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CellMay 2023 |
186
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10
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2219-2237.e29
DOI:
10.1016/j.cell.2023.04.003

Structure of the endosomal Commander complex linked to Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome

Healy, Michael D; McNally, Kerrie E; Butkovič, Rebeka; Chilton, Molly; Kato, Kohji; Sacharz, Joanna; McConville, Calum; Moody, Edmund R R; Shaw, Shrestha; Planelles-Herrero, Vicente J; Yadav, Sathish K N; Ross, Jennifer; Borucu, Ufuk; Palmer, Catherine S; Chen, Kai-En; Croll, Tristan I; Hall, Ryan J; Caruana, Nikeisha J; Ghai, Rajesh; Nguyen, Thi H D; Heesom, Kate J; Saitoh, Shinji; Berger, Imre; Schaffitzel, Christiane; Williams, Tom A; Stroud, David A; Derivery, Emmanuel; Collins, Brett M; Cullen, Peter J
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Abstract
The Commander complex is required for endosomal recycling of diverse transmembrane cargos and is mutated in Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome. It comprises two sub-assemblies: Retriever composed of VPS35L, VPS26C, and VPS29; and the CCC complex which contains twelve subunits: COMMD1-COMMD10 and the coiled-coil domain-containing (CCDC) proteins CCDC22 and CCDC93. Combining X-ray crystallography, electron cryomicroscopy, and in silico predictions, we have assembled a complete structural model of Commander. Retriever is distantly related to the endosomal Retromer complex but has unique features preventing the shared VPS29 subunit from interacting with Retromer-associated factors. The COMMD proteins form a distinctive hetero-decameric ring stabilized by extensive interactions with CCDC22 and CCDC93. These adopt a coiled-coil structure that connects the CCC and Retriever assemblies and recruits a 16th subunit, DENND10, to form the complete Commander complex. The structure allows mapping of disease-causing mutations and reveals the molecular features required for the function of this evolutionarily conserved trafficking machinery.
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