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First published online 19 September 2006
doi: 10.1242/jcs.03217
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1 Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
2 Division of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
* Author for correspondence (e-mail: jcooper{at}fhcrc.org)
Accepted 15 August 2006
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Key words: AP-2, Clathrin, CLASP, Dab2, ARH, LDL receptor adaptor protein, Myosin VI
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and ß2), medium (µ2) and small (
2) subunits (Pearse, 1988
signal in the transferrin receptor (TfnR), via its µ2 subunit (Kirchhausen, 1999
subunit recruits accessory proteins involved in coated-pit invagination and scission (Traub et al., 1999
AP-2 was once considered to be the universal adaptor for CME. However, overexpression experiments showed that the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), TfnR and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) do not compete for entry, implying that there are receptor-specific components to the endocytic machinery (Warren et al., 1998
). Indeed, interfering with AP-2 by various methods inhibits TfnR but not LDLR or EGFR internalization (Conner and Schmid, 2003
; Hinrichsen et al., 2003
; Motley et al., 2003
; Nesterov et al., 1999
). Endocytosis of AP-2-independent receptors is believed to depend on alternative adaptor proteins, known as clathrin-associated sorting proteins (CLASPs), including ß-arrestin, Numb, ARH and Dab2, but their mechanisms of action are as yet poorly understood (Robinson, 2004
; Sorkin, 2004
; Traub, 2003
).
The LDLR internalization signal, FxNPxY, is essential for LDLR internalization in vivo, and mutations lead to reduced LDL removal by the liver and high levels of cholesterol in the blood (Chen et al., 1990
; Davis et al., 1986
). Other members of the lipoprotein receptor family (including LRP1, megalin, ApoER2 and VLDLR) contain at least one FxNPxY motif. Both AP-2 and clathrin were reported to bind this signal, but the significance of these interactions is unclear (Kibbey et al., 1998
; Pearse, 1988
). Recently, mutation of the autosomal recessive hypercholesterolemia (arh) gene in humans or mice was found to cause an increase in circulating LDL and to inhibit LDLR endocytosis in liver hepatocytes (Garcia et al., 2001
; Jones et al., 2003
). The ARH protein (recently renamed LDL-receptor adaptor protein) contains an N-terminal PTB/PID domain with binding sites for the FxNPxY signal and for PtdIns(4,5)P2, and clathrin- and AP-2-binding sites in its C-terminus (He et al., 2002
; Mishra et al., 2002b
). However, although ARH is required in cultured hepatocytes and lymphocytes for endocytosis of the LDLR, endocytosis in arh/ fibroblasts is unaffected (Norman et al., 1999
; Wilund et al., 2002
; Zuliani et al., 1999
).
Dab2 is a distant relative of ARH. It contains separate binding sites for FxNPxY and PtdIns(4,5)P2, AP-2 and clathrin, and colocalizes with LDLR, clathrin and AP-2 in coated pits at the plasma membrane (Mishra et al., 2002a
; Morris and Cooper, 2001
). Dab2, but not ARH, also contains several NPF motifs, potentially enabling interactions with EH-domain-containing proteins, and a binding site for myosin VI (MyoVI), a minus-end-directed actin motor that has been implicated in endocytosis (Buss et al., 2001
; Morris et al., 2002a
). Dab2 mediates trafficking of the lipoprotein receptor megalin in vivo. Dab2 is required in the embryonic visceral endoderm and adult kidney proximal tubule for endocytosis of megalin and uptake of megalin ligands (Maurer and Cooper, 2005
; Morris et al., 2002b
; Nagai et al., 2005
). p96, an isoform of Dab2 that binds AP-2 and clathrin, rescues megalin endocytosis in dab2/ visceral endoderm, whereas p67, an isoform that does not bind clathrin, is only partially functional (Maurer and Cooper, 2005
). These in vivo studies implicate Dab2 in megalin uptake, at least in specific cell types, but the molecular details are unclear. In addition, it has been unclear whether Dab2 mediates endocytosis of LDLR. LDLR trafficking is intact in kidney epithelial cells derived from dab2/ mouse embryos (M.E.M., unpublished results). A dominant-negative form of Dab2 blocks endocytosis of LDLR and ApoER2, but this protein may act non-specifically to block binding of other proteins to the FxNPxY internalization signal (Cuitino et al., 2005
; Mishra et al., 2002a
). Therefore, the possible role of Dab2 in LDLR internalization remains to be demonstrated.
To identify the molecules regulating LDLR endocytosis, we examined LDLR trafficking in cultured cells depleted of Dab2, ARH and AP-2. We found that endocytosis of endogenous LDLRs in HeLa cells and human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) requires Dab2 when ARH is absent. This suggests that these adaptors are partially redundant. However, we also found important differences between Dab2- and ARH-mediated endocytosis. Quantitatively, LDLR endocytosis is inhibited more by depletion of Dab2 than by depletion of ARH. Furthermore, ARH requires AP-2 for LDLR internalization whereas Dab2 does not. Dab2 can replace AP-2 completely as an LDLR-specific endocytic adaptor protein, using a mechanism similar to AP-2 that relies on binding to PtdIns(4,5)P2, cargo receptors and clathrin. In addition, Dab2 is required for efficient clustering of LDLR into coated pits. This work shows that the monomeric Dab2 protein functions analogously to the tetrameric AP-2 in sorting cargoes into coated pits and mediating their subsequent internalization.
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Steady-state surface levels of LDLR were analyzed using cell membrane-impermeant biotin. Biotinylated proteins were collected using streptavidin beads and the LDLR in surface protein and total protein fractions was detected by immunoblotting. Quantification of several independent experiments (n=4 or 5, some in duplicate) showed that the amount of surface LDLR was unchanged in the absence of ARH, and increased only slightly in the absence of Dab2 (Fig. 1B,C). However, depletion of both ARH and Dab2 caused a significant (P<0.001) increase in cell-surface LDLR (Fig. 1B,C). LDLR also accumulated at the cell surface when CHC was depleted (Fig. 1B,C). These results suggest that Dab2 and ARH function in parallel to mediate LDLR internalization.
To test the effects of Dab2 and ARH depletion on a single cycle of LDLR endocytosis, we labeled surface LDLR at 4°C with antibody against the extracellular domain. Cells were then warmed to 25°C for 10 minutes (to allow internalization) or not warmed (0 minutes). Non-internalized antibody was removed by acid stripping, cells were fixed and permeabilized, and internalized antibody was visualized by indirect immunofluorescence. In control cells, little fluorescence was detectable after 0 minutes at 25°C, demonstrating effective removal of cell-surface antibody by acid stripping (Fig. 2A). After 10 minutes at 25°C, labeled LDLR had been internalized and was present in vesicles within the cell (Fig. 2B). ARH or Dab2 siRNA caused small but statistically insignificant reductions in LDLR internalization (Fig. 2C,D), reducing the number of cells internalizing LDLR by 12.5% and 31%, respectively, compared with control cells (Fig. 2G). Consistent with the biotinylation experiments, LDLR internalization was inhibited in most cells treated with Dab2 and ARH siRNA (Fig. 2E) or CHC siRNA (Fig. 2F). Depletion of both ARH and Dab2 caused a 64% reduction in the number of cells internalizing LDLR (P<0.001), and depletion of CHC reduced internalization by 80% (Fig. 2G). However, when coverslips were stained in parallel for ARH, Dab2 and CHC, we found that 23% of cells treated with siRNA for Dab2 and ARH still expressed at least one target protein, compared with 13% of CHC siRNA cells that still expressed CHC (Fig. 2H). Although antibody limitations precluded staining for Dab2, ARH and internalized LDLR simultaneously, the results suggest that LDLR endocytosis is inhibited in most (>90%) cells that lack both ARH and Dab2 or lack CHC.
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To test whether ARH and Dab2 are needed for endocytosis of other receptors, we compared the endocytosis of Tfn and LDLR. Following siRNA depletion of target proteins, HeLa cells were incubated at 4°C with a mixture of Alexa Fluor-488-labeled Tfn and anti-LDLR antibody, and internalization was assayed after 10 minutes at 25°C. In control cells, both Tfn and LDLR antibody were internalized (Fig. 2I-K). As expected, depletion of CHC inhibited endocytosis of both ligands (Fig. 2O-Q). However, double depletion of ARH and Dab2 inhibited endocytosis of the LDLR but not Tfn (Fig. 2L-N). Therefore, in the absence of ARH and Dab2, LDLR but not TfnR endocytosis is specifically inhibited.
