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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 282, 期 4, 页码 2156-2162出版社
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M609071200
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High voltage-gated calcium channels enable calcium entry into cells in response to membrane depolarization. Association of the auxiliary beta-subunit to the alpha-interaction-domain in the pore-forming alpha(1)-subunit is required to form functional channels. The beta-subunit belongs to the membrane-associated guanylate kinase class of scaffolding proteins containing a Src homology 3 and a guanylate kinase domain. Although the latter is responsible for the high affinity binding to the alpha-interaction domain, the functional significance of the Src homology 3 domain remains elusive. Here, we show that injection of isolated beta-subunit Src homology 3 domain into Xenopus laevis oocytes expressing the alpha(1)-subunit reduces the number of channels in the plasma membrane. This effect is reverted by coexpressing alpha(1) with a dominant-negative mutant of dynamin, a GTPase involved in receptor-mediated endocytosis. Full-length beta-subunit also down-regulates voltage-gated calcium channels but only when lacking the alpha-interaction domain. Moreover, isolated Src homology 3 domain and the full-length beta-subunit were found to interact in vitro with dynamin and to internalize the distantly related Shaker potassium channel. These results demonstrate that the beta-subunit regulates the turnover of voltage-gated calcium channels and other proteins in the cell membrane. This effect is mediated by dynamin and depends on the association state of the beta-subunit to the alpha(1)-pore-forming subunit. Our findings define a novel function for the beta-subunit through its Src homology 3 domain and establish a link between voltage-gated calcium channel activity and the cell endocytic machinery.
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