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Published 21 January 2003. doi:10.1083/jcb.200207045
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The Journal of Cell Biology, Volume 160, Number 2, 201-212


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The coiled-coil membrane protein golgin-84 is a novel rab effector required for Golgi ribbon formation

Aipo Diao1, Dinah Rahman3, Darryl J.C. Pappin3, John Lucocq2 and Martin Lowe1

1 School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
2 School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
3 Proteomics Section, Medical Research Council Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 0NN, UK

Address correspondence to Martin Lowe, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, 2.205 Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK. Tel.: 44-161-275-5387. Fax: 44-161-275-5082. E-mail: lowe{at}man.ac.uk

Fragmentation of the mammalian Golgi apparatus during mitosis requires the phosphorylation of a specific subset of Golgi-associated proteins. We have used a biochemical approach to characterize these proteins and report here the identification of golgin-84 as a novel mitotic target. Using cryoelectron microscopy we could localize golgin-84 to the cis-Golgi network and found that it is enriched on tubules emanating from the lateral edges of, and often connecting, Golgi stacks. Golgin-84 binds to active rab1 but not cis-Golgi matrix proteins. Overexpression or depletion of golgin-84 results in fragmentation of the Golgi ribbon. Strikingly, the Golgi ribbon is converted into mini-stacks constituting only ~25% of the volume of a normal Golgi apparatus upon golgin-84 depletion. These mini-stacks are able to carry out protein transport, though with reduced efficiency compared with a normal Golgi apparatus. Our results suggest that golgin-84 plays a key role in the assembly and maintenance of the Golgi ribbon in mammalian cells.

Key Words: Golgi apparatus; golgin; mitosis; Golgi structure; protein phosphorylation


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