Abstract
G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute the largest superfamily of cell‐surface signaling proteins. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying their cell surface delivery after synthesis remain poorly understood. Here we screen the TBC domain‐containing proteins, putative Rab GTPase‐activating proteins (GAPs), in the intracellular trafficking of GPCRs and identify several TBC proteins that activity‐dependently regulate the anterograde transport, en route from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi or from the Golgi to the cell surface, of several prototypic GPCR members without affecting other plasma membrane proteins. We also show that TBC1D6 functions as a GAP for Rab26, physically associates with Rab26, and attenuates Rab26 interaction with GPCRs. Furthermore, both overexpression and depletion of TBC1D6 inhibit the post‐Golgi traffic of GPCRs. These data demonstrate for the first time the important roles of the TBC proteins in forward trafficking of nascent GPCRs and reveal novel regulatory mechanisms of GPCR targeting to the functional destination.Support or Funding InformationNIH R01GM118915This abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2019 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal.
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