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Crumbs organizes the transport machinery by regulating apical levels of PI(4,5)P2 in Drosophila

  1. Johanna Lattner
  2. Weihua Leng
  3. Elisabeth Knust
  4. Marko Brankatschk  Is a corresponding author
  5. David Flores-Benitez  Is a corresponding author
  1. Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Germany
  2. Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.50900
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  1. Johanna Lattner
  2. Weihua Leng
  3. Elisabeth Knust
  4. Marko Brankatschk
  5. David Flores-Benitez
(2019)
Crumbs organizes the transport machinery by regulating apical levels of PI(4,5)P2 in Drosophila
eLife 8:e50900.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.50900
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Abstract

An efficient vectorial intracellular transport machinery depends on a well-established apico-basal polarity and is a prerequisite for the function of secretory epithelia. Despite extensive knowledge on individual trafficking pathways, little is known about the mechanisms coordinating their temporal and spatial regulation. Here, we report that the polarity protein Crumbs is essential for apical plasma membrane phospholipid-homeostasis and efficient apical secretion. Through recruiting βHeavy-Spectrin and MyosinV to the apical membrane, Crumbs maintains the Rab6-, Rab11- and Rab30-dependent trafficking and regulates the lipid phosphatases Pten and Ocrl. Crumbs knock-down results in increased apical levels of PI(4,5)P2 and formation of a novel, Moesin- and PI(4,5)P2-enriched apical membrane sac containing microvilli-like structures. Our results identify Crumbs as an essential hub required to maintain the organization of the apical membrane and the physiological activity of the larval salivary gland.

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  1. Johanna Lattner

    Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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  2. Weihua Leng

    Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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  3. Elisabeth Knust

    Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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  4. Marko Brankatschk

    The Biotechnological Center, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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  5. David Flores-Benitez

    Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

  • Johanna Lattner
  • Weihua Leng
  • Elisabeth Knust
  • David Flores-Benitez

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (BR5490/2)

  • Marko Brankatschk

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (BR5490/3)

  • Marko Brankatschk

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  1. Johanna Lattner
  2. Weihua Leng
  3. Elisabeth Knust
  4. Marko Brankatschk
  5. David Flores-Benitez
(2019)
Crumbs organizes the transport machinery by regulating apical levels of PI(4,5)P2 in Drosophila
eLife 8:e50900.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.50900

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