The vesicle docking protein p115 binds GM130, a cis-Golgi matrix protein, in a mitotically regulated manner

Nobuhiro Nakamura, Martin Lowe, Timothy P. Levine, Catherine Rabouille, Graham Warren*

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Abstract

The docking of transport vesicles with their target membrane is thought to be mediated by p115. We show here that GM130, a cis-Golgi matrix protein, interacts specifically with p115 and so could provide a membrane docking site. Deletion analysis showed that the N-terminus binds to p115, whereas the C-terminus binds to Golgi membranes. Mitotic phosphorylation of GM130 or a peptide derived from the N-terminus prevented binding to p115. The peptide also inhibited the NSF- but not the p97-dependent reassembly of Golgi cisternae from mitotic fragments, unless it was mitotically phosphorylated. Together, these data provide a molecular explanation for the COPI-mediated fragmentation of the Golgi apparatus at the onset of mitosis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)445-455
Number of pages11
JournalCell
Volume89
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 May 1997

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