In yeast, particular emphasis has been given to endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-derived, cisternal maturation models of Golgi assembly while in mammalian cells more emphasis has been given to golgins as a potentially stable assembly framework. In the case of de novo Golgi formation from the ER after brefeldin A/H89 washout in HeLa cells, we found that scattered, golgin-enriched, structures formed early and contained golgins including giantin, ranging across the entire cis to trans spectrum of the Golgi apparatus. These structures were incompetent in VSV-G cargo transport. Second, we compared Golgi competence in cargo transport to the kinetics of addition of various glycosyltransferases and glycosidases into nascent, golgin-enriched structures after drug washout. Enzyme accumulation was sequential with trans and then medial glycosyltransferases/glycosidases found in the scattered, nascent Golgi. Involvement in cargo transport preceded full accumulation of enzymes or GPP130 into nascent Golgi. Third, during mitosis, we found that the formation of a golgin-positive acceptor compartment in early telophase preceded the accumulation of a Golgi glycosyltransferase in nascent Golgi structures. We conclude that during mammalian Golgi assembly components fit into a dynamic, firstformed, multigolgin-enriched framework that is initially cargo transport incompetent. Resumption of cargo transport precedes full Golgi assembly.
INTRODUCTIONDespite its key importance as the central organelle within the secretory pathway, Golgi apparatus assembly remains poorly understood (for a general review, see Shorter and Warren, 2002). The problem is complex and has been studied in several different systems. In yeast, attention has been drawn repeatedly to the relationship between the Golgi apparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). In particular, in Pichia pastoris, evidence has been presented for the de novo formation of individual Golgi apparatus membrane stacks in association with discrete ER exit sites (Bevis et al., 2002). In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, where ER exit is not organized into discrete export zones, evidence has been presented for the ER derivation of Golgi apparatus membranes in the newly formed bud (Reinke et al., 2004). The appearance of a late Golgi marker in the bud was dependent on the appearance of an early Golgi marker, consistent with the expectations of a cisternal progression/maturation model. In mammalian cells, in contrast, more emphasis has been given to the potential role of Golgi membrane clusters and Golgi matrix proteins in organizing Golgi assembly. Golgi matrix proteins belong to the golgin family of coiled-coiledrich proteins and are often, but not always, e.g., giantin, peripherally associated with Golgi apparatus membranes (for review, see Short et al., 2005). These proteins may serve a structural role in organizing Golgi apparatus membranes and subcompartments and as such may have a membrane organizing role in both mitotic and de novo mammalian Golgi assembly.In mammalian cells, the long recognized exam...