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| Title | Mammalian AP3 complex on tubular membranes (AP3 centered) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keywords | Cargo adapter / Coat / trafficking / ENDOCYTOSIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Function / homology | Function and homology informationsynaptic vesicle coating / synaptic vesicle membrane organization / clathrin-coated vesicle cargo loading, AP-3-mediated / zinc ion import into lysosome / AP-type membrane coat adaptor complex / AP-3 adaptor complex / neurotransmitter receptor transport, postsynaptic endosome to lysosome / anterograde synaptic vesicle transport / synaptic vesicle budding from endosome / endosome to melanosome transport ...synaptic vesicle coating / synaptic vesicle membrane organization / clathrin-coated vesicle cargo loading, AP-3-mediated / zinc ion import into lysosome / AP-type membrane coat adaptor complex / AP-3 adaptor complex / neurotransmitter receptor transport, postsynaptic endosome to lysosome / anterograde synaptic vesicle transport / synaptic vesicle budding from endosome / endosome to melanosome transport / mitotic cleavage furrow ingression / trans-Golgi Network Vesicle Budding / platelet dense granule organization / synaptic vesicle recycling / melanosome assembly / Glycosphingolipid transport / clathrin adaptor complex / presynaptic endosome / regulation of receptor internalization / Intra-Golgi traffic / Golgi to vacuole transport / positive regulation of NK T cell differentiation / regulation of Arp2/3 complex-mediated actin nucleation / Synthesis of PIPs at the Golgi membrane / clathrin-coated vesicle membrane / antigen processing and presentation, exogenous lipid antigen via MHC class Ib / protein targeting to vacuole / melanosome organization / anterograde axonal transport / Nef Mediated CD4 Down-regulation / dendritic spine organization / protein localization to membrane / long-term synaptic depression / COPI-dependent Golgi-to-ER retrograde traffic / Lysosome Vesicle Biogenesis / Golgi Associated Vesicle Biogenesis / Synthesis of PIPs at the plasma membrane / cell leading edge / intracellular copper ion homeostasis / transport vesicle / COPI-mediated anterograde transport / vesicle-mediated transport / axon cytoplasm / MHC class II antigen presentation / Gene and protein expression by JAK-STAT signaling after Interleukin-12 stimulation / cytoplasmic vesicle membrane / small monomeric GTPase / sarcomere / intracellular protein transport / cellular response to virus / terminal bouton / insulin receptor signaling pathway / presynapse / G protein activity / early endosome / endosome membrane / neuron projection / postsynaptic density / postsynapse / Golgi membrane / protein domain specific binding / lysosomal membrane / focal adhesion / GTPase activity / GTP binding / glutamatergic synapse / magnesium ion binding / Golgi apparatus / positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II / protein-containing complex / RNA binding / extracellular exosome / membrane / plasma membrane / cytoplasm / cytosol Similarity search - Function | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biological species | Homo sapiens (human) / ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Method | subtomogram averaging / cryo EM / Resolution: 7.4 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Authors | Kaufman JGG / Tagiltsev G / Briggs JAG / Owen DJ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Funding support | United Kingdom, Germany, European Union, 9 items
