Caspase-mediated cleavage of actin-binding and SH3-domain-containing proteins cortactin, HS1, and HIP-55 during apoptosis.

Reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton occurs during apoptosis. We found that actin-binding and Src homology 3 (SH3)-domain-containing proteins cortactin, hematopoietic-specific protein 1 (HS1), and hematopoietic progenitor kinase 1-interacting protein of 55 kDa (HIP-55, also called SH3P7 and Abp1) were degraded in a caspase-dependent manner during apoptosis. Cortactin, HS1, and HIP-55 ...
were direct substrates of caspase 3. Cortactin and HS1 have two clusters of potential caspase cleavage sites; one is in their actin-binding domains, and the other is close to their carboxy-terminal SH3 domains. HIP-55 has one caspase recognition site, EHID(361). The HIP-55 (D361A) mutant was resistant to caspase cleavage. Cleavage of HIP-55 by caspases dissociated its actin-binding domain from its SH3 domain. The cleavage of these actin-binding and SH3 domain-containing proteins may affect cell signaling to and from the actin cytoskeleton and may be involved in the morphological change of cells during apoptosis.
Mesh Terms:
Actins, Amino Acid Motifs, Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Apoptosis, Aspartic Acid, Binding Sites, Blood Proteins, Carrier Proteins, Caspase 3, Caspases, Cell Line, Cell Size, Cortactin, Hela Cells, Humans, Jurkat Cells, Mice, Microfilament Proteins, Peptide Fragments, Protein Binding, Substrate Specificity, src Homology Domains
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.
Date: Nov. 09, 2001
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