The Arabidopsis V-ATPase is localized to the TGN/EE via a seed plant specific motif
- Heidelberg University, Germany
- National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan
Abstract
The V-ATPase is a versatile proton-pump found in a range of endomembrane compartments yet the mechanisms governing its differential targeting remain to be determined. In Arabidopsis, VHA-a1 targets the V-ATPase to the TGN/EE whereas VHA-a2 and VHA-a3 are localized to the tonoplast. We report here that the VHA-a1 targeting domain serves as both an ER-exit and as a TGN/EE-retention motif and is conserved among seed plants. In contrast, Marchantia encodes a single VHA-isoform that localizes to the TGN/EE and the tonoplast in Arabidopsis. Analysis of CRISPR/Cas9 generated null alleles revealed that VHA-a1 has an essential for male gametophyte development but acts redundantly with the tonoplast isoforms during vegetative growth. We propose that in the absence of VHA-a1, VHA-a3 is partially re-routed to the TGN/EE. Our findings contribute to understanding the evolutionary origin of V-ATPase targeting and provide a striking example that differential localization does not preclude functional redundancy.
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DFG (SFB1101 TPA02)
- Karin Schumacher
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (19H05675,18H0247,18K14738)
- Takehiko Kanazawa
- Takashi Ueda
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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© 2020, Lupanga et al.
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The Arabidopsis V-ATPase is localized to the TGN/EE via a seed plant specific motif
eLife 9:e60568.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.60568
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