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Citation | Journal: Sci Adv / Year: 2026Title: Architecture of clathrin-independent AP3:ARF1-coated carriers. Authors: Jonathan G G Kaufman / Grigory Tagiltsev / Danièle S Stalder / Rebecca J Taylor / Ioana Sava / Hui Guo / Katarzyna A Ciazynska / Nathan R Zaccai / Sally R Gray / Yvonne Vallis / Stefan ...Authors: Jonathan G G Kaufman / Grigory Tagiltsev / Danièle S Stalder / Rebecca J Taylor / Ioana Sava / Hui Guo / Katarzyna A Ciazynska / Nathan R Zaccai / Sally R Gray / Yvonne Vallis / Stefan Höning / Bernard T Kelly / David C Gershlick / John A G Briggs / David J Owen / ![]() Abstract: The AP3 complex mediates cargo sorting and carrier assembly for the trafficking of transmembrane proteins from endosomes to lysosomes. AP3 is generally believed to localize to clathrin-free, ARF1- ...The AP3 complex mediates cargo sorting and carrier assembly for the trafficking of transmembrane proteins from endosomes to lysosomes. AP3 is generally believed to localize to clathrin-free, ARF1-positive, elongated carriers in cells, but the architecture of AP3-based coats was unknown. Using in vitro reconstitution and cryo-electron tomography, we demonstrate that AP3:ARF1 spontaneously remodels membranes containing cargo and the phosphoinositide PI(3,5)P into tubular structures coated in spiraling rows of AP3 arches and ARF1 dimers. Targeted point mutations disrupting critical AP3:ARF1 and AP3:AP3 lattice interfaces disrupt AP3 recruitment, carrier formation, and lysosomal cargo trafficking in cells. We propose that AP3 generates tubular carriers on endosomes by organizing ARF1 dimers into elongated membrane-deforming arrays while simultaneously selecting cargo. By demonstrating that AP3:ARF1 can generate carriers without using a clathrin lattice, we explain the clathrin independence of AP3-mediated trafficking. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Map data | emd_54255.map.gz | 21.5 MB | EMDB map data format | |
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| Header (meta data) | emd-54255-v30.xml emd-54255.xml | 29.9 KB 29.9 KB | Display Display | EMDB header |
| FSC (resolution estimation) | emd_54255_fsc.xml | 6.5 KB | Display | FSC data file |
| Images | emd_54255.png | 149.2 KB | ||
| Masks | emd_54255_msk_1.map | 23 MB | Mask map | |
| Filedesc metadata | emd-54255.cif.gz | 9.2 KB | ||
| Others | emd_54255_half_map_1.map.gz emd_54255_half_map_2.map.gz | 11.6 MB 11.6 MB | ||
| Archive directory | http://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-54255 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-54255 | HTTPS FTP |
-Related structure data
| Related structure data | ![]() 9rtwMC ![]() 9rtxC ![]() 9rtyC ![]() 9rtzC M: atomic model generated by this map C: citing same article ( |
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| Similar structure data | Similarity search - Function & homology F&H Search |
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| EMDB pages | EMDB (EBI/PDBe) / EMDataResource |
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| File | Download / File: emd_54255.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 23 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 2.2 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sample components
-Entire : Mammalian AP-3 complex assembled on tubular membranes
| Entire | Name: Mammalian AP-3 complex assembled on tubular membranes |
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-Supramolecule #1: Mammalian AP-3 complex assembled on tubular membranes
| Supramolecule | Name: Mammalian AP-3 complex assembled on tubular membranes / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: all / Details: helical |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 1592.786 kDa/nm |
-Macromolecule #1: AP-3 complex subunit beta
| Macromolecule | Name: AP-3 complex subunit beta / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 1 / Number of copies: 1 / Enantiomer: LEVO |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 63.956988 KDa |
| Recombinant expression | Organism: ![]() |
