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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 278, Issue 31, 29376-29384, August 1, 2003

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BLOC-3, a Protein Complex Containing the Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Gene Products HPS1 and HPS4^*

José A. Martina, Kengo Moriyama and Juan S. Bonifacino 

From the Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, NICHD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892

The Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS) is a genetic disorder characterized by defective lysosome-related organelles. HPS results from mutations in either one of six human genes named HPS1 to HPS6, most of which encode proteins of unknown function. Here we report that the human HPS1 and HPS4 proteins are part of a complex named BLOC-3 (for biogenesis of lysosome-related organelles complex 3). Co-immunoprecipitation experiments demonstrated that epitope-tagged and endogenous HPS1 and HPS4 proteins assemble with each other in vivo. The HPS1·HPS4 complex is predominantly cytosolic, with a small amount being peripherally associated with membranes. Size exclusion chromatography and sedimentation velocity analyses of the cytosolic fraction indicate that HPS1 and HPS4 form a moderately asymmetric protein complex with a molecular mass of 175 kDa. HPS4-deficient fibroblasts from light ear mice display normal distribution and trafficking of the lysosomal membrane protein, Lamp-2, in contrast to fibroblasts from AP-3-deficient pearl mice (HPS2), which exhibit increased trafficking of this lysosomal protein via the plasma membrane. Similarly, light ear fibroblasts display an apparently normal accumulation of Zn²⁺ in intracellular vesicles, unlike pearl fibroblasts, which exhibit a decreased intracellular Zn²⁺ storage. Taken together, these observations demonstrate that the HPS1 and HPS4 proteins are components of a cytosolic complex that is involved in the biogenesis of lysosomal-related organelles by a mechanism distinct from that operated by AP-3 complex.

Received for publication, February 5, 2003 , and in revised form, May 15, 2003.

^* The costs of publication of this article were defrayed in part by the payment of page charges. This article must therefore be hereby marked "advertisement" in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1734 solely to indicate this fact.

To whom correspondence should be addressed: Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, NICHD, Bldg. 18T, Rm. 101, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892. Tel.: 301-496-6368; Fax: 301-402-0078; E-mail: juan{at}helix.nih.gov.

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