Role of tbc1 in Drosophila embryonic salivary glands

BMC Molecular and Cell Biology

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[1] 0000 0001 2171 9311, grid.21107.35, The Department of Cell Biology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe St, 21205, Baltimore, MD, USA;

关键词: Drosophila;    Salivary gland;    Apical;    Endosome;    Golgi;    Rab-GAP;    Membrane trafficking;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12860-019-0198-z

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【 摘 要 】

BackgroundCG4552/tbc1 was identified as a downstream target of Fork head (Fkh), the single Drosophila member of the FoxA family of transcription factors and a major player in salivary gland formation and homeostasis. Tbc1 and its orthologues have been implicated in phagocytosis, the innate immune response, border cell migration, cancer and an autosomal recessive form of non-degenerative Pontocerebellar hypoplasia. Recently, the mammalian Tbc1 orthologue, Tbc1d23, has been shown to bind both the conserved N-terminal domains of two Golgins (Golgin-97 and Golgin-245) and the WASH complex on endosome vesicles. Through this activity, Tbc1d23 has been proposed to link endosomally-derived vesicles to their appropriate target membrane in the trans Golgi (TGN).ResultsIn this paper, we provide an initial characterization of Drosophila orthologue, we call tbc1. We show that, like its mammalian orthologue, Tbc1 localizes to the trans Golgi. We show that it also colocalizes with a subset of Rabs associated with both early and recycling endosomes. Animals completely missing tbc1 survive, but females have fertility defects. Consistent with the human disease, loss of tbc1 reduces optic lobe size and increases response time to mechanical perturbation. Loss and overexpression of tbc1 in the embryonic salivary glands leads to secretion defects and apical membrane irregularities.ConclusionsThese findings support a role for tbc1 in endocytic/membrane trafficking, consistent with its activities in other systems.

【 授权许可】

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