LDLR endocytosis in arh/ primary cells requires Dab2
Human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) from arh mutant patients exhibit normal LDLR endocytosis (Garcia et al., 2001
; Norman et al., 1999
). To determine whether Dab2 compensates for the absence of ARH in these cells, we examined LDLR endocytosis in arh/ HDFs using siRNA to deplete Dab2 or CHC (Fig. 3A). The expression level of LDLR was identical in control and siRNA-depleted cells (Fig. 3A) but single-cycle internalization of LDLR antibody was decreased when Dab2 was removed from arh/ HDFs. Following 10 minutes at 25°C, internalized LDLR was visible in control cells (Fig. 3B), but not in cells lacking Dab2 (Fig. 3C) or CHC (Fig. 3D). The percent of cells with internalized receptor decreased by 72% in Dab2-depleted cells (P<0.01) and 64% in CHC-depleted cells compared with controls (Fig. 3E). These results confirm that Dab2 is required for LDLR endocytosis when ARH is absent.
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LDLR endocytosis rate is decreased in Dab2-depleted cells
To determine whether the rate of endocytosis is affected by depletion of adaptor proteins, we used FACS to measure import of antibodies bound to cell surface receptors. For these studies, we utilized a chimeric mini-receptor (miniLDLR), which contains truncated extracellular and transmembrane domains from LRP1 and the cytoplasmic tail of LDLR (Li et al., 2001
). The extracellular domain contains an HA-epitope tag, allowing tracking of the receptor in live or non-permeabilized cells. The miniLDLR receptor behaved similarly to endogenous LDLR in biotinylation and antibody internalization experiments (supplementary material Fig. S1), confirming that Dab2 and ARH act on the cytoplasmic domain of the LDLR.
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Receptor endocytosis was calculated from the decrease in surface-bound anti-HA antibody following incubation for various times at 25°C (Fig. 4B, supplementary material Fig. S2). The rate of endocytosis was not significantly decreased in ARH-depleted cells compared with control cells. However, depletion of Dab2 alone significantly slowed endocytosis by approximately 60%. Likewise, CHC-depletion, or double depletion of ARH and Dab2, significantly reduced miniLDLR endocytosis, inhibiting uptake almost completely. Therefore, Dab2 supports rapid endocytosis of the LDLR in ARH-depleted HeLa cells, whereas ARH supports inefficient endocytosis of LDLR in Dab2-depleted HeLa cells.
Dab2 functions independently of AP-2
Both Dab2 and ARH bind to, and colocalize with, AP-2, and may cooperate with AP-2 to mediate endocytosis. To learn more about the mechanism of adaptor-mediated endocytosis, we examined Dab2 and ARH function when AP-2 was depleted. MiniLDLR trafficking was monitored in cells depleted, in various combinations, of Dab2, ARH and AP-2 µ2, a subunit shown previously to be required for AP-2-complex formation and TfnR endocytosis (Motley et al., 2003
). Immunofluorescence showed that µ2 siRNA resulted in loss of AP-2
from coated pits (Fig. 5A,B), and increased the steady-state levels of TfnR on the cell surface (Fig. 5C,E). This effect was observed when µ2 was depleted singly or in combination with Dab2 and ARH. Also as expected (Motley et al., 2003
), µ2 depletion caused only a slight increase in surface miniLDLR (Fig. 5D,F). A similar effect was observed when both AP-2 and ARH were depleted, showing that Dab2 can compensate for the loss of both adaptor proteins. Surprisingly, removal of AP-2 and Dab2 caused maximal accumulation of miniLDLR at the cell surface, to the same level as when all three adaptor proteins were depleted (Fig. 5D,F). This suggests that Dab2 internalizes LDLRs independently of AP-2 but, in the absence of Dab2, ARH-mediated LDLR internalization requires AP-2.
