The mammalian AP-3 adaptor-like complex mediates the intracellular transport of lysosomal membrane glycoproteins

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Abstract

In mammalian cells, the mannose 6-phosphate receptors (MPRs) and the lysosomal glycoproteins, lysosomal-associated membrane protein (LAMP) I, lysosomal integral membrane protein (LIMP) II, are directly transported from the trans-Golgi network to endosomes and lysosomes. While MPR traffic relies on the AP-1 adaptor complex, we report that proper targeting of LAMP I and LIMP II to lysosomes requires the AP-3 adaptor-like complex. Overexpression of these proteins, which contain either a tyrosine- or a di-leucine-based- sorting motif, promotes AP-3 recruitment on membranes. Inhibition of AP-3 function using antisense oligonucleotides leads to a selective misrouting of both LAMP I and LIMP II to the cell surface without affecting MPR trafficking. These results provide evidence that AP-3 functions in the intracellular targeting of transmembrane glycoproteins to lysosomes.

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Le Borgne, R., Alconada, A., Bauer, U., & Hoflack, B. (1998). The mammalian AP-3 adaptor-like complex mediates the intracellular transport of lysosomal membrane glycoproteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 273(45), 29451–29461. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.273.45.29451

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