Grb2 and its apoptotic isoform Grb3-3 associate with heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein C, and these interactions are modulated by poly(U) RNA.

Grb2 is an adaptor molecule comprising one Src homology (SH) 2 and two SH3 domains. This protein has a natural isoform named Grb3-3 with a deletion within the SH2 domain. Numerous evidence points to a functional connection between SH2- and SH3-containing proteins and molecules implicated in RNA biogenesis. In this ...
context, we have examined the binding of Grb2 and Grb3-3 to heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) C. By the use of an in vivo genetic approach and through in vitro experiments, we furnish evidence that both Grb2 and Grb3-3 interact with hnRNP C proteins. Subcellular fractionation studies clearly show that Grb2 is partially localized in the nucleus. In addition, coimmunoprecipitation experiments demonstrate that Grb2.hnRNP C complexes exist in intact hematopoietic cells. The carboxyl-terminal SH3 domains of Grb2 and Grb3-3 are primarily responsible for the association with hnRNP C. However, although the proline-rich motif of hnRNP C is involved in the interaction with Grb2, it is not in the binding to Grb3-3. Furthermore, poly(U) RNA inhibits the association of Grb2 with hnRNP C, whereas it enhances the interaction between Grb3-3 and hnRNP C. These findings suggest that the Grb2/Grb3-3-hnRNP C interactions might fulfill different biological functions.
Mesh Terms:
3T3 Cells, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Animals, Apoptosis, Cloning, Molecular, GRB2 Adaptor Protein, Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group C, Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins, Humans, Jurkat Cells, Mice, Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, Poly U, Proteins, RNA, Heterogeneous Nuclear, Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor, Ribonucleoproteins, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, src Homology Domains
J. Biol. Chem.
Date: Mar. 27, 1998
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