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Dab2 mediates clustering of LDLRs into clathrin-coated pits
To determine which step of LDLR endocytosis is blocked in the absence of Dab2 and ARH, we examined the steady-state distribution of miniLDLR on the surface of siRNA-treated cells. In control cells, miniLDLR was localized in coated pits at the cell surface (Fig. 6A). This suggests that the rate-limiting step for LDLR endocytosis occurs after LDLRs have entered coated pits but before they have pinched off from the plasma membrane, at which time the LDLR would become inaccessible to antibody. Depletion of ARH alone did not significantly change the localization of miniLDLR (Fig. 6B). However, knockdown of Dab2 caused a shift in receptor distribution (Fig. 6C). Even though the amount of miniLDLR at the surface was only slightly increased in the absence of Dab2 (Figs 1 and 4, supplementary material Fig. S1), the receptor became diffuse, and less was present in CCPs. As a result, although the number of miniLDLR-positive CCPs was unchanged, the size of these punctae was reduced by over 50% in Dab2-depleted cells (Table 1). Depletion of both Dab2 and ARH resulted in a similar, but more extreme, shift in receptor localization (Fig. 6D). Receptor distribution was similarly changed in cells depleted of CHC (Fig. 6E).
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We quantified the changes in receptor localization by making a histogram of the profile of fluorescent pixels in areas from the ventral surfaces of ten to 14 cells from each coverslip (Fig. 6F). Bright fluorescence, from receptors in clusters (CCPs), was significantly reduced by Dab2 depletion (Fig. 6F, inset, open arrow) relative to control (closed arrow). By contrast, dim fluorescence, from receptors outside CCPs, was increased by Dab2 depletion (Fig. 6F, open arrowhead) relative to control (closed arrowhead). We set a threshold that included clustered receptors on control images (Fig. 6F) and calculated the mean pixel intensity of pixels above the threshold (Fig. 6G, open bars) and mean pixel intensity of pixels below the threshold (Fig. 6G, shaded bars). Depletion of Dab2 caused a significant reduction in fluorescent intensity from clustered receptors and significant increases in fluorescent intensity from non-clustered receptors (P<0.001; Fig. 6G).
The shift in receptor localization in the absence of Dab2 but not ARH is striking because it indicates that Dab2 and ARH have different roles in LDLR endocytosis. The implication is that Dab2 facilitates the movement of receptors to, or their retention in, CCPs. When Dab2 is depleted, coated-pit entry or retention becomes rate limiting, and this slows the rate of receptor internalization (Fig. 4B). This is consistent with recent findings that Dab2-containing CCPs are more likely to contain LDLR (Lakadamyali et al., 2006
). Given that the number of punctae did not change in the absence of either Dab2 or ARH, we conclude that these adaptors are not essential for formation of coated pits but rather for cargo flow into and out of the pits.
To confirm that these effects are specific, we monitored the surface distribution of TfnR. We found no difference in TfnR distribution in control cells compared with cells depleted of ARH and/or Dab2. Receptor was clustered similarly in these cases (Fig. 6H-K). Only upon depletion of CHC did receptor accumulate at the surface and become more diffusely distributed (Fig. 6L). This supports previous results that ARH and Dab2 are specific adaptors for lipoprotein receptors.
Dab2 brings LDLRs to ARH
Our results suggest that Dab2 and ARH have somewhat different roles in LDLR endocytosis. Further evidence for this came from comparing the localization of the miniLDLR, Dab2 and ARH. In control cells, the miniLDLR, Dab2 and ARH were punctate and covered 10.5%, 9.9% and 8.5%, respectively, of the areas examined (Table 2). In these cells, colocalization of miniLDLR and Dab2 covered 7.3% of the area, and colocalization of miniLDLR and ARH covered 3.5% of the area. (In all cases, approximately 1% colocalization is expected by chance). Upon depletion of ARH, there was no significant change in distribution of either miniLDLR (9.4%) or Dab2 (11.7%), or in the extent of colocalization between them (7.4%). However, upon depletion of Dab2, miniLDLR became more diffuse, with clustered receptor only covering 5.4% of the area examined. The area covered by ARH remained constant (10.9%) but colocalization of miniLDLR and ARH was reduced to only 1.3% of the cell surface. Therefore, Dab2 association with LDLR is independent of ARH, whereas Dab2 or perhaps clustered LDLR is required for efficient association between LDLR and ARH. These results imply that Dab2 recruits LDLR to an ARH-positive compartment, which may account for the decreased rate of LDLR endocytosis in Dab2-depleted cells.
