Spatio-temporal regulation of endocytic protein assembly by SH3 domains in yeast

Mol Biol Cell. 2023 Mar 1;34(3):ar19. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E22-09-0406. Epub 2023 Jan 25.

Abstract

Clathrin-mediated endocytosis is a conserved eukaryotic membrane trafficking pathway that is driven by a sequentially assembled molecular machinery that contains over 60 different proteins. SH3 domains are the most abundant protein-protein interaction domain in this process, but the function of most SH3 domains in protein dynamics remains elusive. Using mutagenesis and live-cell fluorescence microscopy in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we dissected SH3-mediated regulation of the endocytic pathway. Our data suggest that multiple SH3 domains regulate the actin nucleation-promoting Las17-Vrp1 complex, and that the network of SH3 interactions coordinates both Las17-Vrp1 assembly and dissociation. Furthermore, most endocytic SH3 domain proteins use the SH3 domain for their own recruitment, while a minority use the SH3 domain to recruit other proteins and not themselves. Our results provide a dynamic map of SH3 functions in yeast endocytosis and a framework for SH3 interaction network studies across biology.

MeSH terms

  • Actins / metabolism
  • Endocytosis / physiology
  • Microfilament Proteins / metabolism
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins* / metabolism
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae* / metabolism
  • Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein / metabolism
  • src Homology Domains

Substances

  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
  • Microfilament Proteins
  • Actins
  • LAS17 protein, S cerevisiae
  • Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein