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Curr Biol ; 11(24): 1963-8, 2001 Dec 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11747823

RESUMO

The p150-Spir protein, which was discovered as a phosphorylation target of the Jun N-terminal kinase, is an essential regulator of the polarization of the Drosophila oocyte. Spir proteins are highly conserved between species and belong to the family of Wiskott-Aldrich homology region 2 (WH2) proteins involved in actin organization. The C-terminal region of Spir encodes a zinc finger structure highly homologous to FYVE motifs. A region with high homology between the Spir family proteins is located adjacent (N-terminal) to the modified FYVE domain and is designated as "Spir-box." The Spir-box has sequence similarity to a region of rabphilin-3A, which mediates interaction with the small GTPase Rab3A. Coexpression of p150-Spir and green fluorescent protein-tagged Rab GTPases in NIH 3T3 cells revealed that the Spir protein colocalized specifically with the Rab11 GTPase, which is localized at the trans-Golgi network (TGN), post-Golgi vesicles, and the recycling endosome. The distinct Spir localization pattern was dependent on the integrity of the modified FYVE finger motif and the Spir-box. Overexpression of a mouse Spir-1 dominant interfering mutant strongly inhibited the transport of the vesicular stomatitis virus G (VSV G) protein to the plasma membrane. The viral protein was arrested in membrane structures, largely colocalizing with the TGN marker TGN46. Our findings that the Spir actin organizer is targeted to intracellular membrane structures by its modified FYVE zinc finger and is involved in vesicle transport processes provide a novel link between actin organization and intracellular transport.


Assuntos
Actinas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Drosophila , Proteínas dos Microfilamentos/metabolismo , Células 3T3 , Actinas/química , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Transporte Biológico , Drosophila , Camundongos , Proteínas dos Microfilamentos/química , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Homologia de Sequência de Aminoácidos
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Curr Biol ; 10(6): 345-8, 2000 Mar 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10744979

RESUMO

The Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) is a downstream effector of Rac and Cdc42 GTPases involved in actin reorganization [1-3]. A role of the Drosophila JNK homologue, Basket (DJNK/Bsk), in the regulation of cell shape changes and actin reorganization arises from its function in the process of dorsal closure [4-6]. One potential mechanism for induction of cytoskeletal changes by JNK is via transcriptional activation of the decapentaplegic gene (dpp, a member of the TGFbeta superfamily) [6]. A direct link between JNK signalling and actin organization has not yet been found, however. We have identified a novel DJNK-interacting protein, p150-Spir, that belongs to the Wiscott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) homology domain 2 (WH2) family of proteins involved in actin reorganization [7] [8]. It is a multidomain protein with a cluster of four WH2 domains, a modified FYVE zinc-finger motif [9], and a DEJL motif, a docking site for JNK [10], at its carboxy-terminal end. In mouse fibroblasts, p150-Spir colocalized with F-actin and its overexpression induced clustering of filamentous actin around the nucleus. When coexpressed with p150-Spir in NIH 3T3 cells, JNK translocated to and colocalizes with p150-Spir at discrete spots around the nucleus. Carboxy-terminal sequences of p150-Spir were phosphorylated by JNK both in vitro and in vivo. We conclude that p150-Spir is a downstream target of JNK function and provides a direct link between JNK and actin organization.


Assuntos
Actinas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Drosophila , Proteínas de Insetos/metabolismo , Proteínas dos Microfilamentos/metabolismo , Quinases de Proteína Quinase Ativadas por Mitógeno/metabolismo , Células 3T3 , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Células Cultivadas , Proteínas de Insetos/genética , Proteínas Quinases JNK Ativadas por Mitógeno , Camundongos , Proteínas dos Microfilamentos/genética , Quinases de Proteína Quinase Ativadas por Mitógeno/fisiologia , Proteínas Quinases Ativadas por Mitógeno/metabolismo , Proteínas Quinases Ativadas por Mitógeno/fisiologia , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Fosforilação
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