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Role of alpha-actinin-4 in the regulation of endocytosis

The bulletin of the Yamaguchi Medical School Volume 55 Issue 3-4 Page 21-26
published_at 2008
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Title
Role of alpha-actinin-4 in the regulation of endocytosis
Creators Hara Tomohiko
Creators Honda Kazufumi
Creators Shitashige Miki
Creators Ono Masaya
Creators Matsuyama Hideyasu
Creators Naito Katsusuke
Creators Hirohashi Setsuo
Creators Yamada Tesshi
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actinin-4 endocytosis clathrin proteomics
Alpha-actinin-4, originally identified as an actin-binding protein, has been associated with cell motility and cancer invasion. However, it forms complexes with a diverse array of partner proteins and is speculated to exert several distinct functions based on the characteristics of these proteins. Immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometric analysis reveal that alpha-actinin-4 forms native complexes with several partner proteins in 22RV1 cells, including β/γ-actin, clathrin heavy chain and nonmuscular myosin heavy chain. Clathrin is a coat protein that covers the internalized membrane pit and plays a central role in early endocytosis. We identified other clathrin-related and unrelated cargo proteins, including dynamin, adaptin-γ, β-NAP and p47A, that interact with alpha-actinin-4. Immunofluorescence microscopy revealed that dynamin and clathrin are co-localized with alpha-actinin-4 at the dorsal sites of membrane rufflings, and the transfection of ACTN4 cDNA facilitates the transport of transferrin into the peri-nuclear endosomes. In this review, we report that alpha-actinin-4 is involved in the regulation of endocytosis. Endocytosis enforces termination of signalling evoked by the cell surface receptors and regulates recycling of receptors and ligands. The change of alpha-actinin-4 expression levels may therefore induce aberrations in the intracellular trafficking of various cell surface molecules, such as growth factors and receptors.
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医学 ( Other)
Languages eng
Resource Type departmental bulletin paper
Publishers Yamaguchi University School of Medicine
Date Issued 2008
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Schools 大学院医学系研究科(医学)