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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
Rhotekin, an effector of Rho, is highly expressed in the brain but its function(s) in neurons is almost unknown. In an attempt to define the properties of Rhotekin in neuronal cells, we focused on its interaction with polarity-related molecules. In the present study, we identified a PDZ protein, Lin-7B, as a binding partner for Rhotekin by yeast two-hybrid screening of human brain cDNA library. We then found that Rhotekin interacts with Lin-7B in in vitro pull-down assays, and forms an immunocomplex in COS7 cells and the rat brain. The C-terminal three amino acids of Rhotekin were essential for the interaction with Lin-7B. Their binding affinity became increased in the presence of active RhoA in the COS7 cell expression system. In addition, immunohistochemical analyses demonstrated that Lin-7 as well as Rhotekin is enriched in neurons. These results suggest that Lin-7 plays some role in neuronal functions in concert with Rho/Rhotekin signals.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0168-0102
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
56
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
347-55
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16979770-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16979770-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:16979770-Brain Chemistry, pubmed-meshheading:16979770-COS Cells, pubmed-meshheading:16979770-Cell Polarity, pubmed-meshheading:16979770-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:16979770-Cercopithecus aethiops, pubmed-meshheading:16979770-Dentate Gyrus, pubmed-meshheading:16979770-Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, pubmed-meshheading:16979770-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, pubmed-meshheading:16979770-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:16979770-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16979770-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:16979770-Immunoprecipitation, pubmed-meshheading:16979770-Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16979770-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16979770-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:16979770-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:16979770-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:16979770-Thalamus, pubmed-meshheading:16979770-Transfection
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification of a cell polarity-related protein, Lin-7B, as a binding partner for a Rho effector, Rhotekin, and their possible interaction in neurons.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, 713-8 Kamiya, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article