Author: ["Huong Huynh","Nunzio Bottini","Scott Williams","Vera Cherepanov","Lucia Musumeci","Kan Saito","Shane Bruckner","Eric Vachon","Xiaodong Wang","Joshua Kruger","Chung-Wai Chow","Maurizio Pellecchia","Edvard Monosov","Peter A. Greer","William Trimble","Gregory P. Downey","Tomas Mustelin"]
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Abstract
The tyrosine phosphatase PTP-MEG2 is targeted by its amino-terminal Sec14p homology domain to the membrane of secretory vesicles. There it regulates vesicle size by promoting homotypic vesicle fusion by a mechanism that requires its catalytic activity. Here, we identify N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor (NSF), a key regulator of vesicle fusion, as a substrate for PTP-MEG2. PTP-MEG2 reduced the phosphotyrosine content of NSF and co-localized with NSF and syntaxin 6 in intact cells. Furthermore, endogenous PTP-MEG2 co-immunoprecipitated with endogenous NSF. Phosphorylation of NSF at Tyr 83, as well as an acidic substitution at the same site, increased its ATPase activity and prevented αSNAP binding. Conversely, expression of a Y83F mutant of NSF caused spontaneous fusion events. Our results suggest that the molecular mechanism by which PTP-MEG2 promotes secretory vesicle fusion involves the local release of NSF from a tyrosine-phosphorylated, inactive state. This represents a novel mechanism for localized regulation of NSF and the first demonstrated role for a protein tyrosine phosphatase in the regulated secretory pathway.Cite this article
Huynh, H., Bottini, N., Williams, S. et al. Control of vesicle fusion by a tyrosine phosphatase. Nat Cell Biol 6, 831–839 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb1164 