Banerjee S, Kane PM

Luminal pH and phosphoinositide content are fundamental features of organelle identity. V-ATPases drive organelle acidification in all eukaryotes, and membrane-bound a-subunit isoforms of the V-ATPase are implicated in organelle-specific targeting and regulation. Earlier work demonstrated that the endo-lysosomal lipid PI(3,5)P2 activates V-ATPases containing the vacuolar a-subunit isoform in S. cerevisiae ...

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Here we demonstrate that PI4P, the predominant Golgi PI species, directly interacts with the cytosolic amino terminal (NT) domain of the yeast Golgi V-ATPase a-isoform, Stv1. Lysine 84 of Stv1NT is essential for interaction with PI4P in vitro and in vivo, and interaction with PI4P is required for efficient localization of Stv1-containing V-ATPases. The cytosolic NT domain of the human V-ATPase a2 isoform specifically interacts with PI4P in vitro, consistent with its Golgi localization and function. We propose that NT domains of Vo a-subunit isoforms interact specifically with PI lipids in their organelles of residence. These interactions can transmit organelle-specific targeting or regulation information to V-ATPases.

Date: Jul. 18, 2017

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