Identification of a transporter complex responsible for the cytosolic entry of nitrogen-containing-bisphosphonates
- Harvard University, United States
- University of California, San Francisco, United States
- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, United States
- Washington University School of Medicine, United States
Abstract
Nitrogen-containing-bisphosphonates (N-BPs) are a class of drugs widely prescribed to treat osteoporosis and other bone-related diseases. Although previous studies have established that N-BPs function by inhibiting the mevalonate pathway in osteoclasts, the mechanism by which N-BPs enter the cytosol from the extracellular space to reach their molecular target is not understood. Here we implemented a CRISPRi-mediated genome-wide screen and identified SLC37A3 (solute carrier family 37 member A3) as a gene required for the action of N-BPs in mammalian cells. We observed that SLC37A3 forms a complex with ATRAID (all-trans retinoic acid-induced differentiation factor), a previously identified genetic target of N-BPs. SLC37A3 and ATRAID localize to lysosomes and are required for releasing N-BP molecules that have trafficked to lysosomes through fluid-phase endocytosis into the cytosol. Our results elucidate the route by which N-BPs are delivered to their molecular target, addressing a key aspect of the mechanism of action of N-BPs that may have significant clinical relevance.
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All data generated or analysed during this study are included in the manuscript and supporting files. Source data files have been provided for the two CRISPRi screens shown in Figure 1 and its figure supplement.
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Jonathan S Weissman
Funding
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Zhou Yu
- Lauren E Surface
- Chong Yon Park
- Max A Horlbeck
- Gregory A Wyant
- Monther Abu-Remaileh
- David M Sabatini
- Jonathan S Weissman
- Erin K O'Shea
The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.
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© 2018, Yu et al.
This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License permitting unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.
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Identification of a transporter complex responsible for the cytosolic entry of nitrogen-containing-bisphosphonates
eLife 7:e36620.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.36620
