“…However, the mechanism controlling the localization of SMAPs is still not well understood. Here, by using a well-established in vivo membrane trafficking investigation model ( Chen et al, 2018 ; Chen et al, 2019 ; Gao et al, 2020 ; Zhang et al, 2020 ; Yan et al, 2021 ), we showed that the integrity of AP-1 adaptor is necessary for the TGN positioning of SMAP-1. Although we did not specifically identify which AP-1 subunit governs the TGN localization of SMAP-1, our results suggested that in addition to CALM, SMAP-1 underlies an additional clathrin assembly mechanism, enriching the understanding of AP-1/clathrin coat assembly.…”