The Endocytic Recycling Regulatory Protein EHD1 Is Required for Ocular Lens Development
INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
Authors: Arya, Priyanka; Rainey, Mark; Bhattacharyya, Sohinee; Mohapatra, Bhopal; Kuracha, Murali; Band, Vimla; Govindarajan, Venkatesh; Band, Hamid
Abstract
GRAF1 forms a complex with MICAL-L1 and EHD1 to cooperate in tubular recycling endosome vesiculation
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Authors: Cai, Bishuang; Xie, Shuwei; Caplan, Steve; Naslavsky, Naava
Abstract
The biogenesis of tubular recycling endosomes (TREs) and their subsequent vesiculation after cargo-sorting has occurred, is essential for receptor and lipid recycling to the plasma membrane. Although recent studies have implicated the C-terminal Eps15 Homology Domain (EHD) protein, EHD1, as a key regulator of TRE vesiculation, additional proteins involved in this process have been largely uncharacterized. In the present study, we identify the GTPase Regulator Associated with Focal adhesion kinase-1 (GRAF1) protein in a complex with EHD1 and the TRE hub protein, Molecules Interacting with CasL-Like1 (MICAL-L1). Over-expression of GRAF1 caused vesiculation of MICAL-L1-containing TRE, whereas GRAF1-depletion led to impaired TRE vesiculation and delayed receptor recycling. Moreover, co-addition of purified EHD1 and GRAF1 in a semi-permeabilized cell vesiculation assay produced synergistic TRE vesiculation. Overall, based on our data, we suggest that in addition to its roles in clathrin-independent endocytosis, GRAF1 synergizes with EHD1 to support TRE vesiculation.