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Interestingly, in the absence of CHC, the cell surface occupied by Dab2 decreases but the area covered by either miniLDLR or ARH does not (Table 2). MiniLDLR becomes more abundant at the surface but less clustered, explaining the steady coverage. The decrease in Dab2 coverage suggests that in the absence of CCPs, Dab2 localization becomes more diffuse, revealing a requirement for clathrin for Dab2 localization. However, consistent with published reports that only a fraction of ARH localizes to CCPs, ARH distribution is unaffected by CHC depletion (Mishra et al., 2002b
; Nagai et al., 2003
).
Dab2 activity requires binding to clathrin, lipoprotein receptors and phospholipids
Dab2 has multiple protein-protein interaction sites that allow it to interface with the endocytic machinery (Fig. 7A). To learn more about the mechanism of Dab2 activity we examined the importance of these binding sites during LDLR endocytosis. Rescue experiments were performed by re-expressing T7-tagged wild-type or mutant forms of mouse Dab2 in HeLa cells depleted of endogenous Dab2 and ARH. In control cells expressing empty vector (pCGT), miniLDLR was clustered in punctate spots as shown previously (Fig. 7B'). In cells depleted of both ARH and Dab2 and expressing pCGT, receptors accumulated at the surface and were diffuse (Fig. 7C'). These results were quantified as described for Fig. 6, and mean receptor fluorescence in clusters (coated pits) and diffusely over the surface are shown (Fig. 7H,I). Wild-type T7-Dab2p96, detected by immunofluorescence with anti-T7 antibodies, was present in CCPs (Fig. 7D) (Morris and Cooper, 2001
), and it rescued miniLDLR distribution in the absence of endogenous ARH and Dab2 (Fig. 7D',H,I). The p67 isoform of Dab2 lacks clathrin-binding and some AP-2-binding sites, and as a result, T7-p67 was diffusely cytoplasmic and not associated with CCPs (Fig. 7E) (Morris and Cooper, 2001
). T7-p67 did not significantly rescue miniLDLR movement into CCPs (Fig. 7E',H,I). Because Dab2 and AP-2 function independently in LDLR endocytosis, we infer that the clathrin-binding sites absent from p67 are important for Dab2 endocytic activity.
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These results suggest a model in which Dab2 and ARH/AP-2 have different modes of mediating LDLR endocytosis (Fig. 8). Dab2 and ARH bind many of the same partners, including LDLR, PtdIns(4,5)P2, clathrin and AP-2, although Dab2 binds the AP-2
subunit whereas ARH binds the ß2 subunit (Mishra et al., 2002b
; Morris and Cooper, 2001
). ARH also binds AP-2 more tightly than Dab2, with a Kd of 1-2 µM compared with
120 µM (Mishra et al., 2005
; Owen et al., 2000
). Another difference is that Dab2 has two clathrin-binding sites, allowing it to nucleate clathrin-lattice formation, whereas the single clathrin-binding site on ARH is not sufficient for this activity (Mishra et al., 2002a
; Mishra et al., 2002b
). Finally, only Dab2 binds to MyoVI (Morris et al., 2002a
). We suggest that these differences between Dab2 and ARH result in different endocytosis mechanisms (Fig. 8). We propose that Dab2 binds to PtdIns(4,5)P2 in the membrane and to the endocytosis signal on LDLRs, and actively conveys LDLRs to nascent CCPs (Fig. 8, step 1), perhaps making use of MyoVI and the cortical actin network. Alternatively, Dab2 might initiate clathrin-lattice formation once bound to the receptor (Fig. 8, step 2). Together, these activities provide a stable mechanism for trapping LDLR that may explain why Dab2 is more effective than ARH in clustering LDLR. AP-2 is not essential for this process, although Dab2 and AP-2 colocalize in vitro and probably work together in normal cells. Presumably, in the absence of AP-2, Dab2 binds the accessory proteins required for CCP budding from the membrane (Fig. 8, step 3). When AP-2 is present, it might facilitate clathrin lattice formation, although Dab2 binding to the
appendage of AP-2 might interfere with accessory protein binding, and Dab2 might still be important for accessory protein recruitment.
