Homology and Modular Evolution of CATCHR at the Origin of the Eukaryotic Endomembrane System.

ABSTRACT: The membrane trafficking is an essential process of eukaryotic cells, as it manages vesicular trafficking toward different parts of the cell. In this process, membrane fusions between vesicles and target membranes are mediated by several factors, including the multisubunit tethering complexes. One type of multisubunit tethering complex, the complexes associated with tethering containing helical rods (CATCHR), encompasses the exocyst, COG, GARP, and DSL1 complexes. The CATCHR share similarities at sequence, structural, and protein-complex organization level although their actual relationship is still poorly understood. In this study, we have re-evaluated CATCHR at different levels, demonstrating that gene duplications followed by neofunctionalization, were key for their origin. Our results,

SUBMITTER: Santana-Molina C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8290106 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature