The document discusses protein sorting in Golgi bodies. It describes how proteins are modified and sorted as they pass through the cis, medial, and trans faces of the Golgi apparatus. Proteins undergo processing like glycosylation and are targeted to their final destinations, such as organelles, vesicles, or secretion. The Golgi apparatus plays a key role in modifying and sorting proteins to their correct locations within and outside the cell.

1. Presented by:
M. Hammad Latif
Presented to:
Dr. Qandeel Fatima
Protein sorting in
Golgi Bodies

2. Protein targeting or protein sorting is the biological
mechanism by which proteins are transported to the
appropriate destinations in the cell or outside of
it. Proteins can be targeted to the inner space of an
organelle, different intracellular membranes, plasma
membrane, or to exterior of the cell via secretion.
Protein Sorting

3. An organelle, consisting of layers of flattened sacs, that takes
up and processes secretory and synthetic products from the
endoplasmic reticulum and then either releases the finished
products into various parts of the cell cytoplasm or secretes
them to the outside of the cell.
The Golgi Apparatus

4. Morphologically the Golgi is composed of flattened
membrane-enclosed sacs (cisternae) and associated
vesicles.
Proteins from the ER enter at its cis face (entry face), which is
convex and usually oriented toward the nucleus. They are
then transported through the Golgi and exit from its
concave trans face (exit face). As they pass through the
Golgi, proteins are modified and sorted for transport to their
eventual destinations within the cell.
Organization of the Golgi Apparatus

5. a. Vesicles from the ER fuse to form the
ER-Golgi intermediate compartment,
and proteins from the ER are then
transported to the cis Golgi network.
b. The medial and trans compartments of
the Golgi stack correspond to the
cisternae in the middle of the Golgi
complex and are the sites of most
protein modifications.
c. Proteins are then carried to
the trans Golgi network, where they
are sorted for transport to the plasma
membrane, secretion, or lysosomes.
Regions of the Golgi
apparatus

6. Protein processing within the Golgi involves
the modification and synthesis of
the carbohydrate portions of glycoproteins.
One of the major aspects of this processing is
the modification of the N-linked
oligosaccharides that were added
to proteins in the ER.
N-linked oligosaccharides are processed
within the Golgi apparatus in an ordered
sequence of reactions.
a. The first modification of proteins destined
for secretion or for the plasma
membrane is the removal of three
additional mannose residues.
b. This is followed by the sequential addition
of an N-acetylglucosamine
c. The removal of two more mannoses
d. The addition of a fucose and two more N-
acetylglucosamines.
e. Finally, three galactose and three sialic
acid residues are added.
Protein Glycosylation
within the Golgi

7. Ceramide, which is synthesized in the ER, is
converted either to sphingomyelin (a
phospholipid) or to glycolipids in the Golgi
apparatus.
In the first reaction, a phosphorylcholine
group is transferred from
phosphatidylcholine to ceramide.
Alternatively, a variety of different
glycolipids can be synthesized by the
addition of one or more sugar residues
(e.g., glucose).
Lipid and Polysaccharide
Metabolism in the Golgi
Synthesis of sphingomyelin and
glycolipids

8. Proteins, as well as lipids and polysaccharides, are
transported from the Golgi apparatus to their final
destinations through the secretory pathway. This involves the
sorting of proteins into different kinds of transport vesicles,
which bud from the trans Golgi network and deliver their
contents to the appropriate cellular locations.
Protein Sorting and Export from the Golgi
Apparatus

9. a. Some proteins are retained in the ER
instead of traveling from ER to golgi.
b. Proteins destined to remain in the lumen
of the ER are marked by the sequence
Lys-Asp-Glu-Leu (KDEL) at their carboxy
terminus. These proteins are exported
from the ER to the Golgi, but they are
recognized by a receptor in the ERGIC or
the Golgi apparatus and selectively
returned to the ER.
c. Many proteins are retained in the ER
lumen as a result of the presence of the
targeting sequence (KDEL) at their
carboxy terminus. If this sequence is
deleted from the protein, the mutated
protein is instead transported to the Golgi
and secreted from the cell
Vesicular transport from ER
to Golgi bodies

10. Transport from golgi apparatus takes
place by two pathways.
Constitutive secretory
pathway
The constitutive secretory pathway, which
operates in all cells, leads to continual
unregulated protein secretion.
In the absence of specific targeting
signals, proteins are carried to the plasma
membrane by constitutive secretion.
Transport from the Golgi
apparatus

11. a. A distinct regulated secretory pathway in
which specific proteins are secreted in
response to environmental signals.
b. Proteins are sorted into the regulated
secretory pathway in the trans Golgi
network, where they are packaged into
specialized secretory vesicles. These
secretory vesicles, which are larger than
other transport vesicles, store their
contents until specific signals direct their
fusion with the plasma membrane.
Examples of regulated secretion include
• The release of hormones from endocrine
cells
• The release of neurotransmitters from
neurons
• The release of digestive enzymes from the
pancreatic acinar cells
Regulated secretory
pathway

12. The plasma membranes of
polarized epithelial cells are divided into
apical and basolateral domains that contain
specific proteins related to their particular
functions.
In this example (intestinal epithelium), the
apical surface of the cell faces the lumen of
the intestine, the lateral surfaces are in
contact with neighboring cells, and the basal
surface rests on a sheet ofextracellular
matrix (the basal lamina). The apical
membrane is characterized by the presence
of microvilli, which facilitate the absorption of
nutrients by increasing surface area.
Specific proteins are targeted to either the
apical or basolateral membranes in
the trans Golgi network. Tight junctions
between neighboring cells maintain the
identity of the apical and basolateral
membranes by preventing the diffusion of
proteins between these domains.
Transport to the plasma
membrane of polarized
cells

13. The best-characterized pathway of
protein sorting in the Golgi is the selective
transport of proteins to lysosomes.
Protein destined for incorporation into
lysosomes are modified by mannose
phosphorylation. This occurs while the
protein is still in the cis Golgi network.
These phosphorylated mannose residues
are specifically recognized by a mannose-
6-phosphate receptor in the trans Goligi
network
Selective transport
of proteins to lysosomes

14. In the trans-Golgi network, the
phosphorylated enzymes bind to M-
6-P receptors .
Which direct the enzymes into
vesicles coated with the fibrous
protein clathrin.
The clathrin lattices is rapidly
depolymerized to its subunits, and
the uncoated transport vesicles fuse
with late endosomes.
Within this low pH compartment, the
phosphorylated enzymes
dissociate from the M6P receptors
and then are de-phosphorylated.
The M-6-P pathway

15. In yeasts and plant cells, which lack
lysosomes, proteins are transported from
the Golgi apparatus to an additional
destination: the vacuole.
Vacuoles assume the functions of
lysosomes in these cells as well as
performing a variety of other tasks, such as
the storage of nutrients and the
maintenance of turgor pressure and
osmotic balance. In contrast to lysosomal
targeting, proteins are directed to
vacuoles by short peptide sequences
instead of carbohydrate markers.
Transport of proteins to the
cells that lack the
lysosomes