Functional differentiation of Sec13 paralogs in the euglenozoan protists
Faktorova, D.; Zahonova, K.; Benz, C.; Dacks, J. B.; Field, M. C.; Lukes, J.
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The {beta}-propeller protein Sec13 plays roles in at least three distinct processes by virtue of being a component of the COPII endoplasmic reticulum export vesicle coat, the nuclear pore complex (NPC) and the Seh1-associated (SEA)/GATOR nutrient-sensing complex, suggesting that regulatory mechanisms coordinating these cellular activities may operate via Sec13. The NPC, COPII and SEA/GATOR are all ancient features of eukaryotic cells. In the vast majority of eukaryotes, a single Sec13 gene is present, but here we report that the Euglenozoa, a lineage encompassing the diplonemid, kinetoplastid and euglenid protists contain two Sec13 paralogs. Furthermore, based on protein interactions and localization studies we show that Sec13 functions in diplonemids are divided between the Sec13a and Sec13b paralogs. Specifically, Sec13a interacts with COPII and the NPC, but Sec13b interacts with Sec16 and components of the SEA/GATOR complex. We infer that euglenozoan Sec13a is responsible for NPC functions and canonical anterograde transport activities while Sec13b acts within nutrient and autophagy-related pathways, indicating a fundamentally distinct organization of coatomer complexes in the euglenozoan flagellates.
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