A novel brain-specific isoform of beta spectrin: isolation and its interaction with Munc13.
Munc13 is a component of the neurotransmitter release machinery which is specifically expressed in brain. Munc13 interacts with Doc2 and syntaxin which are also implicated in the neurotransmitter release process. Here we isolated another Munc13-interacting molecule from a rat brain cDNA library by use of the yeast two-hybrid system, identified ... it to be a novel type of beta spectrin, and named it beta SpIII sigma 1. beta SpIII sigma 1 was specifically expressed in brain, where it was enriched in the synaptic vesicle and plasma membrane fractions. Because spectrin has been shown to interact with the actin cytoskeleton which is involved in the exocytotic process, the present results suggest that the Munc13-beta SpIII sigma 1 interactions play a role in neurotransmitter release.
Mesh Terms:
Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Blotting, Northern, Brain, Cell-Free System, Conserved Sequence, Gene Library, Molecular Sequence Data, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Organ Specificity, Phylogeny, Rats, Recombinant Proteins, Sequence Alignment, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Spectrin
Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Blotting, Northern, Brain, Cell-Free System, Conserved Sequence, Gene Library, Molecular Sequence Data, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Organ Specificity, Phylogeny, Rats, Recombinant Proteins, Sequence Alignment, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Spectrin
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.
Date: Jul. 30, 1998
PubMed ID: 9704016
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