Selective clearance of the inner nuclear membrane protein emerin by vesicular transport during ER stress

  1. Abigail Buchwalter  Is a corresponding author
  2. Roberta Schulte
  3. Hsiao Tsai
  4. Juliana Capitanio
  5. Martin Hetzer  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of California, San Francisco, United States
  2. The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, United States

Abstract

The inner nuclear membrane (INM) is a subdomain of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) that is gated by the nuclear pore complex. It is unknown whether proteins of the INM and ER are degraded through shared or distinct pathways in mammalian cells. We applied dynamic proteomics to profile protein half-lives and report that INM and ER residents turn over at similar rates, indicating that the INM's unique topology is not a barrier to turnover. Using a microscopy approach, we observed that the proteasome can degrade INM proteins in situ. However, we also uncovered evidence for selective, vesicular transport-mediated turnover of a single INM protein, emerin, that is potentiated by ER stress. Emerin is rapidly cleared from the INM by a mechanism that requires emerin's LEM domain to mediate vesicular trafficking to lysosomes. This work demonstrates that the INM can be dynamically remodeled in response to environmental inputs.

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  1. Abigail Buchwalter

    Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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  2. Roberta Schulte

    Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, United States
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  3. Hsiao Tsai

    Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, United States
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  4. Juliana Capitanio

    Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, United States
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  5. Martin Hetzer

    Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, United States
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    hetzer@salk.edu
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NIH Office of the Director (NS096786)

  • Martin Hetzer

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM126829)

  • Martin Hetzer

National Cancer Institute (P30 014195)

  • Martin Hetzer

Chapman Foundation

  • Martin Hetzer

Helmsley Charitable Trust

  • Martin Hetzer

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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© 2019, Buchwalter et al.

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