An evolutionary switch in the specificity of an endosomal CORVET tether underlies formation of regulated secretory vesicles in the ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila
D. Sparvoli, E. Richardson, H. Osakada, X. Lan, M. Iwamoto, G. R. Bowman, C. Kontur, W. A. Bourland, D. H. Lynn, J. K. Pritchard, T. Haraguchi, J. B. Dacks, A. P. Turkewitz
The paper identifies an evolutionary switch in the specificity of a CORVET tether in Tetrahymena thermophila that enables the formation of regulated secretory vesicles called mucocysts.
bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2017Cell Biology