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ArticleBiochemistry2005

Role of the second intradiscal loop of peripherin/rds in homo and hetero associations.

Xi-Qin Ding, Heidi M Stricker, Muna I Naash

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Article in Biochemistry, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The PRPH2 D2 Loop: Biochemical Insights and Implications in Disease.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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  12. Syntaxin 3 is essential for photoreceptor outer segment protein trafficking and survival.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2020
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  14. Novel molecular mechanisms for Prph2-associated pattern dystrophy.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2020
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  19. Molecular basis for photoreceptor outer segment architecture.Progress in retinal and eye research · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xi-Qin DingThe Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA.
Heidi M Stricker
Muna I Naash
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center · US

Funding

Supplement for: Mechanism of Photoreceptor Cell Degeneration in Animal Models of Retinal DiseasesR01EY010609 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · PI MUAYYAD R AL-UBAIDI, Muna I. Naash · 1995 to 2026
$11.0M
Mechanism of photoreceptor cell degeneration in animal models of retinal diseasesR56EY010609 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · PI NAASH, MUNA I. · 2008 to 2008
$479k
PHOTORECEPTORSR55EY010609 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI NAASH, MUNA I · 1994 to 1994
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NEI NIH HHS EY-10609NEI NIH HHS R01 EY010609NEI NIH HHS R56 EY010609
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peripherin/rds (P/rds) is a disk rim protein that assembles into homo and hetero complexes with its nonglycosylated homologue, Rom-1, to maintain the integrity of the photoreceptor outer segment. Mutations in the rds gene have been identified in a variety of human retinal degenerative diseases. More than 70% of these mutations are located in the second intradiscal (D2) loop, highlighting the functional importance of this region. This study examines the involvement of different regions of the D2 loop in protein associations using a GST pull-down assay and a heterologous coexpression system. The pull-down assay suggests an association of the N-terminal portion (Phe(120)-Phe(187)) of the D2 loop with Rom-1 as well as with other P/rds molecules. Through peptide competition experiments, the region between Cys(165) and Asn(182) of the D2 loop has been identified as the domain for these associations. In a COS-1 cell heterologous expression system, coexpression of the D2 loop along with the intact P/rds and Rom-1 hindered the association of the two full-length proteins. In contrast to the homo association of P/rds molecules, it seems that the hetero association of P/rds with Rom-1 has a more stringent structural requirement. This work defines the crucial domain of the D2 loop, which mediates homo and hetero associations, specifically the regions that lay between Cys(165) and Asn(182). Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms behind the protein-protein associations of P/rds and its partners may reveal the pathogenic defects arising from the most common mutations in this gene.

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Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsCOS CellsEye ProteinsGlutathione TransferaseImmunoprecipitationIntermediate Filament ProteinsMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsPeptide FragmentsPeripherinsEye ProteinsGlutathione TransferaseIntermediate Filament ProteinsMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsPeptide FragmentsPeripherinsPRPH2 protein, humanPrph2 protein, mousePRPH protein, humanRecombinant Fusion ProteinsROM1 protein, humanRom1 protein, mouseTetraspanins

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PMID15779916
PMCPMC2823589
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