Crystal structure of the Ego1-Ego2-Ego3 complex and its role in promoting Rag GTPase-dependent TORC1 signaling
Crystal structure of the Ego1-Ego2-Ego3 complex and its role in promoting Rag GTPase-dependent TORC1 signaling
The target of rapamycin complex 1 (TORC1) integrates various hormonal and nutrient signals to regulate cell growth, proliferation, and differentiation. Amino acid-dependent activation of TORC1 is mediated via the yeast EGO complex (EGOC) consisting of Gtr1, Gtr2, Ego1, and Ego3. Here, we identify the previously uncharacterized Ycr075w-a/Ego2 protein as an additional EGOC component that is required for the integrity and localization of the heterodimeric Gtr1-Gtr2 GTPases, equivalent to mammalian Rag GTPases. We also report the crystal structure of the Ego1-Ego2-Ego3 ternary complex (EGO-TC) at 2.4 Å resolution, in which Ego2 and Ego3 form a heterodimer flanked along one side by Ego1. Structural data also reveal the structural conservation of protein components between the yeast EGO-TC and the human Ragulator, which acts as a GEF for Rag GTPases. Interestingly, however, artificial tethering of Gtr1-Gtr2 to the vacuolar membrane is sufficient to activate TORC1 in response to amino acids even in the absence of the EGO-TC. Our structural and functional data therefore support a model in which the EGO-TC acts as a scaffold for Rag GTPases in TORC1 signaling.
- Chinese Academy of Sciences China (People's Republic of)
- University of Fribourg Switzerland
- Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences China (People's Republic of)
- RERO - Library Network of Western Switzerland Switzerland
- Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science China (People's Republic of)
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Molecular Sequence Data, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, Crystallography, X-Ray, Immunoprecipitation, Amino Acid Sequence, Phosphorylation, Protein Structure, Quaternary, Sequence Alignment, Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins, Signal Transduction, Transcription Factors
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Molecular Sequence Data, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, Crystallography, X-Ray, Immunoprecipitation, Amino Acid Sequence, Phosphorylation, Protein Structure, Quaternary, Sequence Alignment, Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins, Signal Transduction, Transcription Factors
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