The fungal RABOME: RAB GTPases acting in the endocytic and exocytic pathways of Aspergillus nidulans (with excursions to other filamentous fungi)

M Pinar, MA Peñalva - Molecular Microbiology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
RAB GTPases are major determinants of membrane identity that have been exploited as
highly specific reporters to study intracellular traffic in vivo. A score of fungal papers have …

The TRAPP complexes: oligomeric exchange factors that activate the small GTPases Rab1 and Rab11

A Galindo, S Munro - FEBS letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Transport Protein Particle (TRAPP) complexes are highly conserved multisubunit
complexes that act as nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) for Rab GTPases. They act in …

Cryo‐EM structure of metazoan TRAPPIII, the multi‐subunit complex that activates the GTPase Rab1

A Galindo, VJ Planelles‐Herrero, G Degliesposti… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
The TRAPP complexes are nucleotide exchange factors that play essential roles in
membrane traffic and autophagy. TRAPPII activates Rab11, and TRAPPIII activates Rab1 …

Structural basis for assembly of TRAPPII complex and specific activation of GTPase Ypt31/32

C Mi, L Zhang, G Huang, G Shao, F Yang, X You… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Transport protein particle (TRAPP) complexes belong to the multiprotein tethering complex
and exist in three forms—core TRAPP/TRAPPI, TRAPPII, and TRAPPIII. TRAPPII activates …

Structure of a TRAPPII-Rab11 activation intermediate reveals GTPase substrate selection mechanisms

SR Bagde, JC Fromme - Science Advances, 2022 - science.org
Rab1 and Rab11 are essential regulators of the eukaryotic secretory and endocytic
recycling pathways. The transport protein particle (TRAPP) complexes activate these …

The dissection of snares reveals key factors for vesicular trafficking to the endosome-like compartment and apicoplast via the secretory system in Toxoplasma gondii

S Cao, J Yang, J Fu, H Chen, H Jia - MBio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Vesicular trafficking is a fundamental cellular process involved in material transport in
eukaryotes, but the diversity of the intracellular compartments has prevented researchers …

The substrate specificity of the human TRAPPII complex's Rab-guanine nucleotide exchange factor activity

ML Jenkins, NJ Harris, U Dalwadi, KD Fleming… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The TRAnsport Protein Particle (TRAPP) complexes act as Guanine nucleotide
exchange factors (GEFs) for Rab GTPases, which are master regulators of membrane …

The TRAPP complexes: discriminating GTPases in context

SR Bagde, JC Fromme - FEBS letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Correct localization of Rab GTPases in cells is critical for proper function in membrane
trafficking. Guanine‐nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) act as the primary determinants of …

The Uso1 globular head interacts with SNAREs to maintain viability even in the absence of the coiled-coil domain

I Bravo-Plaza, VG Tagua, HN Arst, A Alonso, M Pinar… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Abstract Uso1/p115 and RAB1 tether ER-derived vesicles to the Golgi. Uso1/p115 contains
a globular-head-domain (GHD), a coiled-coil (CC) mediating dimerization/tethering, and a C …

The type V myosin-containing complex HUM is a RAB11 effector powering movement of secretory vesicles

M Pinar, A Alonso, V de Los Ríos, I Bravo-Plaza… - IScience, 2022 - cell.com
In the apex-directed RAB11 exocytic pathway of Aspergillus nidulans, kinesin-1/KinA
conveys secretory vesicles (SVs) to the hyphal tip, where they are transferred to the type V …