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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2003

Specificity of binding of the plectin actin-binding domain to beta4 integrin.

Sandy H M Litjens, Jan Koster, Ingrid Kuikman, Sandra van Wilpe, Jose M de Pereda, Arnoud Sonnenberg

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Alpha6beta4 integrin and dystroglycan cooperate to stabilize the myelin sheath.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2008
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sandy H M LitjensThe Netherlands Cancer Institute, Division of Cell Biology, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Jan Koster
Ingrid Kuikman
Sandra van Wilpe
Jose M de Pereda
Arnoud Sonnenberg
The Netherlands Cancer Institute · NLSanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plectin is a major component of the cytoskeleton and links the intermediate filament system to hemidesmosomes by binding to the integrin beta4 subunit. Previously, a binding site for beta4 was mapped on the actin-binding domain (ABD) of plectin and binding of beta4 and F-actin to plectin was shown to be mutually exclusive. Here we show that only the ABDs of plectin and dystonin bind to beta4, whereas those of other actin-binding proteins do not. Mutations of the ABD of plectin-1C show that Q131, R138, and N149 are critical for tight binding of the ABD to beta4. These residues form a small cavity, occupied by a well-ordered water molecule in the crystal structure. The beta4 binding pocket partly overlaps with the actin-binding sequence 2 (ABS2), previously shown to be essential for actin binding. Therefore, steric interference may render binding of beta4 and F-actin to plectin mutually exclusive. Finally, we provide evidence indicating that the residues preceding the ABD in plectin-1A and -1C, although unable to mediate binding to beta4 themselves, modulate the binding activity of the ABD for beta4. These studies demonstrate the unique property of the plectin-ABD to bind to both F-actin and beta4, and explain why several other ABD-containing proteins that are expressed in basal keratinocytes are not recruited into hemidesmosomes.

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Carrier ProteinsActinsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCells, CulturedChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsCytoskeletal ProteinsCytoskeletonDystoninFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansIntegrin beta4Intermediate Filament ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMutationActinsCarrier ProteinsCytoskeletal ProteinsDST protein, humanDystoninIntegrin beta4Intermediate Filament ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsPLEC protein, humanPlec protein, ratPlectinProtein Isoforms

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PMID14517317
PMCPMC206998
OpenAlexW2119873457

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