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An intriguing difference between the Dab2-mediated vs ARH/AP-2-mediated pathways might be their ability to deliver LDLR to distinct populations of early endosomes. Recent evidence indicates that AP-2-dependent cargos, such as Tfn, are trafficked into a static population of early endosomes, whereas AP-2-independent cargos, such as LDL, are preferentially sorted into more dynamic early endosomes (Lakadamyali et al., 2006
). Further studies will determine whether the LDL receptor is differentially sorted into dynamic vs static early endosomes via Dab2-mediated and ARHAP-2-mediated endocytosis, respectively.
Given our findings that Dab2 and ARH have somewhat overlapping roles in LDLR endocytosis, it is surprising that Dab2 and ARH mutant animals have strikingly different phenotypes. Although the primary phenotype of arh/ mice is hypercholesterolemia, dab2/ mice show no overt phenotype related to defects in LDLR endocytosis. However, given that mutation of the LDL receptor itself only results in phenotypes associated with LDL uptake in the liver, and that ARH mediates LDLR-mediated uptake in the absence of Dab2, this is not surprising. Further work with dab2/ primary cells is needed to determine whether there are other cell types that require Dab2 for LDLR endocytosis.
Another explanation for the tissue-specific phenotypes of dab2- and arh-mutant mice might be that Dab2 and ARH function at opposing surfaces of polarized cells. Dab2 is required for apical lipoprotein receptor trafficking in VE and kidney epithelial cells (Maurer and Cooper, 2005
; Morris et al., 2002b
; Nagai et al., 2005
), whereas ARH is required for LDLR endocytosis at the basolateral surface of hepatocytes (Garcia et al., 2001
; Jones et al., 2003
). Since kidney epithelial cells and hepatocytes do express low levels of ARH or Dab2, respectively, we suspect that these adaptor proteins are specialized to mediate endocytosis from the apical versus basolateral surface. Apical endocytosis is sensitive to perturbations of the actin cytoskeleton (Apodaca, 2001
). A connection between Dab2 and actin is suggested by our findings that tagged LDLR accumulates in actin-rich filopodia in HeLa cells depleted of Dab2 but not ARH (supplementary material Fig. S3). Dab2 interacts with the minus-end-directed motor protein MyoVI (Inoue et al., 2002
; Morris et al., 2002a
), which has been implicated in endocytosis, and both MyoVI and Dab2 localize to filopodia in HeLa cells (supplementary material Fig. S4A,B). Furthermore, depletion of MyoVI caused a similar, but less severe, phenotype as Dab2 depletion: receptor accumulated in filopodia and became more diffuse on the plasma membrane (supplementary material Fig. S4C-H). This suggests that these proteins collaborate to move receptors off filopodia and cluster them into CCPs. Analogously, in polarized cells, apical receptors need to move to the base of the microvilli before entering CCPs. The polarity of F-actin in microvilli is such that MyoVI and Dab2 may move lipoprotein receptors towards the cell body (Biemesderfer et al., 2002
). Indeed, megalin seems to use adaptors other than Dab2 (and ARH) for endocytosis in non-polarized cells: our analysis of chimeric LRP1 and megalin mini-receptors shows that neither needs Dab2 or ARH for endocytosis in HeLa cells (supplementary material Fig. S5). Both these receptors contain FxNPxY and AP-2-binding traffic signals, and the latter may mediate endocytosis in the absence of Dab2 and ARH (Li et al., 2000
). Thus, the special requirement for Dab2 for apical endocytosis of megalin in polarized epithelial cells may reflect a requirement for moving megalin down microvilli rather than an essential role in endocytosis per se (Biemesderfer et al., 2002
).
