A tubular EHD1-containing compartment involved in the recycling of major histocompatibility complex class I molecules to the plasma membrane

EMBO J. 2002 Jun 3;21(11):2557-67. doi: 10.1093/emboj/21.11.2557.

Abstract

The Eps15 homology (EH) domain-containing protein, EHD1, has recently been ascribed a role in the recycling of receptors internalized by clathrin-mediated endocytosis. A subset of plasma membrane proteins can undergo internalization by a clathrin-independent pathway regulated by the small GTP-binding protein ADP-ribosylation factor 6 (Arf6). Here, we report that endogenous EHD proteins, as well as transgenic tagged EHD1, are associated with long, membrane-bound tubules containing Arf6. EHD1 appears to induce tubule formation, which requires nucleotide cycling on Arf6 and intact microtubules. Mutations in the N-terminal P-loop domain or deletion of the C-terminal EH domain of EHD1 prevent association of EHD1 with tubules or induction of tubule formation. The EHD1 tubules contain internalized major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I) molecules that normally traffic through the Arf6 pathway. Recycling assays show that overexpression of EHD1 enhances MHC-I recycling. These observations suggest an additional function of EHD1 as a tubule-inducing factor in the Arf6 pathway for recycling of plasma membrane proteins internalized by clathrin-independent endocytosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • ADP-Ribosylation Factor 6
  • ADP-Ribosylation Factors / metabolism
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Carrier Proteins / chemistry*
  • Carrier Proteins / metabolism*
  • Cell Membrane / metabolism*
  • Cytoplasm / metabolism
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Genes, MHC Class I
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Luminescent Proteins / metabolism
  • Major Histocompatibility Complex
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Transport
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Time Factors
  • Transfection
  • Vesicular Transport Proteins*

Substances

  • ADP-Ribosylation Factor 6
  • Carrier Proteins
  • EHD1 protein, human
  • Luminescent Proteins
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Vesicular Transport Proteins
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins
  • ADP-Ribosylation Factors
  • ARF6 protein, human