The neuronal RhoA GEF, Tech, interacts with the synaptic multi-PDZ-domain-containing protein, MUPP1

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作者
Estevez, Marcel A. [1 ]
Henderson, Jennifer A. [1 ]
Ahn, David [1 ]
Zhu, Xin-Ran [2 ]
Poschmann, Gereon [2 ]
Luebbert, Herrnann [2 ]
Marx, Ruth [1 ]
Baraban, Jay M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurosci, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
[2] Ruhr Univ Bochum, Inst Anim Physiol, Bochum, Germany
关键词
guanine nucleotide exchange factor; hippocampus; PDZ domain; RhoA; synapse;
D O I
10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05472.x
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Tech is a RhoA guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) that is highly enriched in hippocampal and cortical neurons. To help define its function, we have conducted studies aimed at identifying partner proteins that bind to its C-terminal PDZ ligand motif. Yeast two hybrid studies using the Tech C-terminal segment as bait identified MUPP1, a protein that contains 13 PDZ domains and has been localized to the post-synaptic compartment, as a candidate partner protein for Tech. Co-transfection of Tech and MUPP1 in human embryonic kidney 293 cells confirmed that these full-length proteins interact in a PDZ-dependent fashion. Furthermore, we confirmed that endogenous Tech co-precipitates with MUPP1, but not PSD-95, from hippocampal and cortical extracts prepared from rat brain. In addition, immunostaining of primary cortical cultures revealed co-localization of MUPP1 and Tech puncta in the vicinity of synapses. In assessing which PDZ domains of MUPP1 mediate binding to Tech, we found that Tech can bind to either PDZ domain 10 or 13 of MUPP1 as mutation of both these domains is needed to disrupt their interaction. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that Tech binds to MUPP1 and suggest that it regulates RhoA signaling pathways in the vicinity of synapses.
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页码:1287 / 1297
页数:11
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