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J. Cell Biol.,
Volume 144, Number 6, March 22, 1999 1151-1162



* Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Biochemie, 12203 Berlin, Germany; and Pex13p is the putative docking protein for
peroxisomal targeting signal 1 (PTS1)-dependent protein import into peroxisomes. Pex14p interacts with
both the PTS1- and PTS2-receptor and may represent
the point of convergence of the PTS1- and PTS2-dependent protein import pathways. We report the
involvement of Pex13p in peroxisomal import of PTS2-containing proteins. Like Pex14p, Pex13p not only interacts with the PTS1-receptor Pex5p, but also with the
PTS2-receptor Pex7p; however, this association may be
direct or indirect. In support of distinct peroxisomal
binding sites for Pex7p, the Pex7p/Pex13p and Pex7p/
Pex14p complexes can form independently. Genetic evidence for the interaction of Pex7p and Pex13p is provided by the observation that overexpression of Pex13p suppresses a loss of function mutant of Pex7p. Accordingly, we conclude that Pex7p and Pex13p functionally
interact during PTS2-dependent protein import into
peroxisomes. NH2-terminal regions of Pex13p are required for its interaction with the PTS2-receptor while the COOH-terminal SH3 domain alone is sufficient to
mediate its interaction with the PTS1-receptor. Reinvestigation of the topology revealed both termini of
Pex13p to be oriented towards the cytosol. We also
found Pex13p to be required for peroxisomal association of Pex14p, yet the SH3 domain of Pex13p may not
provide the only binding site for Pex14p at the peroxisomal membrane.
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Institut für
Physiologische Chemie, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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