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J. Cell Biol.,
Volume 143, Number 2, October 19, 1998 319-331

* Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294; and The mammalian protein TAP/p115 and its
yeast homologue Uso1p have an essential role in membrane traffic (; ;
; ). To inquire into
the site and mechanism of TAP/p115 action, we aimed
to localize it and to identify domains required for its function. We show that in interphase cells, TAP/p115
localizes predominantly to the Golgi and to peripheral
structures that represent vesicular tubular clusters
(VTCs) involved in ER to Golgi transport. Using BFA/
nocodazole treatments we confirm that TAP/p115 is
present on ER to Golgi transport intermediates. TAP/
p115 redistributes to peripheral structures containing
ERGIC-53 during a 15°C treatment, suggesting that it is
a cycling protein. Within the Golgi, TAP/p115 is associated with pleiomorphic structures on the cis side of the
cis-Golgi cisterna and the cis-most cisterna, but is not
detected in more distal compartments of the Golgi.
TAP/p115 binds the cis-Golgi protein GM130, and
the COOH-terminal acidic domain of TAP/p115 is required for this interaction. TAP/p115 interaction with
GM130 occurs only in the Golgi and is not required for
TAP/p115 association with peripheral VTCs. To examine whether interaction with GM130 is required to recruit TAP/p115 to the Golgi, TAP/p115 mutants lacking the acidic domain were expressed and localized in
transfected cells. Mutants lacking the GM130-binding
domain showed normal Golgi localization, indicating that TAP/p115 is recruited to the Golgi independently
of its ability to bind GM130. Such mutants were also
able to associate with peripheral VTCs. Interestingly,
TAP/p115 mutants containing the GM130-binding domain but lacking portions of the NH2-terminal region
were restricted from the Golgi and localized to the ER.
The COOH-terminal domain required for GM130
binding and the NH2-terminal region required for
Golgi localization appear functionally relevant since
expression of TAP/p115 mutants lacking either of these
domains leads to loss of normal Golgi morphology.
Department of
Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08543
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