TY - JOUR
T1 - Stress-induced phase separation of ERES components into Sec bodies precedes ER exit inhibition in mammalian cells
AU - van Leeuwen, Wessel
AU - Nguyen, Dan T M
AU - Grond, Rianne
AU - Veenendaal, Tineke
AU - Rabouille, Catherine
AU - Farías, Ginny G
N1 - © 2022. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd.
PY - 2022/12/1
Y1 - 2022/12/1
N2 - Phase separation of components of ER exit sites (ERES) into membraneless compartments, the Sec bodies, occurs in Drosophila cells upon exposure to specific cellular stressors, namely, salt stress and amino acid starvation, and their formation is linked to the early secretory pathway inhibition. Here, we show Sec bodies also form in secretory mammalian cells upon the same stress. These reversible and membraneless structures are positive for ERES components, including both Sec16A and Sec16B isoforms and COPII subunits. We find that Sec16A, but not Sec16B, is a driver for Sec body formation, and that the coalescence of ERES components into Sec bodies occurs by fusion. Finally, we show that the stress-induced coalescence of ERES components into Sec bodies precedes ER exit inhibition, leading to their progressive depletion from ERES that become non-functional. Stress relief causes an immediate dissolution of Sec bodies and the concomitant restoration of ER exit. We propose that the dynamic conversion between ERES and Sec body assembly, driven by Sec16A, regulates protein exit from the ER during stress and upon stress relief in mammalian cells, thus providing a conserved pro-survival mechanism in response to stress.
AB - Phase separation of components of ER exit sites (ERES) into membraneless compartments, the Sec bodies, occurs in Drosophila cells upon exposure to specific cellular stressors, namely, salt stress and amino acid starvation, and their formation is linked to the early secretory pathway inhibition. Here, we show Sec bodies also form in secretory mammalian cells upon the same stress. These reversible and membraneless structures are positive for ERES components, including both Sec16A and Sec16B isoforms and COPII subunits. We find that Sec16A, but not Sec16B, is a driver for Sec body formation, and that the coalescence of ERES components into Sec bodies occurs by fusion. Finally, we show that the stress-induced coalescence of ERES components into Sec bodies precedes ER exit inhibition, leading to their progressive depletion from ERES that become non-functional. Stress relief causes an immediate dissolution of Sec bodies and the concomitant restoration of ER exit. We propose that the dynamic conversion between ERES and Sec body assembly, driven by Sec16A, regulates protein exit from the ER during stress and upon stress relief in mammalian cells, thus providing a conserved pro-survival mechanism in response to stress.
KW - Animals
KW - Endoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism
KW - COP-Coated Vesicles/metabolism
KW - Golgi Apparatus/metabolism
KW - Vesicular Transport Proteins/genetics
KW - Secretory Pathway
KW - Protein Transport
KW - Mammals/metabolism
U2 - 10.1242/jcs.260294
DO - 10.1242/jcs.260294
M3 - Article
C2 - 36325988
SN - 0021-9533
VL - 135
JO - Journal of Cell Science
JF - Journal of Cell Science
IS - 23
ER -