Cog5-Cog7 crystal structure reveals interactions essential for the function of a multisubunit tethering complex.

TitleCog5-Cog7 crystal structure reveals interactions essential for the function of a multisubunit tethering complex.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsHa, JYong, Pokrovskaya, ID, Climer, LK, Shimamura, GR, Kudlyk, T, Jeffrey, PD, Lupashin, VV, Hughson, FM
JournalProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Volume111
Issue44
Pagination15762-7
Date Published2014 Nov 04
ISSN1091-6490
KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport, Crystallography, X-Ray, Humans, Multiprotein Complexes, Protein Structure, Quaternary, Protein Structure, Secondary
Abstract

<p>The conserved oligomeric Golgi (COG) complex is required, along with SNARE and Sec1/Munc18 (SM) proteins, for vesicle docking and fusion at the Golgi. COG, like other multisubunit tethering complexes (MTCs), is thought to function as a scaffold and/or chaperone to direct the assembly of productive SNARE complexes at the sites of membrane fusion. Reflecting this essential role, mutations in the COG complex can cause congenital disorders of glycosylation. A deeper understanding of COG function and dysfunction will likely depend on elucidating its molecular structure. Despite some progress toward this goal, including EM studies of COG lobe A (subunits 1-4) and higher-resolution structures of portions of Cog2 and Cog4, the structures of COG's eight subunits and the principles governing their assembly are mostly unknown. Here, we report the crystal structure of a complex between two lobe B subunits, Cog5 and Cog7. The structure reveals that Cog5 is a member of the complexes associated with tethering containing helical rods (CATCHR) fold family, with homology to subunits of other MTCs including the Dsl1, exocyst, and Golgi-associated retrograde protein (GARP) complexes. The Cog5-Cog7 interaction is analyzed in relation to the Dsl1 complex, the only other CATCHR-family MTC for which subunit interactions have been characterized in detail. Biochemical and functional studies validate the physiological relevance of the observed Cog5-Cog7 interface, indicate that it is conserved from yeast to humans, and demonstrate that its disruption in human cells causes defects in trafficking and glycosylation.</p>

DOI10.1073/pnas.1414829111
Alternate JournalProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
PubMed ID25331899
PubMed Central IDPMC4226102
Grant ListP41 GM111244 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States
R01 GM071574 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States
R01 GM083144 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States
T32 GM007388 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States