| Sequence | String: KNEDLKQMLE SNKDSAKLDA MKRIVGMIAK GKNASELFPA VVKNVASKNI EIKKLVYVYL VRYAEEQQDL ALLSISTFQR ALKDPNQLI RASALRVLSS IRVPIIVPIM MLAIKEASAD LSPYVRKNAA HAIQKLYSLD PEQKEMLIEV IEKLLKDKST L VAGSVVMA ...String: KNEDLKQMLE SNKDSAKLDA MKRIVGMIAK GKNASELFPA VVKNVASKNI EIKKLVYVYL VRYAEEQQDL ALLSISTFQR ALKDPNQLI RASALRVLSS IRVPIIVPIM MLAIKEASAD LSPYVRKNAA HAIQKLYSLD PEQKEMLIEV IEKLLKDKST L VAGSVVMA FEEVCPDRID LIHKNYRKLC NLLVDVEEWG QVVIIHMLTR YARTQFVSPW TMDPDHRLLI RNTKPLLQSR NA AVVMAVA QLYWHISPKS EAGIISKSLV RLLRSNREVQ YIVLQNIATM SIQRKGMFEP YLKSFYVRST DPTMIKTLKL EIL TNLANE ANISTLLREF QTYVKSQDKQ FAAATIQTIG RCATNILEVT DTCLNGLVCL LSNRDEIVVA ESVVVIKKLL QMQP AQHGE IIKHMAKLLD SITVPVARAS ILWLIGENCE RVPKIAPDVL RKMAKSFTSE DDLVKLQILN LGAKLYLTNS KQTKL LTQY ILNLGKYDQN YDIRDRTRFI RQLIVPNEKS GALSKYAKKI FLAQKPAPLL ESPFKDRDHF QLGTLSHTLN IKATGY LEL UniProtKB: AP-3 complex subunit beta |
-Macromolecule #2: AP-3 complex subunit delta-1
| Macromolecule | Name: AP-3 complex subunit delta-1 / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 2 / Number of copies: 1 / Enantiomer: LEVO |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 69.061336 KDa |
| Recombinant expression | Organism: ![]() |
| Sequence | String: LQDLVRGIRN HKEDEAKYIS QCIDEIKQEL KQDNIAVKAN AVCKLTYLQM LGYDISWAAF NIIEVMSASK FTFKRIGYLA ASQSFHEGT NVIMLTTNQI RKDLSSPSQY DTGVALTGLS CFVTPDLARD LANDIMTLMS HTKPYIRKKA VLIMYKVFLK Y PESLRPAF ...String: LQDLVRGIRN HKEDEAKYIS QCIDEIKQEL KQDNIAVKAN AVCKLTYLQM LGYDISWAAF NIIEVMSASK FTFKRIGYLA ASQSFHEGT NVIMLTTNQI RKDLSSPSQY DTGVALTGLS CFVTPDLARD LANDIMTLMS HTKPYIRKKA VLIMYKVFLK Y PESLRPAF PRLKEKLEDP DPGVQSAAVN VICELARRNP KNYLSLAPLF FKLMTSSTNN WVLIKIIKLF GALTPLEPRL GK KLIEPLT NLIHSTSAMS LLYECVNTVI AVLISLSSGM PNHSASIQLC VQKLRILIED SDQNLKYLGL LAMSKILKTH PKS VQSHKD LILQCLDDKD ESIRLRALDL LYGMVSKKNL MEIVKKLMTH VDKAEGTTYR DELLTKIIDI CSQSNYQYIT NFEW YISIL VELTRLEGTR HGHLIAAQML DVAIRVKAIR KFAVSQMSAL LDSAHLLASS TQRNGICEVL YAAAWICGEF SEHLQ EPHH TLEAMLRPRV TTLPGHIQAV YVQNVVKLYA SILQQKEQAG EAEGAQAVTQ LMVDRLPQFV QSADLEVQER ASCILQ LVK HIQKLQAKDV PVAEEVSALF AGELNPVAPK AQKKVPVPEG LDLDAWINEP LS UniProtKB: AP-3 complex subunit delta-1 |
-Macromolecule #3: ADP-ribosylation factor 1
| Macromolecule | Name: ADP-ribosylation factor 1 / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 3 / Number of copies: 4 / Enantiomer: LEVO / EC number: small monomeric GTPase |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 19.20993 KDa |
| Recombinant expression | Organism: ![]() |
| Sequence | String: KKEMRILMVG LDAAGKTTIL YKLKLGEIVT TIPTIGFNVE TVEYKNISFT VWDVGGQDKI RPLWRHYFQN TQGLIFVVDS NDRERVNEA REELMRMLAE DELRDAVLLV FANKQDLPNA MNAAEITDKL GLHSLRHRNW YIQATCATSG DGLYEGLDWL S NQLRNQK UniProtKB: ADP-ribosylation factor 1 |
-Macromolecule #4: AP-3 complex subunit mu-1
| Macromolecule | Name: AP-3 complex subunit mu-1 / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 4 / Number of copies: 1 / Enantiomer: LEVO |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 47.01798 KDa |
| Recombinant expression | Organism: ![]() |
| Sequence | String: MIHSLFLINC SGDIFLEKHW KSVVSQSVCD YFFEAQEKAA DVENVPPVIS TPHHYLISIY RDKLFFVSVI QTEVSPLFVI EFLHRVADT FQDYFGECSE AAIKDNVVIV YELLEEMLDN GFPLATESNI LKELIKPPTI LRSVVNSITG SSNVGDTLPT G QLSNIPWR ...String: MIHSLFLINC SGDIFLEKHW KSVVSQSVCD YFFEAQEKAA DVENVPPVIS TPHHYLISIY RDKLFFVSVI QTEVSPLFVI EFLHRVADT FQDYFGECSE AAIKDNVVIV YELLEEMLDN GFPLATESNI LKELIKPPTI LRSVVNSITG SSNVGDTLPT G QLSNIPWR RAGVKYTNNE AYFDVVEEID AIIDKSGSTV FAEIQGVIDA CIKLSGMPDL SLSFMNPRLL DDVSFHPCIR FK RWESERV LSFIPPDGNF RLISYRVSSQ NLVAIPVYVK HNISFKENSS CGRFDITIGP KQNMGKTIEG ITVTVHMPKV VLN MNLTPT QGSYTFDPVT KVLAWDVGKI TPQKLPSLKG LVNLQSGAPK PEENPNLNIQ FKIQQLAISG LKVNRLDMYG EKYK PFKGV KYITKAGKFQ VRT UniProtKB: Adaptor-related protein complex 3, mu 1 subunit |
-Macromolecule #5: AP-3 complex subunit sigma-1
| Macromolecule | Name: AP-3 complex subunit sigma-1 / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 5 / Number of copies: 1 / Enantiomer: LEVO |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 17.566105 KDa |
