Evidence for phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase as a regulator of endocytosis via activation of Rab5.

AUTOR(ES)

Li, G

RESUMO

Phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinases have been implicated in several aspects of intracellular membrane trafficking, although a detailed mechanism is yet to be established. In this study we demonstrated that wortmannin, a specific inhibitor of PI 3-kinases, inhibited constitutive endocytosis of horseradish peroxidase and transferrin in BHK-21 and TRVb-1 cells. The IC50 was approximately 40 ng/ml (93 nM). In addition, wortmannin blocked the stimulation of horseradish peroxidase uptake by the small GTPase Rab5 but not the stimulation by the GTPase-defective, constitutively activated Rab5 Gln79-->Leu mutant (Rab5:Q79L), providing further evidence that PI 3-kinase activity is essential for the early endocytic process. To further investigate the mechanism, we examined the effect of wortmannin on early endosome fusion in vitro. Wortmannin decreased endosome fusion by 80% with an IC50 value similar to that in intact cells. Addition of Rab5:Q79L but not wild-type Rab5 reversed the inhibitory effect of wortmannin. Furthermore, addition of a constitutively activated PI 3-kinase but not its inactive counterpart stimulated early endosome fusion in vitro. These results strongly indicate that PI 3-kinase plays an important role in regulation of early endosome fusion, probably via activation of Rab5.

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