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ArticleCell reports2017

The GTPase Rab43 Controls the Anterograde ER-Golgi Trafficking and Sorting of GPCRs.

Chunman Li, Zhe Wei, Yi Fan, Wei Huang, Yunchao Su, Honglin Li, Zheng Dong, Mitsunori Fukuda, Mostafa Khater, Guangyu Wu

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Article in Cell reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Chunman LiDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
Zhe WeiDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
Yi FanDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
Wei HuangDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
Yunchao SuDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
Honglin LiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
Zheng DongDepartment of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
Mitsunori FukudaDepartment of Developmental Biology and Neurosciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Mostafa KhaterDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
Guangyu WuDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA. Electronic address: guwu@augusta.edu.
Augusta University · USTohoku University · JP

Funding

Essential role of the Ufm1 E3 ligase in intestinal homeostasisR01DK113409 · NIDDK · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI LI, HONGLIN · 2017 to 2020
$1.4M
Anterograde transport and signal regulation of GPCRsR01GM118915 · NIGMS · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI WU, GUANGYU · 2016 to 2019
$1.3M
ARF1 signaling in prostate cancerR56CA204315 · NCI · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI WU, GUANGYU · 2017 to 2018
$488k
Airway and Lung Vascular Remodeling in COPDI01BX002035 · VA · CHARLIE NORWOOD VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI SU, YUNCHAO · 2015 to 2018
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BLRD VA I01 BX002035NCI NIH HHS R56 CA204315NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK113409NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM118915
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute the largest superfamily of cell-surface signaling proteins. However, mechanisms underlying their surface targeting and sorting are poorly understood. Here, we screen the Rab family of small GTPases in the surface transport of multiple GPCRs. We find that manipulation of Rab43 function significantly alters the surface presentation and signaling of all GPCRs studied without affecting non-GPCR membrane proteins. Rab43 specifically regulates the transport of nascent GPCRs from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the Golgi. More interestingly, Rab43 directly interacts with GPCRs in an activation-dependent fashion. The Rab43-binding domain identified in the receptors effectively converts non-GPCR membrane protein transport into a Rab43-dependent pathway. These data reveal a crucial role for Rab43 in anterograde ER-Golgi transport of nascent GPCRs, as well as the ER sorting of GPCR members by virtue of its ability to interact directly.

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Binding SitesEndoplasmic ReticulumGolgi ApparatusHEK293 CellsHumansMCF-7 CellsProtein BindingProtein Transportrab11 GTP-Binding Proteinsrab GTP-Binding ProteinsReceptors, G-Protein-Coupledrab11 GTP-Binding Proteinsrab GTP-Binding ProteinsReceptors, G-Protein-Coupledadrenergic receptorangiotensin receptoranterograde exportERGolgiG-protein-coupled receptorRab43Rab GTPasesortingtrafficking

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PMID29069590
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