| Recombinant expression | Organism: ![]() |
| Sequence | String: MIKAILIFNN YGKPRLSKFY QPYSEDTQQQ IIRETFHLVS KRDENVCNFL EGGLLIGGSD NKLIYRHYAT LYFVFCVDSS ESELGILDL IQVFVETLDK CFENVCELDL IFHVDKVHNI LAEMVMGGMV LETNMNEIVT QIDAQNKLEK SEAG UniProtKB: AP-3 complex subunit sigma-1 |
-Experimental details
-Structure determination
| Method | cryo EM |
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Processing | subtomogram averaging |
| Aggregation state | helical array |
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| Buffer | pH: 7.4 Component:
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| Grid | Model: C-flat-2/2 / Material: COPPER / Support film - Material: CARBON / Support film - topology: HOLEY / Pretreatment - Type: GLOW DISCHARGE / Pretreatment - Time: 90 sec. | ||||||||||||
| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE-PROPANE / Chamber humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 284 K / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV | ||||||||||||
| Details | Purified recombinant AP3 complex was reconstituted with mystoylated ARF1 GTPase on GUV containing lipidated cargo motif sequences (TGN38:CKVTRRPKASDYQRL and MFSD12:GEHTPLLAPATC). Reconstituted AP3 spontaneously assembled to tubulate membranes. |
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| Microscope | TFS KRIOS |
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| Specialist optics | Energy filter - Name: TFS Selectris X |
| Image recording | Film or detector model: TFS FALCON 4i (4k x 4k) / Number real images: 1 / Average electron dose: 3.0 e/Å2 |
| Electron beam | Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN |
| Electron optics | Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 6.0 µm / Nominal defocus min: 3.0 µm |
| Sample stage | Specimen holder model: FEI TITAN KRIOS AUTOGRID HOLDER / Cooling holder cryogen: NITROGEN |
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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-Atomic model buiding 1
| Initial model | Chain - Source name: AlphaFold / Chain - Initial model type: in silico model |
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| Details | Alphafold 3 (AF3), was used to generate 5 models of mammalian AP3 in complex with two copies of ARF1 in the GTP bound conformation. As the structure from STA was in a much more extended conformation than AF3 models or previous structures, direct rigid body docking of the complete AF3 model into the STA density was not possible. To create the C1 model the predicted complex was separated into three submodels, each of which was independently fitted into the map as a rigid body. Submodel 1 consisted of sigma3 (1-193), delta (1-387), delta-ARF1 (1-181). Submodel 2 consisted of mu3 (1-418), beta3 (1-472), beta3-ARF1. Submodel 3 consisted of beta3 (473-636) and delta (388-638) formed submodel 3. Rigid body fitting was performed using ChimeraX. This positioned truncated regions of submodels 1 and 2 in close proximity to their adjoining regions in submodel3, thus the split beta3 and delta chains were rejoined into single chains before real-space refinement in COOT to correct bond angles, distances and torsions. Using the previously resolved ARF1 dimer (PDBID: 9C5A), ARF1 was first superimposed with the existing ARF1 on beta3 and delta before rigid docking into the EM density. Flexible regions not accounted for sufficiently by modellable density were removed, these regions are listed as follows; beta3 (1-42), beta3 (259-292), delta (1-17), sigma3 (154-193) and ARF1 (1-13). Side chains and rotamers were not modelled and were therefore removed in ChimeraX. |
| Refinement | Space: REAL / Protocol: RIGID BODY FIT |
| Output model | ![]() PDB-9rtw: |
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Homo sapiens (human)
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