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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 282, Issue 41, Pages 30005-30013Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M703547200
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [P01-HL019737-26, R01 HL083120-02, R01 HL083120, P01 HL019737, HL083120, P01 HL019737-300018] Funding Source: Medline
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Tissue barrier function is directly mediated by tight junction transmembrane proteins known as claudins. Cells that form tight junctions typically express multiple claudin isoforms which suggests that heterotypic (head-to-head) binding between different claudin isoforms may play a role in regulating paracellular permeability. However, little is known about motifs that control heterotypic claudin compatibility. We found that although claudin-3 and claudin-4 were heteromerically compatible when expressed in the same cell, they did not heterotypically interact despite having extracellular loop (EL) domains that are highly conserved at the amino acid level. Claudin-1 and -5, which were heterotypically compatible with claudin-3, did not heterotypically bind to claudin-4. In contrast, claudin-4 chimeras containing either the first EL domain or the second EL domain of claudin-3 were able to heterotypically bind to claudin-1, claudin-3, and claudin-5. Moreover, a single point mutation in the first extracellular loop domain of claudin-3 to convert Asn(44) to the corresponding amino acid in claudin-4 (Thr) produced a claudin capable of heterotypic binding to claudin-4 while still retaining the ability to bind to claudin-1 and -5. Thus, control of heterotypic claudin-claudin interactions is sensitive to small changes in the EL domains.
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