Our structure-function studies identified multiple regions of Dab2 that are required for endocytic activity. These include the clathrin-binding sites absent from the p67 isoform, as well as the PTB-domain-binding sites for the FxNPxY endocytosis signal and PtdIns(4,5)P2. Binding to the FxNPxY motif and either clathrin or AP-2 was recently shown to be required for ARH to support LDLR endocytosis by hepatocytes (Garuti et al., 2005
). AP-2 also binds to clathrin, endocytosis signals and PtdIns(4,5)P2, suggesting an analogous mechanism for all of these adaptor proteins. Given that Dab2, ARH and AP-2 each bind the same components, why is ARH not sufficient for LDLR endocytosis in the absence of AP-2 and Dab2? The answer may be that Dab2 has additional uncharacterized binding partners. In addition to clathrin, PtdIns(4,5)P2 and cargo, AP-2 recruits accessory proteins that promote membrane curvature and fission of the clathrin-coated pit through its
-subunit appendage. Dab2 might recruit similar proteins. Dab2 contains five NPF motifs, which typically interact with Eps15-homology (EH) domains, found in the endocytic proteins Eps15/Eps15R and intersectin (Santolini et al., 1999
; Wong et al., 1995
; Yamabhai et al., 1998
), and a proline-rich region that binds SH3 domains (Xu et al., 1998
). These motifs could greatly expand the network of proteins recruited by Dab2. Future studies will focus on identifying other binding partners, both intracellular adaptor proteins and other receptors that rely on Dab2 for trafficking. Identifying other binding partners might help explain the mechanism behind other activities attributed to Dab2, such as acting as a signaling protein and potential tumor suppressor, and also expand the range of activities regulated by clathrin-associated sorting proteins.
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packaging vector. HeLa cells were infected with retrovirus, and 48 hours later selected with 2 µg/ml puromycin. Stable clones were selected, and protein expression examined by immunoblotting. For rescue experiments, vector alone (pCGT) or vector encoding T7-tagged mouse Dab2 (p67, p96, p96-K53Q and p96-S122T) were transfected into HeLa cells using polyethyleneimine (PEI). K53Q and S122T mutants were generated by site-directed PCR mutagenesis using the following primers and their respective reverse complements: K53Q forward 5'-GTTCAATACAAGGCCCAATTGATCGGTATTGATGAT-3'; S122T forward 5'-CCAGTAAATAAGATTACATTCATTGCTCGTGAT-3'. Antibodies used in these experiments included: mouse anti-LDLR (clone C7, Amersham); rabbit anti-Dab2 (Santa Cruz); mouse anti-Dab2 (BD Transduction Laboratories); rabbit anti-ARH (kind gift from L. Traub, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA); rabbit anti-MyoVI (against the whole globular tail, kind gift from F. Buss, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Cambridge, UK); mouse anti-Clathrin (BD Transduction Laboratories); mouse anti-
-adaptin (clone AP.6, Calbiochem); mouse anti-T7 (Novagen); mouse anti-TfnR (Ab-1, Oncogene Research Products); mouse anti-TfnR (Zymed); and mouse anti-HA (clone HA.11, Covance).
siRNA knockdown
Knockdown experiments in HeLa cells were performed as described by Motley et al. (Motley et al., 2003
) with the following changes. 3x105 HeLa cells were plated per well in 12-well plates. Two hours after plating, cells were transfected with 50 nmol of a pool of four siRNA oligonucleotides specific for ARH, Dab2, CHC, AP-2 µ2, or MyoVI (Dharmacon) using Oligofectamine (Invitrogen). Oligonucleotide transfection was repeated twice, on day 1 and day 3. Twenty-four hours following each transfection, cells were split. On day 2, cells were split 1:2.5 into 6-well plates, and on day 4 cells were split onto either fibronectin-coated coverslips or 12-well plates. Assays were performed on day 5. A similar protocol was also used to knockdown Dab2 and CHC in arh/ primary human fibroblasts. Similar results were obtained using different oligos targeting the same protein, implying knockdown effects were specific.
For Dab2 only, individual RNA oligonucleotides were tested to find one specific for human Dab2. This oligonucleotide (sense sequence 5'-GAACCAGCCUUCACCCUUUUU-3') was used for rescue experiments in which mouse Dab2 cDNAs were re-expressed in Dab2-depleted cells. For these experiments, cells were transfected with DNA vectors on day 4, to be assayed 24 hours later.
