Correspondence to Kai Simons: simons{at}mpi-cbg.de
Abstract
Phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate (PI(4)P) is the main phosphoinositide in the Golgi complex and has been reported to play a pleiotropic role in transport of cargo from the trans-Golgi network to the plasma membrane (PM) in polarized MadinDarby canine kidney (MDCK) cells. Overexpression of the chimeric fluorescent protein encoding the pleckstrin homology domain, which is specific for PI(4)P, inhibited both apical and basolateral transport pathways. The transport of apical cargo from the Golgi was shown to be specifically decreased by adenovirus-mediated RNA interference directed against PI(4)P adaptor protein (FAPP) 2. FAPP1 depletion had no effect on transport. On the other hand, FAPP2 was not involved in the Golgi-to-PM transport of cargo that was targeted to the basolateral membrane domain. Thus, we conclude that FAPP2 plays a specific role in apical transport in MDCK cells.
Introduction
MDCK cells have the ability to generate and maintain biochemically distinct apical and basolateral plasma membrane (PM) domains by polarized protein sorting (Mostov et al., 2000). Apical sorting has been proposed to be based on cargo recruitment into raft domains, whereas basolateral sorting mainly involves cargo capture by cytosolic adaptors (Bonifacino and Traub, 2003; Schuck and Simons, 2004; Simons and Vaz, 2004). In MDCK cells, the trans-Golgi network (TGN) appears to be a major sorting station for apical and basolateral biosynthetic cargo, although sorting may also take place in endosomes (Keller et al., 2001; Ang et al., 2004). After cargo sorting, apical and basolateral transport carriers move along microtubules to fuse with their respective PM domain.
The molecular machinery that is responsible for the generation of post-Golgi carriers is poorly understood. However, the involvement of a lipid-based machinery in TGN-to-PM transport is becoming substantiated (Yeaman et al., 2004). Phosphoinositides have emerged as important regulators of membrane trafficking. Specifically, phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate (PI(4)P) is known to be involved in the transport of newly synthesized proteins from the TGN to PM in yeast (Hama et al., 1999; Walch-Solimena and Novick, 1999; Audhya et al., 2000) as well as in mammalian cells (Wang et al., 2003; Godi et al., 2004). It is still not clear how PI(4)P regulates membrane trafficking, but it is thought to function in the recruitment of transport machinery. For instance, the adaptor complex AP1 and EpsinR, which are involved in TGN-to-endosome traffic, bind to PI(4)P (Mills et al., 2003; Wang et al., 2003). Recently, two novel PI(4)P-binding proteins, PI(4)P adaptor proteins (FAPP) 1 and 2, were implicated in TGN-to-PM transport of the vesicular stomatitis virus glycoprotein (VSVG) and of glycosaminoglycans in COS7 cells (Godi et al., 2004). These ubiquitously expressed cytosolic proteins have a pleckstrin homology (PH) domain at the amino terminus through which they directly bind to PI(4)P. Both FAPPs also have a proline-rich domain that potentially mediates proteinprotein interactions. Interestingly, FAPP2 contains a putative glycolipid transfer motif at its carboxy terminus, making it an interesting candidate for a role in the apical transport pathway (Dowler et al., 2000; Godi et al., 2004).
The role of PI(4)P in regulating polarized sorting to the cell surface in the Golgi complex of epithelial cells is unclear. Previous work has demonstrated that altered PI(4)P metabolism differentially affects biosynthetic surface delivery in MDCK cells (Weisz et al., 2000; Bruns et al., 2002). To gain more insight into the mechanisms of polarized trafficking, we have addressed the functional role of PI(4)P, FAPP1, and FAPP2 in the delivery of biosynthetic cargo from the Golgi complex to the cell surface in polarized MDCK cells.
Results and discussion
To find out whether PI(4)P potentially plays a role in post-Golgi transport in MDCK cells, we used the same strategy as Godi et al. (2004) and tested whether overexpression of PH domains would affect the transport of newly synthesized cargo. For that purpose, we constructed a fusion protein composed of a YFP and the PH domain of FAPP1 (YFP-PH). Polarized MDCK cells were infected with adenovirus to express the YFP-PH and were later infected with influenza virus to express HA as an apical cargo marker. In 84.6 ± 3.6% (mean ± SEM) of cells expressing YFP-PH, HA did not reach the apical membrane (Fig. 1, outlined cells and cells with asterisks) but colocalized with YFP-PH in the Golgi. In cells that expressed no or low levels of YFP-PH, HA transport to the apical membrane was unaffected (Fig. 1, cells without asterisks or outlines). The overexpression of PH domains also affected the basolateral transport of VSVG (BL-VSVG), a basolateral marker protein (Keller et al., 2001); in this study, the inhibitory effect was observed in 65.3 ± 4.2% (mean ± SEM) of cells. These results agree with a general role for PI(4)P in Golgi-to-PM delivery of cargo. This was also observed in nonepithelial cells, such as COS7 and HeLa cells (Wang et al., 2003; Godi et al., 2004), that use adaptors other than MDCK cells (Folsch et al., 2003; Wang et al., 2003; Ang et al., 2004) to send VSVG to the PM.
