Normal wtCFTR traffic / Sorting endosome formation

Normal wtCFTR traffic/ Sorting endosome formation

The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is a member of the ATP-binding cassette transporter superfamily. It acts in apical part of the epithelial cells as a plasma-membrane cyclic AMP-activated chloride anion, bicarbonate anion and glutathione channel [1], [2], [3]. Cell surface expression of the CFTR is a highly regulated intracellular process [4], [5].

CFTR internalization from plasma membrane is a very important step in CFTR regulation. CFTR may be internalizated from plasma membrane in a clathrin-dependent manner. Then the coated-pit-derived primary endocytic vesicles are fused with the sorting endosomes. The fusion event is regulated by a member of RAS oncogene family Rab-5A, Early endosome antigen 1 (EEA1) [6], [7] and Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors (SNARE) [8], [9].

Some wtCFTR is transported from the sorting endosome to the lysosome in Ub-dependent manner and is degraded [10].

The maturation of sorting endosomes to the late endosomes is realized with participation of a member of the RAS oncogene family Rab7 via unknown mechanism [7], [11], [12].

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