Structural highlights
Function
ARF1_HUMAN GTP-binding protein that functions as an allosteric activator of the cholera toxin catalytic subunit, an ADP-ribosyltransferase. Involved in protein trafficking among different compartments. Modulates vesicle budding and uncoating within the Golgi complex. Deactivation induces the redistribution of the entire Golgi complex to the endoplasmic reticulum, suggesting a crucial role in protein trafficking. In its GTP-bound form, its triggers the association with coat proteins with the Golgi membrane. The hydrolysis of ARF1-bound GTP, which is mediated by ARFGAPs proteins, is required for dissociation of coat proteins from Golgi membranes and vesicles.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
The adaptor protein (AP) complexes not only form the inner layer of clathrin coats but also have clathrin-independent roles in membrane traffic whose mechanisms are unknown. HIV-1 Nef hijacks AP-1 to sequester major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I), evading immune detection. We found that AP-1:Arf1:Nef:MHC-I forms a coat on tubulated membranes without clathrin and determined its structure. The coat assembles via Arf1 dimer interfaces. AP-1-positive tubules are enriched in cells upon clathrin knockdown. Nef localizes preferentially to AP-1 tubules in cells, explaining how Nef sequesters MHC-I. Coat contact residues are conserved across Arf isoforms and the Arf-dependent AP complexes AP-1, AP-3, and AP-4. Thus, AP complexes can self-assemble with Arf1 into tubular coats without clathrin or other scaffolding factors. The AP-1:Arf1 coat defines the structural basis of a broader class of tubulovesicular membrane coats as an intermediate in clathrin vesicle formation from internal membranes and as an MHC-I sequestration mechanism in HIV-1 infection.
Self-assembly and structure of a clathrin-independent AP-1:Arf1 tubular membrane coat.,Hooy RM, Iwamoto Y, Tudorica DA, Ren X, Hurley JH Sci Adv. 2022 Oct 21;8(42):eadd3914. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.add3914. Epub 2022 Oct, 21. PMID:36269825[1]
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References
- ↑ Hooy RM, Iwamoto Y, Tudorica DA, Ren X, Hurley JH. Self-assembly and structure of a clathrin-independent AP-1:Arf1 tubular membrane coat. Sci Adv. 2022 Oct 21;8(42):eadd3914. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.add3914. Epub 2022 Oct, 21. PMID:36269825 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.add3914
