Open AccessALFY localizes to early endosomes and cellular protrusions to facilitate directional cell migration
Author(s) -
Kristiane Søreng,
Serhiy Pankiv,
Camilla Bergsmark,
Ellen Margrethe Haugsten,
Anette K Dahl,
Laura Rodríguez de la Ballina,
Ai Yamamoto,
Alf Håkon Lystad,
Anne Simonsen
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of cell science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.384
H-Index - 278
eISSN - 1477-9137
pISSN - 0021-9533
DOI - 10.1242/jcs.259138
Subject(s) - biology , microbiology and biotechnology , endosome , cell migration , endocytic cycle , signal transducing adaptor protein , motility , integrin , autophagy , extracellular matrix , cell , endocytosis , intracellular , signal transduction , biochemistry , apoptosis
Cell migration is a complex process underlying physiological and pathological processes such as brain development and cancer metastasis. The autophagy-linked FYVE protein (ALFY; also known as WDFY3), an autophagy adaptor protein known to promote clearance of protein aggregates, has been implicated in brain development and neural migration during cerebral cortical neurogenesis in mice. However, a specific role of ALFY in cell motility and extracellular matrix adhesion during migration has not been investigated. Here, we reveal a novel role for ALFY in the endocytic pathway and in cell migration. We show that ALFY localizes to RAB5- and EEA1-positive early endosomes in a PtdIns(3)P-dependent manner and is highly enriched in cellular protrusions at the leading and lagging edge of migrating cells. We find that cells lacking ALFY have reduced attachment and altered protein levels and glycosylation of integrins, resulting in the inability to form a proper leading edge and loss of directional cell motility.