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- Title
PIKfyve regulates melanosome biogenesis.
- Authors
Liggins, Marc C.; Flesher, Jessica L.; Jahid, Sohail; Vasudeva, Priya; Eby, Victoria; Takasuga, Shunsuke; Sasaki, Junko; Sasaki, Takehiko; Boissy, Raymond E.; Ganesan, Anand K.
- Abstract
PIKfyve, VAC14, and FIG4 form a complex that catalyzes the production of PI(3,5)P2, a signaling lipid implicated in process ranging from lysosome maturation to neurodegeneration. While previous studies have identified VAC14 and FIG4 mutations that lead to both neurodegeneration and coat color defects, how PIKfyve regulates melanogenesis is unknown. In this study, we sought to better understand the role of PIKfyve in melanosome biogenesis. Melanocyte-specific PIKfyve knockout mice exhibit greying of the mouse coat and the accumulation of single membrane vesicle structures in melanocytes resembling multivesicular endosomes. PIKfyve inhibition blocks melanosome maturation, the processing of the melanosome protein PMEL, and the trafficking of the melanosome protein TYRP1. Taken together, these studies identify a novel role for PIKfyve in controlling the delivery of proteins from the endosomal compartment to the melanosome, a role that is distinct from the role of PIKfyve in the reformation of lysosomes from endolysosomes.
- Subjects
MELANOSOMES; PHOSPHOINOSITIDES; LIPIDS; LYSOSOMES; NEURODEGENERATION; MELANOCYTES; ENDOSOMES
- Publication
PLoS Genetics, 2018, Vol 14, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
1553-7390
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pgen.1007290