Lajoie-Mazenc Isabelle, Tovar Daniel, Penary Marie, Lortal Barbara, Allart Sophie, Favard Cyril, Brihoum Meryem, Pradines Anne, Favre Gilles
INSERM U563, Département Oncogénèse, Signalisation et Innovation Thérapeutique, Toulouse F-31059, France.
J Biol Chem. 2008 Feb 15;283(7):4155-64. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M709639200. Epub 2007 Dec 3.
Rho GTPases have been implicated in the control of several cellular functions, including regulation of the actin cytoskeleton, cell proliferation, and oncogenesis. Unlike RhoA and RhoC, RhoB localizes in part to endosomes and controls endocytic trafficking. Using a yeast two-hybrid screen and a glutathione S-transferase pulldown assay, we identified LC2, the light chain of the microtubule-associated protein MAP1A, as a novel binding partner for RhoB. GTP binding and the 18-amino acid C-terminal hypervariable domain of RhoB are critical for its binding to MAP1A/LC2. Coimmunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence experiments showed that this interaction occurs in U87 cells. Down-regulation of MAP1A/LC2 expression decreased epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor expression and modified the signaling response to EGF treatment. We concluded that MAP1A/LC2 is critical for RhoB function in EGF-induced EGF receptor regulation. Because MAP1A/LC2 is thought to function as an adaptor between microtubules and other molecules, we postulate that the RhoB and MAP1A/LC2 interactions facilitate endocytic vesicle trafficking and regulate the trafficking of signaling molecules.
Rho GTP酶参与调控多种细胞功能,包括肌动蛋白细胞骨架调节、细胞增殖和肿瘤发生。与RhoA和RhoC不同,RhoB部分定位于内体并控制内吞运输。通过酵母双杂交筛选和谷胱甘肽S-转移酶下拉试验,我们鉴定出微管相关蛋白MAP1A的轻链LC2是RhoB的新型结合伴侣。RhoB的GTP结合和18个氨基酸的C末端高变域对其与MAP1A/LC2的结合至关重要。免疫共沉淀和免疫荧光实验表明这种相互作用发生在U87细胞中。MAP1A/LC2表达的下调降低了表皮生长因子(EGF)受体的表达,并改变了对EGF处理的信号反应。我们得出结论,MAP1A/LC2对RhoB在EGF诱导的EGF受体调节中的功能至关重要。由于MAP1A/LC2被认为作为微管与其他分子之间的衔接蛋白发挥作用,我们推测RhoB与MAP1A/LC2的相互作用促进内吞囊泡运输并调节信号分子的运输。