Structure of the Sec23p/24p and Sec13p/31p complexes of COPII

Gerardo Z. Lederkremer, Yifan Cheng, Benjamin M. Petre, Erik Vogan, Sebastian Springer, Randy Schekman, Thomas Walz, Tomas Kirchhausen*

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Abstract

COPII-coated vesicles carry proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi complex. This vesicular transport can be reconstituted by using three cytosolic components containing five proteins: the small GTPase Sar1p, the Sec23p/24p complex, and the Sec13p/Sec31p complex. We have used a combination of biochemistry and electron microscopy to investigate the molecular organization and structure of Sec23p/24p and Sec13p/31p complexes. The three-dimensional reconstruction of Sec23p/24p reveals that it has a bone-shaped structure, (17 nm in length), composed of two similar globular domains, one corresponding to Sec23p and the other to Sec24p. Sec13p/31p is a heterotetramer composed of two copies of Sec13p and two copies of Sec31p. It has an elongated shape, is 28-30 nm in length, and contains five consecutive globular domains linked by relatively flexible joints. Putting together the architecture of these Sec complexes with the interactions between their subunits and the appearance of the coat in COPII-coated vesicles, we present a model for COPII coat organization.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10704-10709
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume98
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Sep 2001

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Institute of General Medical SciencesR01GM036548

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