Lysosomal membranes from beige mice contain higher than normal levels of endoplasmic reticulum proteins

J Proteome Res. 2007 Jan;6(1):240-9. doi: 10.1021/pr060407o.

Abstract

Chediak-Higashi syndrome is characterized by dysfunctional giant organelles of common origin, that is, lysosomes, melanosomes, and platelet dense bodies. Its defective gene LYST encodes a large molecular weight protein whose function is unknown. The Beige mouse also defective in Lyst is a good model of the human disease. Purified lysosomes from Beige and normal black mouse livers were used to carry out a proteomics study. Two-dimensional gel electrophoretic separation of soluble lysosomal proteins of Beige and normal mice revealed no major differences. The cleavable isotope-coded affinity tag (cICAT) technique was used to compare the composition of Beige and normal lysosomal membrane proteins. While the levels of common proteins, that is, Lamp1, Lamp2, and Niemann-Pick type C1, were decreased in Beige mice, there was an increase in the levels of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) resident proteins, for example, cytochrome P450, NADPH-cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase, and flavin-containing monooxygenase. Confocal microscopy confirmed that another ER protein, calnexin, colocalizes with Lamp1 on membranes of giant lysosomes from fibroblasts of Chediak-Higashi syndrome patient. Our results suggest that LYST may play a role in either preventing inappropriate incorporation of proteins into the lysosomal membrane or in membrane recycling/maturation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum / metabolism*
  • Fibroblasts / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Immunoblotting
  • Intracellular Membranes / metabolism*
  • Liver / metabolism
  • Lysosomes / metabolism*
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Proteomics / methods*
  • Subcellular Fractions / metabolism