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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 275, Issue 32, Pages 25039-25045Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.C000092200
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK 44484, R01 DK 46082, DK 43278] Funding Source: Medline
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Ezrin-radixin-moesin (ERM)-binding phosphoprotein 50 (EBP50) is a versatile membrane-cytoskeleton linking protein that binds to the COOH-tail of specific integral membrane proteins through its two PDZ domains. These EBP50 binding interactions have been implicated in sequestering interactive sets of proteins into common microdomains, regulating the activity of interacting proteins, and modulating membrane protein trafficking. With only two PDZ domains, it is unclear how EBP50 forms multiprotein complexes. Other PDZ proteins increase their breadth and diversity of protein interactions through oligomerization. Hypothesizing that EBP50 self-associates to amplify its functional capacity, far-Western blotting of cholangiocyte epithelial cell proteins with EBP50 fusion protein revealed that EBP50 binds to a 50-kDa protein. Far-Western blotting of EBP50 isolated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis or immunoprecipitation demonstrates that the 50-kDa binding partner is itself EBP50, Further, co-transfection/co-precipitation studies show the self-association can occur in an intracellular environment, In vitro analysis of the EBP50-EBP50 binding interaction indicates it is both saturable and of relatively high affinity. Analysis of truncated EBP50 proteins indicates EBP50 self-association is mediated through its PDZ domains. The ability to self-associate provides a mechanism for EBP50 to expand its capacity to form multiprotein complexes and regulate membrane transport events.
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