In total, these data provide evidence for the first stages of AP-3-mediated vesicle coat assembly.
Model: Quantifoil R1.2/1.3 / Material: COPPER / Mesh: 300 / Support film - Material: CARBON / Support film - topology: HOLEY / Pretreatment - Type: PLASMA CLEANING / Pretreatment - Time: 40 sec. / Pretreatment - Atmosphere: AIR Details: Used Quantifoil Active grids - backside gold coated before plasma cleaning. 12 mA used for plasma cleaning.
Specimen appeared as a monodisperse peak via size exclusion chromatography (SEC)
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Electron microscopy
Microscope
FEI TITAN KRIOS
Specialist optics
Energy filter - Name: TFS Selectris / Energy filter - Slit width: 20 eV
Image recording
Film or detector model: FEI FALCON IV (4k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 49.97 e/Å2 Details: 4 datasets collected, processed independently, and merged.
Electron beam
Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
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