TRAPPC4

UniProt ID: Q9Y296
Organism: Homo sapiens
Review Status: COMPLETE
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Gene Description

TRAPPC4/synbindin is a core TRAPP-complex subunit required for TRAPP assembly/stability, complex-level RAB1 guanine-nucleotide exchange, ER-to-Golgi trafficking, and autophagy. Human patient fibroblasts and yeast Trs23 models show both trafficking and autophagy defects when TRAPPC4/Trs23 levels are reduced.

Existing Annotations Review

GO Term Evidence Action Reason
GO:0030008 TRAPP complex
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: TRAPPC4/synbindin is a core TRAPP-complex subunit.
Reason: Accept as core cellular-component membership. Direct TRAPPC4 evidence shows reduced TRAPPC4 destabilizes TRAPP complex assembly, and mammalian TRAPP sources identify TRAPPC4 among core subunits.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
TRAPPC4, like its yeast Trs23 orthologue, is a core component of the TRAPP complexes
PMID:31794024
defect in TRAPP complex assembly and/or stability
PMID:21525244
the mammalian orthologues named TRAPPC1, TRAPPC2, TRAPPC3, TRAPPC4, TRAPPC5, and TRAPPC6a/b
GO:0006888 endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi vesicle-mediated transport
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: TRAPPC4 is required for TRAPP-mediated ER-to-Golgi/Golgi trafficking.
Reason: Accept as a core process. TRAPPC4-deficient patient fibroblasts have delayed VSVG trafficking through the Golgi that is rescued by wild-type TRAPPC4.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
significantly delayed entry into and exit from the Golgi
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
Reactome:R-HSA-5694409
The TRAPPC complex acts as a guanine-nucleotide exchange factor for RAB1, activating it
GO:0000139 Golgi membrane
IEA
GO_REF:0000044
ACCEPT
Summary: Golgi membrane localization is consistent with TRAPPC4 as a cytosolic/peripheral TRAPP trafficking subunit.
Reason: Accept as supported localization for TRAPPC4-containing TRAPP reactions and/or synbindin membrane-cistern/vesicle localization.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
significantly delayed entry into and exit from the Golgi
PMID:11018053
present on membrane-bound cisterns and vesicles within the soma and dendrites
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
ACCEPT
Summary: cytoplasm localization is consistent with TRAPPC4 as a cytosolic/peripheral TRAPP trafficking subunit.
Reason: Accept as supported localization for TRAPPC4-containing TRAPP reactions and/or synbindin membrane-cistern/vesicle localization.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
significantly delayed entry into and exit from the Golgi
PMID:11018053
present on membrane-bound cisterns and vesicles within the soma and dendrites
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
IEA
GO_REF:0000044
ACCEPT
Summary: endoplasmic reticulum localization is consistent with TRAPPC4 as a cytosolic/peripheral TRAPP trafficking subunit.
Reason: Accept as supported localization for TRAPPC4-containing TRAPP reactions and/or synbindin membrane-cistern/vesicle localization.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
significantly delayed entry into and exit from the Golgi
PMID:11018053
present on membrane-bound cisterns and vesicles within the soma and dendrites
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
GO:0016192 vesicle-mediated transport
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
MODIFY
Summary: Vesicle-mediated transport is true but too broad for TRAPPC4.
Reason: Modify to ER-to-Golgi vesicle-mediated transport, the specific supported TRAPPC4 trafficking process.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
significantly delayed entry into and exit from the Golgi
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
GO:0030008 TRAPP complex
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: TRAPPC4/synbindin is a core TRAPP-complex subunit.
Reason: Accept as core cellular-component membership. Direct TRAPPC4 evidence shows reduced TRAPPC4 destabilizes TRAPP complex assembly, and mammalian TRAPP sources identify TRAPPC4 among core subunits.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
TRAPPC4, like its yeast Trs23 orthologue, is a core component of the TRAPP complexes
PMID:31794024
defect in TRAPP complex assembly and/or stability
PMID:21525244
the mammalian orthologues named TRAPPC1, TRAPPC2, TRAPPC3, TRAPPC4, TRAPPC5, and TRAPPC6a/b
GO:0031982 vesicle
IEA
GO_REF:0000044
ACCEPT
Summary: vesicle localization is consistent with TRAPPC4 as a cytosolic/peripheral TRAPP trafficking subunit.
Reason: Accept as supported localization for TRAPPC4-containing TRAPP reactions and/or synbindin membrane-cistern/vesicle localization.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
significantly delayed entry into and exit from the Golgi
PMID:11018053
present on membrane-bound cisterns and vesicles within the soma and dendrites
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
GO:0045211 postsynaptic membrane
IEA
GO_REF:0000044
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: postsynaptic membrane reflects the neuronal synbindin context but is not core to TRAPPC4 PN function.
Reason: Keep as non-core. The synbindin literature supports postsynaptic/dendritic localization, while the core gene-level function remains TRAPP complex trafficking/autophagy.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11018053
associated with synaptic membranes, mainly at the postsynaptic side
PMID:11018053
present on membrane-bound cisterns and vesicles within the soma and dendrites
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:17110339
The architecture of the multisubunit TRAPP I complex suggest...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: TRAPP-subunit interaction evidence is better represented as TRAPP complex membership than generic protein binding.
Reason: Mark as over-annotated. Protein binding does not capture the specific TRAPPC4 role in TRAPP complex architecture or trafficking.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:17110339
composed of seven subunits involved in ER-to-Golgi trafficking
PMID:31794024
TRAPPC4, like its yeast Trs23 orthologue, is a core component of the TRAPP complexes
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:21826244
TRAPPC4-ERK2 interaction activates ERK1/2, modulates its nuc...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: TRAPPC4 binds ERK2 in CRC signaling assays, but generic protein binding is not an informative gene function.
Reason: Mark as over-annotated. The specific ERK2/MAPK signaling context may be biologically interesting but should not be represented as generic protein binding in a core PN review.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:21826244
TRAPPC4 was found to bind with ERK2
GO:0005795 Golgi stack
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
ACCEPT
Summary: Golgi stack localization is consistent with TRAPPC4 as a cytosolic/peripheral TRAPP trafficking subunit.
Reason: Accept as supported localization for TRAPPC4-containing TRAPP reactions and/or synbindin membrane-cistern/vesicle localization.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
significantly delayed entry into and exit from the Golgi
PMID:11018053
present on membrane-bound cisterns and vesicles within the soma and dendrites
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
GO:0008021 synaptic vesicle
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: synaptic vesicle is more specific than the available synbindin localization evidence supports.
Reason: Mark as over-annotated. The source supports membrane cisterns/vesicles and mainly postsynaptic synaptic membranes, not this precise synaptic subcompartment as a core TRAPPC4 location.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11018053
present on membrane-bound cisterns and vesicles within the soma and dendrites
PMID:11018053
associated with synaptic membranes, mainly at the postsynaptic side
GO:0016358 dendrite development
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: Dendrite development is broader and more causal than the synbindin evidence supports.
Reason: Mark as over-annotated. The original neuronal paper discusses possible spine morphogenesis roles but explicitly leaves synbindin effector status unresolved.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11018053
the clustering of synbindin in spines requires syndecan-2 expression
PMID:11018053
At present, we do not know whether synbindin acts as a downstream effector
GO:0030425 dendrite
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: dendrite reflects the neuronal synbindin context but is not core to TRAPPC4 PN function.
Reason: Keep as non-core. The synbindin literature supports postsynaptic/dendritic localization, while the core gene-level function remains TRAPP complex trafficking/autophagy.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11018053
associated with synaptic membranes, mainly at the postsynaptic side
PMID:11018053
present on membrane-bound cisterns and vesicles within the soma and dendrites
GO:0045202 synapse
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: synapse reflects the neuronal synbindin context but is not core to TRAPPC4 PN function.
Reason: Keep as non-core. The synbindin literature supports postsynaptic/dendritic localization, while the core gene-level function remains TRAPP complex trafficking/autophagy.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11018053
associated with synaptic membranes, mainly at the postsynaptic side
PMID:11018053
present on membrane-bound cisterns and vesicles within the soma and dendrites
GO:0048786 presynaptic active zone
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: presynaptic active zone is more specific than the available synbindin localization evidence supports.
Reason: Mark as over-annotated. The source supports membrane cisterns/vesicles and mainly postsynaptic synaptic membranes, not this precise synaptic subcompartment as a core TRAPPC4 location.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11018053
present on membrane-bound cisterns and vesicles within the soma and dendrites
PMID:11018053
associated with synaptic membranes, mainly at the postsynaptic side
GO:0098839 postsynaptic density membrane
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: postsynaptic density membrane is more specific than the available synbindin localization evidence supports.
Reason: Mark as over-annotated. The source supports membrane cisterns/vesicles and mainly postsynaptic synaptic membranes, not this precise synaptic subcompartment as a core TRAPPC4 location.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11018053
present on membrane-bound cisterns and vesicles within the soma and dendrites
PMID:11018053
associated with synaptic membranes, mainly at the postsynaptic side
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
NAS
PMID:27066478
TRAPP Complexes in Secretion and Autophagy.
ACCEPT
Summary: cytoplasm localization is consistent with TRAPPC4 as a cytosolic/peripheral TRAPP trafficking subunit.
Reason: Accept as supported localization for TRAPPC4-containing TRAPP reactions and/or synbindin membrane-cistern/vesicle localization.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
significantly delayed entry into and exit from the Golgi
PMID:11018053
present on membrane-bound cisterns and vesicles within the soma and dendrites
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
GO:0006888 endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi vesicle-mediated transport
NAS
PMID:27066478
TRAPP Complexes in Secretion and Autophagy.
ACCEPT
Summary: TRAPPC4 is required for TRAPP-mediated ER-to-Golgi/Golgi trafficking.
Reason: Accept as a core process. TRAPPC4-deficient patient fibroblasts have delayed VSVG trafficking through the Golgi that is rescued by wild-type TRAPPC4.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
significantly delayed entry into and exit from the Golgi
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
Reactome:R-HSA-5694409
The TRAPPC complex acts as a guanine-nucleotide exchange factor for RAB1, activating it
GO:0006901 vesicle coat assembly
NAS
PMID:27066478
TRAPP Complexes in Secretion and Autophagy.
MODIFY
Summary: vesicle coat assembly overstates TRAPPC4 as a coat-assembly factor.
Reason: Modify to ER-to-Golgi vesicle-mediated transport. TRAPPC4 affects TRAPP-dependent trafficking, but the evidence does not show direct vesicle coat assembly by TRAPPC4.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
significantly delayed entry into and exit from the Golgi
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
Reactome:R-HSA-8877475
TRAPPCII is recruited to ER-derived vesicles by virtue of an interaction between the TRAPPCII component TRAPPC3 and the COPII coat protein SEC23
GO:0048208 COPII vesicle coat assembly
NAS
PMID:27066478
TRAPP Complexes in Secretion and Autophagy.
MODIFY
Summary: COPII vesicle coat assembly overstates TRAPPC4 as a coat-assembly factor.
Reason: Modify to ER-to-Golgi vesicle-mediated transport. TRAPPC4 affects TRAPP-dependent trafficking, but the evidence does not show direct vesicle coat assembly by TRAPPC4.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
significantly delayed entry into and exit from the Golgi
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
Reactome:R-HSA-8877475
TRAPPCII is recruited to ER-derived vesicles by virtue of an interaction between the TRAPPCII component TRAPPC3 and the COPII coat protein SEC23
GO:0099022 obsolete vesicle tethering
NAS
PMID:27066478
TRAPP Complexes in Secretion and Autophagy.
MODIFY
Summary: The obsolete vesicle-tethering annotation should not be retained as-is.
Reason: Modify to ER-to-Golgi vesicle-mediated transport, which captures the supported TRAPPC4/TRAPP trafficking role without relying on an obsolete term or unresolved tethering evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:27066478
evidence that any TRAPP complex acts as a membrane tether is currently inconclusive
PMID:31794024
significantly delayed entry into and exit from the Golgi
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
GO:1990071 TRAPPII protein complex
NAS
PMID:27066478
TRAPP Complexes in Secretion and Autophagy.
ACCEPT
Summary: TRAPPC4 is part of TRAPPII protein complex through the shared TRAPP core.
Reason: Accept as complex-context membership. TRAPPC4 is a core subunit required for TRAPP assembly/stability, and the core participates in TRAPPII/TRAPPIII holocomplexes.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
This TRAPP core then interacts with a number of accessory proteins to form two distinct, yet related complexes called TRAPP II
PMID:31794024
affects the assembly of the core TRAPP complex and likely affects assembly of TRAPP II and TRAPP III in yeast
GO:1990072 TRAPPIII protein complex
NAS
PMID:27066478
TRAPP Complexes in Secretion and Autophagy.
ACCEPT
Summary: TRAPPC4 is part of TRAPPIII protein complex through the shared TRAPP core.
Reason: Accept as complex-context membership. TRAPPC4 is a core subunit required for TRAPP assembly/stability, and the core participates in TRAPPII/TRAPPIII holocomplexes.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
This TRAPP core then interacts with a number of accessory proteins to form two distinct, yet related complexes called TRAPP II
PMID:31794024
affects the assembly of the core TRAPP complex and likely affects assembly of TRAPP II and TRAPP III in yeast
GO:0000139 Golgi membrane
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
ACCEPT
Summary: Golgi membrane localization is consistent with TRAPPC4 as a cytosolic/peripheral TRAPP trafficking subunit.
Reason: Accept as supported localization for TRAPPC4-containing TRAPP reactions and/or synbindin membrane-cistern/vesicle localization.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
significantly delayed entry into and exit from the Golgi
PMID:11018053
present on membrane-bound cisterns and vesicles within the soma and dendrites
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
ACCEPT
Summary: endoplasmic reticulum localization is consistent with TRAPPC4 as a cytosolic/peripheral TRAPP trafficking subunit.
Reason: Accept as supported localization for TRAPPC4-containing TRAPP reactions and/or synbindin membrane-cistern/vesicle localization.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
significantly delayed entry into and exit from the Golgi
PMID:11018053
present on membrane-bound cisterns and vesicles within the soma and dendrites
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
GO:0031982 vesicle
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
ACCEPT
Summary: vesicle localization is consistent with TRAPPC4 as a cytosolic/peripheral TRAPP trafficking subunit.
Reason: Accept as supported localization for TRAPPC4-containing TRAPP reactions and/or synbindin membrane-cistern/vesicle localization.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
significantly delayed entry into and exit from the Golgi
PMID:11018053
present on membrane-bound cisterns and vesicles within the soma and dendrites
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
GO:0045211 postsynaptic membrane
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: postsynaptic membrane reflects the neuronal synbindin context but is not core to TRAPPC4 PN function.
Reason: Keep as non-core. The synbindin literature supports postsynaptic/dendritic localization, while the core gene-level function remains TRAPP complex trafficking/autophagy.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11018053
associated with synaptic membranes, mainly at the postsynaptic side
PMID:11018053
present on membrane-bound cisterns and vesicles within the soma and dendrites
GO:0006888 endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi vesicle-mediated transport
IMP
PMID:31794024
Deficiencies in vesicular transport mediated by TRAPPC4 are ...
ACCEPT
Summary: TRAPPC4 is required for TRAPP-mediated ER-to-Golgi/Golgi trafficking.
Reason: Accept as a core process. TRAPPC4-deficient patient fibroblasts have delayed VSVG trafficking through the Golgi that is rescued by wild-type TRAPPC4.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
significantly delayed entry into and exit from the Golgi
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
Reactome:R-HSA-5694409
The TRAPPC complex acts as a guanine-nucleotide exchange factor for RAB1, activating it
GO:0006914 autophagy
IMP
PMID:31794024
Deficiencies in vesicular transport mediated by TRAPPC4 are ...
ACCEPT
Summary: TRAPPC4 loss causes autophagy defects in patient fibroblasts and a yeast Trs23 model.
Reason: Accept as a direct PN-relevant process annotation. The term is broad, but the cited paper provides TRAPPC4-specific autophagic-flux and yeast autophagy-defect evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
basal autophagy defect and a delay in autophagic flux
PMID:31794024
affects the assembly of the core TRAPP complex and likely affects assembly of TRAPP II and TRAPP III in yeast
PMID:27066478
the connection of the mammalian TRAPP III complex to autophagy is currently not clear
GO:0030008 TRAPP complex
IMP
PMID:31794024
Deficiencies in vesicular transport mediated by TRAPPC4 are ...
ACCEPT
Summary: TRAPPC4/synbindin is a core TRAPP-complex subunit.
Reason: Accept as core cellular-component membership. Direct TRAPPC4 evidence shows reduced TRAPPC4 destabilizes TRAPP complex assembly, and mammalian TRAPP sources identify TRAPPC4 among core subunits.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
TRAPPC4, like its yeast Trs23 orthologue, is a core component of the TRAPP complexes
PMID:31794024
defect in TRAPP complex assembly and/or stability
PMID:21525244
the mammalian orthologues named TRAPPC1, TRAPPC2, TRAPPC3, TRAPPC4, TRAPPC5, and TRAPPC6a/b
GO:0030008 TRAPP complex
IDA
PMID:21525244
C4orf41 and TTC-15 are mammalian TRAPP components with a rol...
ACCEPT
Summary: TRAPPC4/synbindin is a core TRAPP-complex subunit.
Reason: Accept as core cellular-component membership. Direct TRAPPC4 evidence shows reduced TRAPPC4 destabilizes TRAPP complex assembly, and mammalian TRAPP sources identify TRAPPC4 among core subunits.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
TRAPPC4, like its yeast Trs23 orthologue, is a core component of the TRAPP complexes
PMID:31794024
defect in TRAPP complex assembly and/or stability
PMID:21525244
the mammalian orthologues named TRAPPC1, TRAPPC2, TRAPPC3, TRAPPC4, TRAPPC5, and TRAPPC6a/b
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-5694409
ACCEPT
Summary: cytosol localization is consistent with TRAPPC4 as a cytosolic/peripheral TRAPP trafficking subunit.
Reason: Accept as supported localization for TRAPPC4-containing TRAPP reactions and/or synbindin membrane-cistern/vesicle localization.
Supporting Evidence:
Reactome:R-HSA-5694409
The TRAPPC complex acts as a guanine-nucleotide exchange factor for RAB1, activating it
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
Reactome:R-HSA-8877475
RAB1 nucleotide exchange is stimulated in these pathways by the GEF activity of the multisubunit TRAPPC complexes II and III
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-5694418
ACCEPT
Summary: cytosol localization is consistent with TRAPPC4 as a cytosolic/peripheral TRAPP trafficking subunit.
Reason: Accept as supported localization for TRAPPC4-containing TRAPP reactions and/or synbindin membrane-cistern/vesicle localization.
Supporting Evidence:
Reactome:R-HSA-5694409
The TRAPPC complex acts as a guanine-nucleotide exchange factor for RAB1, activating it
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
Reactome:R-HSA-8877475
RAB1 nucleotide exchange is stimulated in these pathways by the GEF activity of the multisubunit TRAPPC complexes II and III
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
ACCEPT
Summary: cytosol localization is consistent with TRAPPC4 as a cytosolic/peripheral TRAPP trafficking subunit.
Reason: Accept as supported localization for TRAPPC4-containing TRAPP reactions and/or synbindin membrane-cistern/vesicle localization.
Supporting Evidence:
Reactome:R-HSA-5694409
The TRAPPC complex acts as a guanine-nucleotide exchange factor for RAB1, activating it
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
Reactome:R-HSA-8877475
RAB1 nucleotide exchange is stimulated in these pathways by the GEF activity of the multisubunit TRAPPC complexes II and III
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-5694441
ACCEPT
Summary: cytosol localization is consistent with TRAPPC4 as a cytosolic/peripheral TRAPP trafficking subunit.
Reason: Accept as supported localization for TRAPPC4-containing TRAPP reactions and/or synbindin membrane-cistern/vesicle localization.
Supporting Evidence:
Reactome:R-HSA-5694409
The TRAPPC complex acts as a guanine-nucleotide exchange factor for RAB1, activating it
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
Reactome:R-HSA-8877475
RAB1 nucleotide exchange is stimulated in these pathways by the GEF activity of the multisubunit TRAPPC complexes II and III
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-8877475
ACCEPT
Summary: cytosol localization is consistent with TRAPPC4 as a cytosolic/peripheral TRAPP trafficking subunit.
Reason: Accept as supported localization for TRAPPC4-containing TRAPP reactions and/or synbindin membrane-cistern/vesicle localization.
Supporting Evidence:
Reactome:R-HSA-5694409
The TRAPPC complex acts as a guanine-nucleotide exchange factor for RAB1, activating it
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
Reactome:R-HSA-8877475
RAB1 nucleotide exchange is stimulated in these pathways by the GEF activity of the multisubunit TRAPPC complexes II and III
GO:0005795 Golgi stack
ISS
PMID:11018053
Synbindin, A novel syndecan-2-binding protein in neuronal de...
ACCEPT
Summary: Golgi stack localization is consistent with TRAPPC4 as a cytosolic/peripheral TRAPP trafficking subunit.
Reason: Accept as supported localization for TRAPPC4-containing TRAPP reactions and/or synbindin membrane-cistern/vesicle localization.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:31794024
significantly delayed entry into and exit from the Golgi
PMID:11018053
present on membrane-bound cisterns and vesicles within the soma and dendrites
Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic
GO:0008021 synaptic vesicle
ISS
PMID:11018053
Synbindin, A novel syndecan-2-binding protein in neuronal de...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: synaptic vesicle is more specific than the available synbindin localization evidence supports.
Reason: Mark as over-annotated. The source supports membrane cisterns/vesicles and mainly postsynaptic synaptic membranes, not this precise synaptic subcompartment as a core TRAPPC4 location.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11018053
present on membrane-bound cisterns and vesicles within the soma and dendrites
PMID:11018053
associated with synaptic membranes, mainly at the postsynaptic side
GO:0016358 dendrite development
ISS
PMID:11018053
Synbindin, A novel syndecan-2-binding protein in neuronal de...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: Dendrite development is broader and more causal than the synbindin evidence supports.
Reason: Mark as over-annotated. The original neuronal paper discusses possible spine morphogenesis roles but explicitly leaves synbindin effector status unresolved.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11018053
the clustering of synbindin in spines requires syndecan-2 expression
PMID:11018053
At present, we do not know whether synbindin acts as a downstream effector
GO:0030425 dendrite
ISS
PMID:11018053
Synbindin, A novel syndecan-2-binding protein in neuronal de...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: dendrite reflects the neuronal synbindin context but is not core to TRAPPC4 PN function.
Reason: Keep as non-core. The synbindin literature supports postsynaptic/dendritic localization, while the core gene-level function remains TRAPP complex trafficking/autophagy.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11018053
associated with synaptic membranes, mainly at the postsynaptic side
PMID:11018053
present on membrane-bound cisterns and vesicles within the soma and dendrites
GO:0045202 synapse
ISS
PMID:11018053
Synbindin, A novel syndecan-2-binding protein in neuronal de...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: synapse reflects the neuronal synbindin context but is not core to TRAPPC4 PN function.
Reason: Keep as non-core. The synbindin literature supports postsynaptic/dendritic localization, while the core gene-level function remains TRAPP complex trafficking/autophagy.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11018053
associated with synaptic membranes, mainly at the postsynaptic side
PMID:11018053
present on membrane-bound cisterns and vesicles within the soma and dendrites

Core Functions

TRAPPC4 contributes a core subunit required for TRAPP complex assembly/stability, RAB1 guanine-nucleotide exchange, ER-to-Golgi trafficking, and autophagy. Its molecular role is best modeled as contribution to TRAPP complex GEF activity rather than independent catalysis.

Supporting Evidence:
  • PMID:31794024
    TRAPPC4, like its yeast Trs23 orthologue, is a core component of the TRAPP complexes
  • PMID:31794024
    one of the essential subunits for guanine nucleotide exchange factor activity for Rab1 GTPase
  • PMID:31794024
    defect in TRAPP complex assembly and/or stability
  • PMID:31794024
    significantly delayed entry into and exit from the Golgi
  • PMID:31794024
    basal autophagy defect and a delay in autophagic flux
  • Reactome:R-HSA-5694409
    The TRAPPC complex acts as a guanine-nucleotide exchange factor for RAB1, activating it
  • Reactome:R-HSA-5694439
    TRAPPC is a multi-subunit tethering complex that facilitates ER-to-Golgi traffic

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Suggested Questions for Experts

Q: Should TRAPPC4 receive a contributes_to annotation for TRAPP complex RAB1 guanine-nucleotide exchange activity based on direct subunit-essential evidence?

Suggested experts: GO transport editors, Reactome TRAPP curators

Q: Should TRAPPC4 autophagy be represented only by broad autophagy, or can the field support a more specific TRAPP/TRAPPIII-dependent autophagosome maturation term?

Suggested experts: GO autophagy editors, TRAPP/autophagy domain experts

Q: Should neuronal synbindin annotations be kept as non-core human TRAPPC4 annotations or limited to experimentally tested rodent orthologs?

Suggested experts: GO synapse editors, GO transport editors

Suggested Experiments

Experiment: Reconstitute TRAPPC4-containing TRAPP core and TRAPPII/TRAPPIII complexes with TRAPPC4 depletion or interface mutants and measure RAB1 GDP-GTP exchange.

Hypothesis: TRAPPC4 is required as a core TRAPP subunit for complex-level RAB1 GEF activity and stable TRAPP holocomplex assembly.

Type: complex reconstitution and RAB1 GEF assay

Experiment: Use TRAPPC4 patient fibroblast or knockout/rescue cells to assay VSVG ER-Golgi trafficking, TRAPP complex stability, and Golgi localization of TRAPP subunits in parallel.

Hypothesis: TRAPPC4 deficiency disrupts ER-to-Golgi vesicle-mediated transport by destabilizing TRAPP complexes.

Type: cellular trafficking rescue assay

Experiment: Separate ER-Golgi traffic defects from autophagy defects in TRAPPC4 rescue cells by assaying ATG9 localization, autophagosome closure/flux, and VSVG trafficking side by side.

Hypothesis: TRAPPC4 autophagy phenotypes are mediated through TRAPP complex assembly and TRAPPIII/RAB1 trafficking context.

Type: autophagy and trafficking separation assay

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