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Mol. Biol. Cell 10.1091/mbc.E06-03-0236

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Submitted on March 27, 2006
Revised on December 22, 2006
Accepted on January 12, 2007

Involvement of a Golgi-resident GPI-anchored Protein in Maintenance of the Golgi Structure

Xueyi Li,*{dagger} Dora Kaloyanova,{ddagger} Martin van Eijk,{ddagger} Ruud Eerland,{ddagger} Gisou van der Goot,{sect} Viola Oorschot,|| Judith Klumperman,|| Friedrich Lottspeich,¶ Vytaute Starkuviene,# Felix T. Wieland,* and J. Bernd Helms*{ddagger}

{ddagger}Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology and Institute for Biomembranes, Utrecht University, 3508 TD Utrecht, The Netherlands; *Biochemie-Zentrum Heidelberg (BZH), University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; {sect}Institut des Maladies Infectieuses, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; ||Department of Cell Biology, University Medical Center and Institute for Biomembranes, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands; Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany; #Cell Biology and Biophysics Programme, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany

Monitoring Editor: Vivek Malhotra

The Golgi apparatus consists of a series of flattened cisternal membranes that are aligned in parallel to form stacks. Cytosolic oriented Golgi associated proteins have been identified that may coordinate or maintain the Golgi architecture. Here we describe a novel GPI-anchored protein GREG (Golgi-resident GPI-anchored protein) that has a Brefeldin A-sensitive Golgi localization. GREG resides in the Golgi lumen as a cis-oriented homodimer, due to strong interactions between coiled-coil regions in the C-termini. Dimerization of GREG as well as its Golgi localization depends on a unique tandem repeat sequence within the coiled-coil region. RNA-mediated interference (RNAi) of GREG expression or expression of GREG mutants reveals an essential role for GREG in maintenance of the Golgi integrity. Under these conditions, secretion of the VSV G protein as a marker for protein transport along the secretory pathway is inhibited, suggesting a loss of Golgi function as well. These results imply the involvement of a luminal protein in Golgi structure and function.

{dagger}Present address: Laboratory of Cellular Neurobiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129.

Address correspondence to: J. Bernd Helms (j.b.helms{at}vet.uu.nl)






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