The actin-binding protein Filamin-A interacts with the metabotropic glutamate receptor type 7.

A yeast two-hybrid screen identified Filamin-A as a binding partner of the metabotropic glutamate receptor type 7b (mGluR7b) splice variant. In addition, Filamin-A interacted with mGluR4a, mGluR5a, mGluR5b, mGluR7a and mGluR8a. Domain mapping revealed that alternative splicing of mGluR4, mGluR7 and mGluR8 C-termini regulated the interaction. A conserved tyrosine within ...
mGluR C-termini was identified to mediate the binding to Filamin-A. Protein interactions were verified in biochemical assays using recombinant and native proteins. Finally, co-expression of Filamin-A and mGluR7 splice variants was shown in brain regions. These findings suggest that Filamin-A may physically link metabotropic glutamate receptors to the actin cytoskeleton.
Mesh Terms:
Alternative Splicing, Animals, Brain, Cattle, Cell Line, Contractile Proteins, Humans, Mice, Microfilament Proteins, Organ Specificity, Protein Binding, Protein Isoforms, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Rats, Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate, Recombinant Proteins, Two-Hybrid System Techniques
FEBS Lett.
Date: Mar. 13, 2002
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