A SURF4-to-proteoglycan relay mechanism that mediates the sorting and secretion of a tagged variant of sonic hedgehog

Xiao Tang, Rong Chen, Vince St Dollente Mesias, Tingxuan Wang, Ying Wang, Kristina Poljak, Xinyu Fan, Hanchi Miao, Junjie Hu, Liang Zhang, Jinqing Huang, Shuhuai Yao, Elizabeth A Miller, Yusong Guo

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Abstract

SignificanceSonic Hedgehog (Shh) is a key signaling molecule that plays important roles in embryonic patterning, cell differentiation, and organ development. Although fundamentally important, the molecular mechanisms that regulate secretion of newly synthesized Shh are still unclear. Our study reveals a role for the cargo receptor, SURF4, in facilitating export of Shh from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) via a ER export signal. In addition, our study provides evidence suggesting that proteoglycans promote the dissociation of SURF4 from Shh at the Golgi, suggesting a SURF4-to-proteoglycan relay mechanism. These analyses provide insight into an important question in cell biology: how do cargo receptors capture their clients in one compartment, then disengage at their destination?

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere2113991119
Number of pages12
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume119
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Mar 2022

Keywords

  • Endoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism
  • Hedgehog Proteins/genetics
  • Humans
  • Membrane Proteins/genetics
  • Protein Transport/physiology
  • Proteoglycans/metabolism

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