Structural basis for recruitment of GRIP domain golgin-245 by small GTPase Arl1

Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2004 Jan;11(1):86-94. doi: 10.1038/nsmb714. Epub 2003 Dec 29.

Abstract

Recruitment of the GRIP domain golgins to the trans-Golgi network is mediated by Arl1, a member of the ARF/Arl small GTPase family, through interaction between their GRIP domains and Arl1-GTP. The crystal structure of Arl1-GTP in complex with the GRIP domain of golgin-245 shows that Arl1-GTP interacts with the GRIP domain predominantly in a hydrophobic manner, with the switch II region conferring the main recognition surface. The involvement of the switch and interswitch regions in the interaction between Arl1-GTP and GRIP accounts for the specificity of GRIP domain for Arl1-GTP. Mutations that abolished the Arl1-mediated Golgi localization of GRIP domain golgins have been mapped on the interface between Arl1-GTP and GRIP. Notably, the GRIP domain forms a homodimer in which each subunit interacts separately with one Arl1-GTP. Mutations disrupting the GRIP domain dimerization also abrogated its Golgi targeting, suggesting that the dimeric form of GRIP domain is a functional unit.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • ADP-Ribosylation Factors*
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Autoantigens / chemistry*
  • Autoantigens / genetics
  • Autoantigens / metabolism*
  • Binding Sites
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Dimerization
  • GTP Phosphohydrolases / chemistry*
  • GTP Phosphohydrolases / genetics
  • GTP Phosphohydrolases / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Membrane Proteins / chemistry*
  • Membrane Proteins / genetics
  • Membrane Proteins / metabolism*
  • Models, Biological
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Conformation
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Rats
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • trans-Golgi Network / metabolism

Substances

  • Autoantigens
  • GOLGA4 protein, human
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • ADP-ribosylation factor related proteins
  • GTP Phosphohydrolases
  • ADP-Ribosylation Factors