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To further characterize the individual roles of FAPP1 and 2 in the TGN-to-PM transport of apical cargo, we repeated the experiments with YFP-GL-GPI using FAPP1 or 2 single KD cells in comparison with DKD cells. This apical cargo was chosen because the effect of FAPP depletion on its transport to the PM was particularly striking, and its detection by electrochemiluminescence was very sensitive. Surprisingly, no effect was seen in FAPP1 KD cells. The transport of YFP-GL-GPI to the cell surface was inhibited to the same extent in FAPP2 depleted as it was in DKD cells (Fig. 5 A). The data so far suggest that the effect of FAPP2 on apical transport is on post-Golgi transport. To assess whether this was indeed the case, we analyzed the kinetics of ER-to-TGN transport of YFP-GL-GPI using endoglycosidase H (EndoH) resistance pulse-chase experiments. YFP-GL-GPI became EndoH resistant with comparable kinetics in control and FAPP1 KD cells but not in FAPP2 KD cells (Fig. 5 B). However, the inhibitory effect on ER-to-TGN transport of YFP-GL-GPI that was caused by FAPP2 KD was small (1520%) when compared with its TGN-to-PM transport (Fig. 5 A). It could be that this result reflects the requirement of FAPP2 for TGN release of cargo, which, in turn, may cause a delay in the ER-to-TGN transport (Fig. 5 B).
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The finding that cargo export from the Golgi to the apical PM was essentially normal in FAPP1 KD cells strongly suggests that the transport inhibition observed in FAPP2 KD cells was specific. Our attempts to rescue the FAPP2 KD phenotype by reexpressing an RNAi-resistant FAPP2 were unsuccessful as a result of the cytotoxic effects of even low levels of ectopic FAPP2 overexpression in MDCK cells.
Together, these data demonstrate that PI(4)P and FAPP2 are involved in the apical delivery machinery. Interestingly, FAPP2 could not be replaced by its close relative FAPP1. FAPP2 shares 90% similarity in its amino terminal region with FAPP1 but differs from it by having a carboxy-terminal extension. FAPP2's carboxy-terminal domain shows 98% sequence homology to glycolipid transfer proteins, which are cytosolic proteins that mediate the intermembrane transfer of glycolipids in vitro (Metz and Radin, 1980, 1982). Such an activity, once confirmed, would immediately suggest a function for FAPP2 in apical transport carrier formation.
Our working hypothesis for the segregation of apical from basolateral cargo in the Golgi is based on a raft-clustering mechanism in the TGN (Schuck and Simons, 2004). Sorting determinants on biosynthetic apical cargo would be recognized by sorting receptors that sequester cargo into the growing raft domain, which will form the apical carrier. Raft clustering is promoted by a reduction in line tension between the raft and nonraft phase. When an apical raft cluster has achieved a critical size, the line tension could overcome the energy required to bend the membrane, resulting in outward budding and release by fission between the phase boundaries. This process of domain-induced budding was first postulated on theoretical grounds and was recently experimentally verified in model systems (Baumgart et al., 2003).
In fact, YFP-GL-GPI associates with detergent-insoluble lipid microdomains in the Golgi complex after the addition of complex sugars. As shown in Fig. S2 (available at http://www.jcb.org/cgi/content/full/jcb.200503078/DC1), FAPP2 depletion changes YFP-GL-GPI insolubility in cold Triton X-100, and similar results were obtained regardless of whether the cells were chased for 1.5 or 3 h. The overall YFP-GL-GPI insolubility increased faster in control than in FAPP2 KD cells (89.3 ± 6.6% insoluble in control cells vs. 55 ± 5.6% insoluble in FAPP2 KD cells; n = 3). The results suggest that altered association of YFP-GL-GPI with lipid rafts may be responsible for the delay in transport that is observed in FAPP2 KD cells.
How could FAPP2 contribute to this process? First, by binding to PI(4)P, a Golgi landmark, correct subcellular location would be conferred. Second, by binding to glucosylceramide, which is the only known glycolipid that is synthesized in the cytoplasmic leaflet of the Golgi (Jeckel et al., 1992), FAPP2 could, by oligomerization, contribute to stabilization of the raft cluster. Third, via its proline-rich motif (Dowler et al., 2000), FAPP2 could bind to other components of the apical transport machinery. In such a scenario, FAPP2 would serve as a key regulator in the process. However, several issues still need experimental confirmation: FAPP2 binding to glucosylceramide, oligomerization upon binding, and the identification of possible binding partners.
Materials and methods
Reagents and antibodies
Cell culture media were from Invitrogen or PAA Laboratories. PAO was from Sigma-Aldrich. Antibodies against VSVG ectodomain and gp58 (Balcarova-Stander et al., 1984) have been raised in our lab. Other antibodies that were used are as follows: rabbit antiZO-1 and mouse antitransferrin receptor (Zymed Laboratories), rabbit antifurin (Affinity BioReagents, Inc.), mouse antigiantin (provided by H.P. Hauri, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland), and goat anti-GFP (provided by D. Drechsel, Max Planck Institute, Dresden, Germany). Hybridoma cells producing the podocalyxin antibody were supplied by G. Ojakian (State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY). FAPP1 antibody was raised against the amino terminus of FAPP1 (VCKGSKGSIK). Fluorochrome-conjugated secondary antibodies were from Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories.
