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CELLULAR SIGNALLING
Volume 19, Issue 3, Pages 582-592Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2006.08.007
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Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation; insulin receptor; PKC; PTP1B; Src
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The ubiquitously expressed protein tyrosine phosphatase PTP1B is involved in the regulation of numerous cellular signaling, pathways. PTP1B is anchored to the ER membrane while many of its substrates are localized to the plasma membrane. This spatial separation raises the question how PTP1B can interact with its targets. In our study we demonstrate direct interaction of PTP1B with the Ser/Thr kinase PKC8, the non-receptor tyrosine kinase Src and the insulin receptor which all are key enzymes in cellular signaling cascades. Protein complex formation was visualized in vivo using Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation (BiFC). We demonstrate that complex formation of PTP1B with plasma membrane-anchored proteins is possible without detachment of PTP1B from the ER. Our data indicate that the dynamic ER membrane network is in constant contact to the plasma membrane. Local attachments of the two membrane systems enable a direct communication of ER- and plasma membrane-anchored proteins. The reported formation of membrane junctions is an important step towards the understanding of signal transmissions between the ER and the plasma membrane. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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