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ArticleNature communications2024

Structure of the endosomal CORVET tethering complex.

Dmitry Shvarev, Caroline König, Nicole Susan, Lars Langemeyer, Stefan Walter, Angela Perz, Florian Fröhlich, Christian Ungermann, Arne Moeller

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Dmitry Shvarev *Department of Biology/Chemistry, Structural Biology Section, Osnabrück University, 49076, Osnabrück, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9776-268X
Caroline König *Department of Biology/Chemistry, Biochemistry Section, Osnabrück University, 49076, Osnabrück, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0767-9031
Nicole Susan *Department of Biology/Chemistry, Biochemistry Section, Osnabrück University, 49076, Osnabrück, Germany.ORCID 0009-0002-0705-475X
Lars LangemeyerDepartment of Biology/Chemistry, Biochemistry Section, Osnabrück University, 49076, Osnabrück, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4309-0910
Stefan WalterCenter of Cellular Nanoanalytics Osnabrück (CellNanOs), Osnabrück University, 49076, Osnabrück, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8797-3184
Angela PerzDepartment of Biology/Chemistry, Biochemistry Section, Osnabrück University, 49076, Osnabrück, Germany.
Florian FröhlichCenter of Cellular Nanoanalytics Osnabrück (CellNanOs), Osnabrück University, 49076, Osnabrück, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8307-2189
Christian UngermannDepartment of Biology/Chemistry, Biochemistry Section, Osnabrück University, 49076, Osnabrück, Germany. cu@uos.de.ORCID 0000-0003-4331-8695
Arne MoellerDepartment of Biology/Chemistry, Structural Biology Section, Osnabrück University, 49076, Osnabrück, Germany. arne.moeller@uos.de.ORCID 0000-0003-1101-5366

Funding

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) 01ED2010Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) INST190/196-1 FUGGDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) MO2752/3-6Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) SFB 1557Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) SFB 944
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cells depend on their endolysosomal system for nutrient uptake and downregulation of plasma membrane proteins. These processes rely on endosomal maturation, which requires multiple membrane fusion steps. Early endosome fusion is promoted by the Rab5 GTPase and its effector, the hexameric CORVET tethering complex, which is homologous to the lysosomal HOPS. How these related complexes recognize their specific target membranes remains entirely elusive. Here, we solve the structure of CORVET by cryo-electron microscopy and revealed its minimal requirements for membrane tethering. As expected, the core of CORVET and HOPS resembles each other. However, the function-defining subunits show marked structural differences. Notably, we discover that unlike HOPS, CORVET depends not only on Rab5 but also on phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate (PI3P) and membrane lipid packing defects for tethering, implying that an organelle-specific membrane code enables fusion. Our data suggest that both shape and membrane interactions of CORVET and HOPS are conserved in metazoans, thus providing a paradigm how tethering complexes function.

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Cryoelectron MicroscopyEndosomesPhosphatidylinositol PhosphatesAnimalsCell MembraneHumansLysosomesMembrane Fusionrab5 GTP-Binding ProteinsVesicular Transport Proteinsphosphatidylinositol 3-phosphatePhosphatidylinositol Phosphatesrab5 GTP-Binding ProteinsVesicular Transport Proteins

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PMID38898033
PMCPMC11187117

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