Cell culture and adenovirus infection
MDCK cells were grown on transwell polycarbonate filters (Costar) in MEM with 10% FCS and were infected with adenoviruses as described previously (Keller et al., 2001). For RNAi experiments, filter-grown MDCK cells that were seeded 24 h before were infected for 3 h with the adenovirus-mediated RNAi. The cells were grown for 72 h more and were processed for IF or biochemical analysis.
IF, confocal microscopy, and immuno-EM
IF was performed as described previously (Fullekrug et al., 1999). Fixed stained sample cells were analyzed by confocal microscopy using a laser scanning confocal microscope (model LSM510; Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc.) with a 100x oil immersion objective (Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc.). Digital images were prepared using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
Immuno-EM was performed as described previously (Scheiffele et al., 1998). Gold particles located between the nucleus and the apical PM were counted. Gold particles located within 25 nm of the apical PM were assigned as having reached the surface. Surface arrival was expressed as the number of gold particles at the PM divided by the total (PM + cytoplasm) number of gold particles multiplied by 100%. 10 cells of each group were quantitated.
Constructs and generation of recombinant adenoviruses
The generation of the plasmids and adenovirus that were used for expression of YFP-GL-GPI and BL-VSVG were described previously (Keller et al., 2001). The generation of the A-VSVG construct is described in detail in the online supplemental material (available at http://www.jcb.org/cgi/content/full/jcb.200503078/DC1). YFP-PH was amplified by PCR using a plasmid encoding the chimera of YFP with PH domain (pYFP-C3; CLONTECH Laboratories, Inc.), which was provided by M. Zerial (Max Planck Institute). YFP-PH was then subcloned in pShuttlecytomegalo virus (CMV) as a SalI-Not1 fragment. The plasmids encoding the human full-length FAPP1 and 2 were provided by J. Lucocq (University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK). GFP-FAPP1 was amplified by PCR and was inserted into pShuttle-CMV as described above. FAPP2 was released from PEB62T vector as a BamH1 fragment and was transferred into pEGFP-C1 (CLONTECH Laboratories, Inc.). GFP-FAPP2 was then amplified by PCR and subcloned into pShuttle-CMV as a NotI-XbaI fragment. For RNAi cloning, unique sequences conforming to AAN19 were selected, and the oligonucleotides encoding shRNAs directed against FAPP1 and 2 were designed and cloned into pSUPER as described previously (Schuck et al., 2004). The shRNA expression cassette was then transferred into the XhoI-NotI site of pShuttle. The propagation and generation of recombinant adenoviruses were performed as described in the pAdeasyTM vector protocol. All oligonucleotide sequences are supplied in the online supplemental material (available at http://www.jcb.org/cgi/content/full/jcb.200503078/DC1).
EndoH digestion, surface biotinylation, and HA transport
Digestion with EndoH and cell surface biotinylation were performed as described previously (Keller et al., 2001). Surface arrival of HA was detected by trypsin cleavage as described previously (Keller and Simons, 1998).
Quantification of cell surface arrival of YFP-GL-GPI by electrochemiluminescence
To quantify the arrival of YFP-GL-GPI at the cell surface and in order to distinguish the surface from the intracellular cargo, we took advantage of the existence of a trypsin cleavage site between the protein and GPI. The detection of fluorescence in trypsin solution and cell lysates was performed by electrochemiluminescence with ruthenylated polyclonal GFP antibodies. A detailed description of this method is provided in the online supplemental material (available at http://www.jcb.org/cgi/content/full/jcb.200503078/DC1).
SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting
Cell lysates (prepared with lysis buffer containing protease inhibitors) were resolved by SDS-PAGE and transferred onto polyvinylidene difluoride membranes.
Online supplemental material
Online supplemental Materials and methods describes the cloning of A-VSVG and provides other oligonucleotide sequences. It also describes the quantification of cell surface arrival of YFP-GL-GPI by electrochemiluminescence. Fig. S1 shows that FAPP2 depletion does not affect transcytosis. Fig. S2 shows that FAPP2 depletion affects the detergent solubility of YFP-GL-GPI. Online supplemental material is available at http://www.jcb.org/cgi/content/full/jcb.200503078/DC1.
Acknowledgments
We thank C. Walch-Solimena, B. Hoflack, and members of the Simons lab for many helpful comments and S. Dienel for her technical assistance. We are indebted to P. Keller for his expertise on the electrochemiluminescence measurements.
O.V. Vieira is the recipient of a Marie Curie postdoctoral fellowship. A. Manninen is a recipient of the EMBO long-term fellowship. This work was supported by grants SFB-TR13-TPA1 and HPRN-CT-2002-00259.
Submitted: 15 March 2005
Accepted: 12 July 2005
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