Antagonistic control of lysosomal fusion by Rab14 and the Lyst-related protein LvsB.

ABSTRACT: While loss of the protein Lyst causes abnormal lysosomes in patients with Chediak-Higashi syndrome, the contribution of Lyst to lysosome biology is not known. Previously we found that the Dictyostelium ortholog of Lyst, LvsB, is a cytosolic protein that associates with lysosomes and post-lysosomes to prevent their inappropriate fusion. Here we provide three lines of evidence that indicate that LvsB contributes to lysosome function by antagonizing the function of DdRab14, a protein that promotes homotypic fusion among lysosomes. (1) Instead of restricting DdRab14 to lysosomes, cells that lack LvsB expand DdRab14 localization to include post-lysosomes. (2) Expression of activated DdRab14 phenocopies the loss of LvsB, causing inappropriate heterotypic fusion between lysosomes and post-lysosom

SUBMITTER: Kypri E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3622840 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature