Figure 1.

GARP and EARP complexes are required for vesicle trafficking and dendrite remodeling. GARP and EARP complexes share three common units, Vps51, Vps52, and Vps53, and a complex-specific Vps. Mutations in Vps54 of the GARP complex (Vps54KO/KO) induce changes in sensory neurons, including expansion of Rab7-positive vesicles and TGN, and increased sterol accumulation, whereas mutations in Vps50 of the EARP complex (Vps50KO/KO) induce expansion of Rab5-positive vesicles. In the absence of either the GARP or EARP complex–specific component, cIV sensory neurons in adult flies exhibit enlarged lysosomes and reduced regrowth of dendrites. Representative images of dendritic growth in cIV neurons of +/+, Vps54KO/KO, and Vps50KO/KO flies from O’Brien et al. (6). Figure created with BioRender.com.

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