Sorting nexin 17 accelerates internalization yet retards degradation of P-selectin

Mol Biol Cell. 2004 Jul;15(7):3095-105. doi: 10.1091/mbc.e04-02-0143. Epub 2004 Apr 30.

Abstract

The transient appearance of P-selectin on the surface of endothelial cells helps recruit leukocytes into sites of inflammation. The tight control of cell surface P-selectin on these cells depends on regulated exocytosis of Weibel-Palade bodies where the protein is stored and on its rapid endocytosis. After endocytosis, P-selectin is either sorted via endosomes and the Golgi apparatus for storage in Weibel-Palade bodies or targeted to lysosomes for degradation. A potential player in this complex endocytic itinerary is SNX17, a member of the sorting nexin family, which has been shown in a yeast two-hybrid assay to bind P-selectin. Here, we show that overexpression of SNX17 in mammalian cells can influence two key steps in the endocytic trafficking of P-selectin. First, it promotes the endocytosis of P-selectin from the plasma membrane. Second, it inhibits the movement of P-selectin into lysosomes, thereby reducing its degradation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Androstadienes / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Carrier Proteins / analysis
  • Carrier Proteins / genetics
  • Carrier Proteins / metabolism*
  • Cell Membrane / chemistry
  • Cell Membrane / metabolism
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Endocytosis* / physiology
  • Endosomes / immunology
  • Endosomes / physiology*
  • Gene Expression
  • Humans
  • Lysosomes / physiology
  • P-Selectin / analysis
  • P-Selectin / metabolism*
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / metabolism
  • Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary / genetics
  • Protein Transport / physiology
  • Sorting Nexins
  • Vesicular Transport Proteins / metabolism
  • Wortmannin

Substances

  • Androstadienes
  • Carrier Proteins
  • P-Selectin
  • Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors
  • SNX17 protein, human
  • Sorting Nexins
  • Vesicular Transport Proteins
  • Wortmannin