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© The Rockefeller University Press,
0021-9525/2000//1345 $5.00
The Journal of Cell Biology, Volume 149, Number 7,
, 2000 1345-1360
Original Article |
Inhibitors of Copi and Copii Do Not Block PEX3-Mediated Peroxisome Synthesis
sgould{at}jhmi.edu
In humans, defects in peroxisome biogenesis are the cause of lethal diseases typified by Zellweger syndrome. Here, we show that inactivating mutations in human PEX3 cause Zellweger syndrome, abrogate peroxisome membrane synthesis, and result in reduced abundance of peroxisomal membrane proteins (PMPs) and/or mislocalization of PMPs to the mitochondria. Previous studies have suggested that PEX3 may traffic through the ER en route to the peroxisome, that the COPI inhibitor, brefeldin A, leads to accumulation of PEX3 in the ER, and that PEX3 overexpression alters the morphology of the ER. However, we were unable to detect PEX3 in the ER at early times after expression. Furthermore, we find that inhibition of COPI function by brefeldin A has no effect on trafficking of PEX3 to peroxisomes and does not inhibit PEX3-mediated peroxisome biogenesis. We also find that inhibition of COPII-dependent membrane traffic by a dominant negative SAR1 mutant fails to block PEX3 transport to peroxisomes and PEX3-mediated peroxisome synthesis. Based on these results, we propose that PEX3 targeting to peroxisomes and PEX3-mediated peroxisome membrane synthesis may occur independently of COPI- and COPII-dependent membrane traffic.
Key Words: Zellweger syndrome • membrane biogenesis • protein import • vesicle traffic • peroxisome biogenesis disorders
© 2000 The Rockefeller University Press
Abbreviations used in this paper: BFA, brefeldin A; GALT, β-1,4-galactosyltransferase; ORF, open reading frame; PBD, peroxisome biogenesis disorder; PMP, peroxisomal membrane protein; RT, reverse transcriptase; WT, wild-type.
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