Multiprotein Complexes

Elevated levels of intracellular Ca2+([Ca2+]i) inhibit Na+/H+exchanger 3 (NHE3) activity in the intact intestine. We previously demonstrated that PLC-γ directly binds NHE3, an interaction that is necessary for [Ca2+]iinhibition of NHE3 activity, and that PLC-γ Src homology 2 (SH2) domains may scaffold Ca2+signaling proteins necessary for regulation of NHE3 activity. [Ca2+]iregulation of NHE3 activity is also c-Src dependent; however, the mechanism by which c-Src is involved is undetermined. We hypothesized that the SH2 domains of PLC-γ might link c-Src to NHE3-containing complexes to mediate [Ca2+]iinhibition of NHE3 activity. In Caco-2/BBe cells, carbachol (CCh) decreased NHE3 activity by ∼40%, an effect abolished with the c-Src inhibitor PP2. CCh treatment increased the amount of active c-Src as early as 1 min through increased Y416phosphorylation. Coimmunoprecipitation demonstrated that c-Src associated with PLC-γ, but not NHE3, under basal conditions, an interaction that increased rapidly after CCh treatment and occurred before the dissociation of PLC-γ and NHE3 that occurred 10 min after CCh treatment. Finally, direct binding to c-Src only occurred through the PLC-γ SH2 domains, an interaction that was prevented by blocking the PLC-γ SH2 domain. This study demonstrated that c-Src 1) activity is necessary for [Ca2+]iinhibition of NHE3 activity, 2) activation occurs rapidly (∼1 min) after CCh treatment, 3) directly binds PLC-γ SH2 domains and associates dynamically with PLC-γ under elevated [Ca2+]iconditions, and 4) does not directly bind NHE3. Under elevated [Ca2+]iconditions, PLC-γ scaffolds c-Src into NHE3-containing multiprotein complexes before dissociation of PLC-γ from NHE3 and subsequent endocytosis of NHE3.

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Artificial Septal Targeting of Bacillus subtilis Cell Division Proteins in Escherichia coli: an Interspecies Approach to the Study of Protein-Protein Interactions in Multiprotein Complexes

Journal of Bacteriology ◽

10.1128/jb.00462-08 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 190 (18) ◽

pp. 6048-6059 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Carine Robichon ◽

Glenn F. King ◽

Nathan W. Goehring ◽

Jon Beckwith

Keyword(s):

Escherichia Coli ◽

Bacillus Subtilis ◽

Cell Division ◽

Protein Interactions ◽

Fluorescent Protein ◽

Bacterial Cell Division ◽

Protein Protein Interactions ◽

Positive Interaction ◽

E Coli ◽

Multiprotein Complexes

ABSTRACT Bacterial cell division is mediated by a set of proteins that assemble to form a large multiprotein complex called the divisome. Recent studies in Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli indicate that cell division proteins are involved in multiple cooperative binding interactions, thus presenting a technical challenge to the analysis of these interactions. We report here the use of an E. coli artificial septal targeting system for examining the interactions between the B. subtilis cell division proteins DivIB, FtsL, DivIC, and PBP 2B. This technique involves the fusion of one of the proteins (the “bait”) to ZapA, an E. coli protein targeted to mid-cell, and the fusion of a second potentially interacting partner (the “prey”) to green fluorescent protein (GFP). A positive interaction between two test proteins in E. coli leads to septal localization of the GFP fusion construct, which can be detected by fluorescence microscopy. Using this system, we present evidence for two sets of strong protein-protein interactions between B. subtilis divisomal proteins in E. coli, namely, DivIC with FtsL and DivIB with PBP 2B, that are independent of other B. subtilis cell division proteins and that do not disturb the cytokinesis process in the host cell. Our studies based on the coexpression of three or four of these B. subtilis cell division proteins suggest that interactions among these four proteins are not strong enough to allow the formation of a stable four-protein complex in E. coli in contrast to previous suggestions. Finally, our results demonstrate that E. coli artificial septal targeting is an efficient and alternative approach for detecting and characterizing stable protein-protein interactions within multiprotein complexes from other microorganisms. A salient feature of our approach is that it probably only detects the strongest interactions, thus giving an indication of whether some interactions suggested by other techniques may either be considerably weaker or due to false positives.

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Cytoplasmic E2f4 forms organizing centres for initiation of centriole amplification during multiciliogenesis

Nature Communications ◽

10.1038/ncomms15857 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Munemasa Mori ◽

Renin Hazan ◽

Paul S. Danielian ◽

John E. Mahoney ◽

Huijun Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

Transcription Factor ◽

Large Scale ◽

Abnormal Development ◽

Basal Bodies ◽

Transcriptional Program ◽

Mutant Proteins ◽

Multiprotein Complexes ◽

Airway Diseases ◽

Multiciliated Cells ◽

Cytoplasmic Structures

Abstract Abnormal development of multiciliated cells is a hallmark of a variety of human conditions associated with chronic airway diseases, hydrocephalus and infertility. Multiciliogenesis requires both activation of a specialized transcriptional program and assembly of cytoplasmic structures for large-scale centriole amplification that generates basal bodies. It remains unclear, however, what mechanism initiates formation of these multiprotein complexes in epithelial progenitors. Here we show that this is triggered by nucleocytoplasmic translocation of the transcription factor E2f4. After inducing a transcriptional program of centriole biogenesis, E2f4 forms apical cytoplasmic organizing centres for assembly and nucleation of deuterosomes. Using genetically altered mice and E2F4 mutant proteins we demonstrate that centriole amplification is crucially dependent on these organizing centres and that, without cytoplasmic E2f4, deuterosomes are not assembled, halting multiciliogenesis. Thus, E2f4 integrates nuclear and previously unsuspected cytoplasmic events of centriole amplification, providing new perspectives for the understanding of normal ciliogenesis, ciliopathies and cancer.

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The Amyloid Precursor Protein Intracellular Domain-Fe65 Multiprotein Complexes: A Challenge to the Amyloid Hypothesis for Alzheimer's Disease?

International Journal of Alzheimer s Disease ◽

10.1155/2012/353145 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2012 ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Daniel A. Bórquez ◽

Christian González-Billault

Keyword(s):

Alzheimer’S Disease ◽

Alzheimer's Disease ◽

Amyloid Precursor Protein ◽

Molecular Mechanisms ◽

Precursor Protein ◽

Amyloid Peptide ◽

Intracellular Domain ◽

Multiprotein Complexes ◽

Amyloid Cascade

Since its proposal in 1994, the amyloid cascade hypothesis has prevailed as the mainstream research subject on the molecular mechanisms leading to the Alzheimer's disease (AD). Most of the field had been historically based on the role of the different forms of aggregation ofβ-amyloid peptide (Aβ). However, a soluble intracellular fragment termed amyloid precursor protein (APP) intracellular domain (AICD) is produced in conjunction with Aβfragments. This peptide had been shown to be highly toxic in both culture neurons and transgenic mice models. With the advent of this new toxic fragment, the centerpiece for the ethiology of the disease may be changed. This paper discusses the potential role of multiprotein complexes between the AICD and its adapter protein Fe65 and how this could be a potentially important new agent in the neurodegeneration observed in the AD.

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