Spatial proteomics defines the content of trafficking vesicles captured by golgin tethers

Nat Commun. 2020 Nov 25;11(1):5987. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19840-4.

Abstract

Intracellular traffic between compartments of the secretory and endocytic pathways is mediated by vesicle-based carriers. The proteomes of carriers destined for many organelles are ill-defined because the vesicular intermediates are transient, low-abundance and difficult to purify. Here, we combine vesicle relocalisation with organelle proteomics and Bayesian analysis to define the content of different endosome-derived vesicles destined for the trans-Golgi network (TGN). The golgin coiled-coil proteins golgin-97 and GCC88, shown previously to capture endosome-derived vesicles at the TGN, were individually relocalised to mitochondria and the content of the subsequently re-routed vesicles was determined by organelle proteomics. Our findings reveal 45 integral and 51 peripheral membrane proteins re-routed by golgin-97, evidence for a distinct class of vesicles shared by golgin-97 and GCC88, and various cargoes specific to individual golgins. These results illustrate a general strategy for analysing intracellular sub-proteomes by combining acute cellular re-wiring with high-resolution spatial proteomics.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Autoantigens / genetics
  • Autoantigens / metabolism*
  • Endosomes / metabolism
  • Gene Knockdown Techniques
  • Golgi Matrix Proteins / genetics
  • Golgi Matrix Proteins / metabolism*
  • HEK293 Cells
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Membrane Proteins / metabolism*
  • Mitochondria / metabolism
  • Proteomics / methods
  • Spatial Analysis
  • trans-Golgi Network / metabolism*

Substances

  • Autoantigens
  • GCC1 protein, human
  • GOLGA4 protein, human
  • Golgi Matrix Proteins
  • Golgi complex autoantigen, 97-kDa
  • Membrane Proteins