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Hyperacidification of trans-Golgi network and endo/lysosomes in melanocytes by glucosylceramide-dependent V-ATPase activity.
Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark) - 1 Nov 2011
van der Poel Seléne, Wolthoorn Jasja, van den Heuvel Dave, Egmond Maarten, Groux-Degroote Sophie, Neumann Sylvia, Gerritsen Hans, van Meer Gerrit, Sprong Hein
Abstract excerpt
Sphingolipids are considered to play a key role in protein sorting and membrane trafficking. In melanocytic cells, sorting of lysosomal and melanosomal proteins requires the sphingolipid glucosylceramide (GlcCer). This sorting information is located in the lumenal domain of melanosomal proteins. We found that two processes dependent on lumenal pH, protein sialylation and lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) activity were...
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