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Structural insights into the EGO-TC–mediated membrane tethering of the TORC1-regulatory Rag GTPases

Zhang, Tianlong ; Péli-Gulli, Marie-Pierre ; Zhang, Zhen ; Tang, Xin ; Ye, Jie ; Virgilio, Claudio De ; Ding, Jianping

In: Science Advances, 2019, vol. 5, no. 9, p. eaax8164

The Rag/Gtr GTPases serve as a central module in the nutrient-sensing signaling network upstream of TORC1. In yeast, the anchoring of Gtr1-Gtr2 to membranes depends on the Ego1-Ego2-Ego3 ternary complex (EGO-TC), resulting in an EGO- TC-Gtr1-Gtr2 complex (EGOC). EGO-TC and human Ragulator share no obvious sequence similarities and also differ in their composition with respect to the number of ...

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Crystal structure of the Ego1-Ego2-Ego3 complex and its role in promoting Rag GTPase-dependent TORC1 signaling

Powis, Katie ; Zhang, Tianlong ; Panchaud, Nicolas ; Wang, Rong ; Virgilio, Claudio De ; Ding, Jianping

In: Cell Research, 2015, vol. 25, no. 9, p. 1043–1059

The target of rapamycin complex 1 (TORC1) integrates various hormonal and nutrient signals to regulate cell growth, proliferation, and differentiation. Amino acid-dependent activation of TORC1 is mediated via the yeast EGO complex (EGOC) consisting of Gtr1, Gtr2, Ego1, and Ego3. Here, we identify the previously uncharacterized Ycr075w-a/Ego2 protein as an additional EGOC component that is...

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Ego3 functions as a homodimer to mediate the interaction between Gtr1-Gtr2 and Ego1 in the EGO complex to activate TORC1

Zhang, Tianlong ; Péli-Gulli, Marie-Pierre ; Yang, Hui ; De Virgilio, Claudio ; Ding, Jianping

In: Structure, 2012, vol. 20, no. 12, p. 2151–2160

The yeast EGO complex, consisting of Gtr1, Gtr2, Ego1, and Ego3, localizes to the endosomal and vacuolar membranes and plays a pivotal role in cell growth and autophagy regulation through relaying amino acid signals to activate TORC1. Here, we report the crystal structures of a wild-type and a mutant form of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ego3. Ego3 assumes a homodimeric structure similar to that of...