Biomaterial Database

Functional Analysis of Plant FYVE Domain Proteins in Endosomal Trafficking. 2020

Wenjin Shen, and Juan Wei, and Caiji Gao

Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.

The FYVE domain is a double zinc finger-like domain that predominantly binds phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate. The FYVE domain is usually found in proteins primarily involved in regulating various aspects of endomembrane homeostasis, including endosome tethering, endocytic recycling, membrane protein sorting, and autophagosome maturation. Whereas FYVE domain proteins have been extensively studied in mammals and yeast, only a few FYVE domain proteins have been identified and characterized in plants. Here, by using as an example FREE1 (FYVE DOMAIN PROTEIN REQUIRED FOR ENDOSOMAL SORTING 1), a protein previously identified by us as a critical factor for endosomal trafficking, we describe methods to determine its lipid binding properties and endosomal localization. In addition, we also demonstrate a method to quickly test whether an FYVE domain protein is involved in endosomal sorting in plant cells.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011485	Protein Binding	The process in which substances, either endogenous or exogenous, bind to proteins, peptides, enzymes, protein precursors, or allied compounds. Specific protein-binding measures are often used as assays in diagnostic assessments.	Plasma Protein Binding Capacity,Binding, Protein
D011992	Endosomes	Cytoplasmic vesicles formed when COATED VESICLES shed their CLATHRIN coat. Endosomes internalize macromolecules bound by receptors on the cell surface.	Receptosomes,Endosome,Receptosome
D000072417	Protein Domains	Discrete protein structural units that may fold independently of the rest of the protein and have their own functions.	Peptide Domain,Protein Domain,Domain, Peptide,Domain, Protein,Domains, Peptide,Domains, Protein,Peptide Domains
D017360	Arabidopsis	A plant genus of the family BRASSICACEAE that contains ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS and MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS. The species A. thaliana is used for experiments in classical plant genetics as well as molecular genetic studies in plant physiology, biochemistry, and development.	Arabidopsis thaliana,Cress, Mouse-ear,A. thaliana,A. thalianas,Arabidopses,Arabidopsis thalianas,Cress, Mouse ear,Cresses, Mouse-ear,Mouse-ear Cress,Mouse-ear Cresses,thaliana, A.,thaliana, Arabidopsis,thalianas, A.
D018129	Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates	Phosphatidylinositols in which one or more alcohol group of the inositol has been substituted with a phosphate group.	Polyphosphoinositides,Phosphatidyl Inositol Phosphates,Polyphosphoinositide,Inositol Phosphates, Phosphatidyl,Phosphates, Phosphatidyl Inositol,Phosphates, Phosphatidylinositol
D021381	Protein Transport	The process of moving proteins from one cellular compartment (including extracellular) to another by various sorting and transport mechanisms such as gated transport, protein translocation, and vesicular transport.	Cellular Protein Targeting,Gated Protein Transport,Protein Targeting, Cellular,Protein Translocation,Transmembrane Protein Transport,Vesicular Protein Transport,Protein Localization Processes, Cellular,Protein Sorting,Protein Trafficking,Protein Transport, Gated,Protein Transport, Transmembrane,Protein Transport, Vesicular,Traffickings, Protein
D029681	Arabidopsis Proteins	Proteins that originate from plants species belonging to the genus ARABIDOPSIS. The most intensely studied species of Arabidopsis, Arabidopsis thaliana, is commonly used in laboratory experiments.	Arabidopsis thaliana Proteins,Thale Cress Proteins,Proteins, Arabidopsis thaliana,thaliana Proteins, Arabidopsis
D033921	Vesicular Transport Proteins	A broad category of proteins involved in the formation, transport and dissolution of TRANSPORT VESICLES. They play a role in the intracellular transport of molecules contained within membrane vesicles. Vesicular transport proteins are distinguished from MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS, which move molecules across membranes, by the mode in which the molecules are transported.	Transport Proteins, Vesicular