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J. Cell Biol.,
Volume 142, Number 6, September 21, 1998 1399-1411


* Vollum Institute, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon 97201; and The regulated sorting of proteins within the
trans-Golgi network (TGN)/endosomal system is a key
determinant of their biological activity in vivo. For example, the endoprotease furin activates of a wide range
of proproteins in multiple compartments within the
TGN/endosomal system. Phosphorylation of its cytosolic domain by casein kinase II (CKII) promotes the localization of furin to the TGN and early endosomes
whereas dephosphorylation is required for efficient
transport between these compartments (Jones, B.G., L. Thomas, S.S. Molloy, C.D. Thulin, M.D. Fry, K.A.
Walsh, and G. Thomas. 1995. EMBO [Eur. Mol. Biol.
Organ.] J. 14:5869-5883). Here we show that phosphorylated furin molecules internalized from the cell
surface are retained in a local cycling loop between early endosomes and the plasma membrane. This cycling loop requires the phosphorylation state-dependent furin-sorting protein PACS-1, and mirrors the
trafficking pathway described recently for the TGN localization of furin (Wan, L., S.S. Molloy, L. Thomas, G. Liu, Y. Xiang, S.L. Ryback, and G. Thomas. 1998. Cell.
94:205-216). We also demonstrate a novel role for protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) in regulating protein localization in the TGN/endosomal system. Using baculovirus recombinants expressing individual PP2A
subunits, we show that the dephosphorylation of furin
in vitro requires heterotrimeric phosphatase containing
B family regulatory subunits. The importance of this
PP2A isoform in directing the routing of furin from
early endosomes to the TGN was established using SV-40 small t antigen as a diagnostic tool in vivo. The role
of both CKII and PP2A in controlling multiple sorting
steps in the TGN/endosomal system indicates that the
distribution of itinerant membrane proteins may be
acutely regulated via signal transduction pathways.
Department of Pharmacology,
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75235
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