Richnau Ninna, Fransson Asa, Farsad Khashayar, Aspenström Pontus
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Box 595, Biomedical Center, 751 24 Uppsala, Sweden.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2004 Jul 30;320(3):1034-42. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.05.221.
RhoGAP interacting with CIP4 homologs-1 (RICH-1) was previously found in a yeast two-hybrid screen for proteins interacting with the SH3 domain of the Cdc42-interacting protein 4 (CIP4). RICH-1 was shown to be a RhoGAP for Cdc42 and Rac. In this study, we show that the BIN/Amphiphysin/Rvsp (BAR) domain in RICH-1 confers binding to membrane lipids, and has the potential to deform spherical liposomes into tubes. In accordance with previous findings for the BAR domains in endophilin and amphiphysin, RICH-1-induced tubes appeared striated. We propose that these striated structures are formed by oligomerization of RICH-1 through a putative coiled-coil region within the BAR domain. In support of this notion, we show that RICH-1 forms oligomers in the presence of the chemical cross-linker BS3. These results point to an involvement of RICH-1 in membrane deformation events.
RhoGAP与CIP4同源物-1相互作用蛋白(RICH-1)先前是在酵母双杂交筛选中发现的,该筛选用于寻找与Cdc42相互作用蛋白4(CIP4)的SH3结构域相互作用的蛋白质。研究表明,RICH-1是Cdc42和Rac的RhoGAP。在本研究中,我们发现RICH-1中的BIN/Amphiphysin/Rvsp(BAR)结构域可与膜脂结合,并有可能将球形脂质体变形为管状。与先前关于内吞蛋白和发动蛋白中BAR结构域的研究结果一致,RICH-1诱导形成的管状结构呈现出条纹状。我们推测这些条纹状结构是由RICH-1通过BAR结构域内假定的卷曲螺旋区域寡聚化形成的。为支持这一观点,我们发现RICH-1在化学交联剂BS3存在的情况下会形成寡聚体。这些结果表明RICH-1参与了膜变形事件。