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Tex2 is required for lysosomal functions at TMEM55-dependent ER membrane contact sites.


ABSTRACT: ER tubules form and maintain membrane contact sites (MCSs) with late endosomes/lysosomes (LE/lys). The molecular composition and cellular functions of these MCSs are poorly understood. Here, we find that Tex2, an SMP domain-containing lipid transfer protein conserved in metazoan and yeast, is a tubular ER protein and is recruited to ER-LE/lys MCSs by TMEM55, phosphatases that convert PI(4,5)P2 to PI5P on LE/lys. We show that the Tex2-TMEM55 interaction occurs between an N-terminal region of Tex2 and a catalytic motif in the PTase domain of TMEM55. The Tex2-TMEM55 interaction can be regulated by endosome-resident type 2 PI4K activities. Functionally, Tex2 knockout results in defects in lysosomal trafficking, digestive capacity, and lipid composition of LE/lys membranes. Together, our data identify Tex2 as a tubular ER protein that resides at TMEM55-dependent ER-LE/lys MCSs required for lysosomal functions.

SUBMITTER: Du Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9930140 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Tex2 is required for lysosomal functions at TMEM55-dependent ER membrane contact sites.

Du Yuanjiao Y   Chang Weiping W   Gao Lei L   Gao Lei L   Deng Lin L   Ji Wei-Ke WK  

The Journal of cell biology 20230127 4


ER tubules form and maintain membrane contact sites (MCSs) with late endosomes/lysosomes (LE/lys). The molecular composition and cellular functions of these MCSs are poorly understood. Here, we find that Tex2, an SMP domain-containing lipid transfer protein conserved in metazoan and yeast, is a tubular ER protein and is recruited to ER-LE/lys MCSs by TMEM55, phosphatases that convert PI(4,5)P2 to PI5P on LE/lys. We show that the Tex2-TMEM55 interaction occurs between an N-terminal region of Tex2  ...[more]

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