Sema4c, a transmembrane semaphorin, interacts with a post-synaptic density protein, PSD-95.

Semaphorins are known to act as chemorepulsive molecules that guide axons during neural development. Sema4C, a group 4 semaphorin, is a transmembrane semaphorin of unknown function. The cytoplasmic domain of Sema4C contains a proline-rich region that may interact with some signaling proteins. In this study, we demonstrate that Sema4C is ...
enriched in the adult mouse brain and associated with PSD-95 isoforms containing PDZ (PSD-95/DLG/ZO-1) domains, such as PSD-95/SAP90, PSD-93/chapsin110, and SAP97/DLG-1, which are concentrated in the post-synaptic density of the brain. In the neocortex, S4C is enriched in the synaptic vesicle fraction and Triton X-100 insoluble post-synaptic density fraction. Immunostaining for Sema4C overlaps that for PSD-95 in superficial layers I-IV of the neocortex. In neocortical culture, S4C is colocalized with PSD-95 in neurons, with a dot-like pattern along the neurites. Sema4C thus may function in the cortical neurons as a bi-directional transmembrane ligand through interacting with PSD-95.
Mesh Terms:
Animals, Base Sequence, Binding Sites, Cerebral Cortex, DNA Primers, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Membrane Proteins, Mice, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Protein Binding, Rats, Semaphorins, Subcellular Fractions, Two-Hybrid System Techniques
J. Biol. Chem.
Date: Mar. 23, 2001
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