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HRS dephosphorylation at membrane contact sites promotes sorting within multivesicular endosomes

Razi, M.; Wong, L. H.; Grimes, D.; Burgoyne, T.; Fale, P.; MacDonald, E.; Eden, E. R.; Clague, M. J.; Urbe, S.; Futter, C.

2026-03-11 cell biology
10.64898/2026.03.10.710128 bioRxiv
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HRS is a receptor tyrosine kinase substrate and component of the ESCRT machinery. It enables sorting of ubiquitylated cargo into multivesicular endosomes (MVEs) for lysosomal degradation but also functions in receptor recycling. We show that co-depletion of its ESCRT-0 binding partners, STAM1 and STAM2, recapitulates defects in EGF receptor (EGFR) sorting onto intraluminal vesicles (ILVs) but does not mirror the increased MVE size evident after HRS depletion. Using mutagenesis of the endogenous gene or introduction of APEX2-tagged HRS variants, we find that HRS Y329/334 phosphorylation is dispensable for EGFR sorting and MVE size control. AnnexinA1 mediates endosomal contact with the ER and promotes EGF-stimulated ILV formation. We show that reduced ILV formation on AnnexinA1 depletion is accompanied by increased HRS phosphorylation, likely through reduced HRS dephosphorylation by ER-localised PTP1B. Conversely, Y329/334 mutation renders ILV formation insensitive to AnnexinA1 depletion. Our data suggest that rapid HRS dephosphorylation at ER:MVE contacts promotes efficient ILV formation.

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