Abstract

Yeast studies identified two heterohexameric tethering complexes, which consist of 4 shared (Vps11, Vps16, Vps18 and Vps33) and 2 specific subunits: Vps3 and Vps8 (CORVET) versus Vps39 and Vps41 (HOPS). CORVET is an early and HOPS is a late endosomal tether. The function of HOPS is well known in animal cells, while CORVET is poorly characterized. Here we show that Drosophila Vps8 is highly expressed in hemocytes and nephrocytes, and localizes to early endosomes despite the lack of a clear Vps3 homolog. We find that Vps8 forms a complex and acts together with Vps16A, Dor/Vps18 and Car/Vps33A, and loss of any of these proteins leads to fragmentation of endosomes. Surprisingly, Vps11 deletion causes enlargement of endosomes, similar to loss of the HOPS-specific subunits Vps39 and Lt/Vps41. We thus identify a 4 subunit-containing miniCORVET complex as an unconventional early endosomal tether in Drosophila.

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  1. Péter Lőrincz

    Department of Anatomy, Cell and Developmental Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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  2. Zsolt Lakatos

    Department of Anatomy, Cell and Developmental Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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  3. Ágnes Varga

    Department of Anatomy, Cell and Developmental Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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  4. Tamás Maruzs

    Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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  5. Zsófia Simon-Vecsei

    Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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  6. Zsuzsanna Darula

    Laboratory of Proteomics Research, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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  7. Péter Benkő

    Department of Anatomy, Cell and Developmental Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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  8. Gábor Csordás

    Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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  9. Mónika Lippai

    Department of Anatomy, Cell and Developmental Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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  10. István Andó

    Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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  11. Krisztina Hegedűs

    Department of Anatomy, Cell and Developmental Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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  12. Katalin F Medzihradszky

    Laboratory of Proteomics Research, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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  13. Szabolcs Takáts

    Department of Anatomy, Cell and Developmental Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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  14. Gábor Juhász

    Department of Anatomy, Cell and Developmental Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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  1. Péter Lőrincz
  2. Zsolt Lakatos
  3. Ágnes Varga
  4. Tamás Maruzs
  5. Zsófia Simon-Vecsei
  6. Zsuzsanna Darula
  7. Péter Benkő
  8. Gábor Csordás
  9. Mónika Lippai
  10. István Andó
  11. Krisztina Hegedűs
  12. Katalin F Medzihradszky
  13. Szabolcs Takáts
  14. Gábor Juhász
(2016)
MiniCORVET is a Vps8-containing early endosomal tether in Drosophila
eLife 5:e14226.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.14226

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