Surface biotinylation
Following knockdown, cells were grown overnight in 12-well plates. Cells were rinsed with ice-cold PBS prior to incubation with 0.5 mg/ml sulfo-NHS-biotin (Pierce) in PBS for 1 hour on ice. Following surface labeling, cells were washed once with 1% BSA-PBS to deplete any remaining biotinylation reagent. After three PBS rinses, cells were lysed in LDLR-immunoprecipitation (IP) buffer (10 mM HEPES pH 7.4, 150 mM NaCl, 2 mM CaCl2, 2 mM MgCl2, 1% Triton X-100, 1 mM PMSF, 1 µg/ml Aprotinin). Lysates were spun for 10 minutes at 16,000 g, and the pellet was discarded. 150 µg of total protein was incubated with 25 µl of 50:50 slurry of streptavidin-agarose beads for 2 hours at 4°C. Following three rinses with IP buffer, beads were boiled with sample buffer. Proteins were analyzed by SDS-PAGE, side by side with 15 µg of total cell lysates, followed by western blotting for specific cellular receptors.
Antibody internalization assays
For immunofluorescence-based assays, siRNA-treated cells were plated on fibronectin-coated glass coverslips. Cells were transferred to ice and rinsed with cold PBS. Mouse anti-LDLR, mouse anti-HA, and/or Alexa Fluor-488-labeled Tfn (Molecular Probes, Invitrogen) were diluted into assay media (DMEM-F12, 0.1% BSA, 10 mM HEPES pH 7.4) and 25 µl were added per coverslip for incubation at 4°C for 1 hour. Coverslips were rinsed three times with cold PBS prior to transferring cells to 25°C assay medium for either 0 or 10 minutes. Coverslips were transferred back to cold PBS, and surface-bound antibody or Tfn was removed by acid stripping for 5 minutes on ice (0.5 M NaCl, 0.2 M acetic acid). Cells were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde-PBS for 20 minutes at 25°C, and rinsed four to five times in PBS.
Immunofluorescence
For immunofluorescence of intracellular proteins, fixed cells were permeabilized in 0.1% Triton X-100 for 5 minutes at 25°C. For cell-surface receptors, non-permeabilized cells were used with extracellular epitope antibodies. Prior to primary antibody addition, cells were blocked in a solution of 2% BSA, 5% normal goat serum, PBS for 1 hour at 25°C. Primary antibodies were diluted into blocking solution and added either for 3-4 hours at 25°C or overnight at 4°C. Coverslips were rinsed three times in PBS before addition of Alexa Fluor-488-, Alexa Fluor-568- or Alexa Fluor-647-labeled secondary antibodies, diluted 1:1000, or Alexa Fluor-647-labeled phalloidin, diluted 1:50 (all from Molecular Probes, Invitrogen) for 1 hour at 25°C. Alexa Fluor-labeled secondary antibodies included goat anti-mouse, goat anti-mouse IgG1-isotype-specific and IgG2b-isotype-specific antibodies, and goat anti-rabbit. The isotype-specific secondary antibodies gave less robust signal intensities compared with the non-isotype-specific goat anti-mouse secondary antibodies. Following several PBS rinses, coverslips were mounted using ProLong Gold antifade and mounting medium (Molecular Probes). Cells were visualized using a 63x oil objective on a Zeiss DeltaVision microscope. Images were recorded using fixed camera settings, and deconvolved using Softworx software. For antibody internalization, Z-series projections were prepared, and approximately 100 cells from each coverslip were scored as positive or negative for endocytosed antibody. To quantify cell-surface-receptor distribution, deconvolved images from single planes corresponding to the ventral surfaces of the cells were analyzed using Image J, as described in Fig. 6 legend. Figures were assembled using Adobe Photoshop and Deneba Canvas. Levels were adjusted equally for all images in a set. Contrast (gamma) was not adjusted.
FACS internalization experiments
siRNA-treated cells were detached from 6-cm dishes using 10 mM EDTA-PBS for 10 minutes at 37°C. Cells were rinsed in ice-cold PBS, pelleted by centrifugation and resuspended into cold assay medium. Mouse anti-HA antibody was diluted into cold assay medium (1:400) and cells were incubated with antibody on ice for 30 minutes, after which they were rinsed two times in cold PBS. Cells were transferred to 25°C assay medium for either 0, 5 or 10 minutes before fixing in cold 4% paraformaldehyde-PBS for 20 minutes. Surface antibody was quantified by FACS analysis after staining with an Alexa Fluor-488 goat anti-mouse secondary antibody. Profiles were gated on intact cells, based on morphology, and the arithmetic mean fluorescent intensity (Mt), at each time t, was calculated. Percent internalization was calculated as 100x (M0Mt)/M0.
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