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Shimizu T, Nakamura T, Inaba H, Iwasa H, Maruyama J, Arimoto-Matsuzaki K, Nakata T, Nishina H, Hata Y. The RAS-interacting chaperone UNC119 drives the RASSF6-MDM2-p53 axis and antagonizes RAS-mediated malignant transformation. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:11214-11230. [PMID: 32554467 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.012649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The gene encoding the proto-oncogene GTPase RAS is frequently mutated in human cancers. Mutated RAS proteins trigger antiapoptotic and cell-proliferative signals and lead to oncogenesis. However, RAS also induces apoptosis and senescence, which may contribute to the eradication of cells with RAS mutations. We previously reported that Ras association domain family member 6 (RASSF6) binds MDM2 and stabilizes the tumor suppressor p53 and that the active form of KRAS promotes the interaction between RASSF6 and MDM2. We also reported that Unc-119 lipid-binding chaperone (UNC119A), a chaperone of myristoylated proteins, interacts with RASSF6 and regulates RASSF6-mediated apoptosis. In this study, using several human cancer cell lines, quantitative RT-PCR, RNAi-based gene silencing, and immunoprecipitation/-fluorescence and cell biology assays, we report that UNC119A interacts with the active form of KRAS and that the C-terminal modification of KRAS is required for this interaction. We also noted that the hydrophobic pocket of UNC119A, which binds the myristoylated peptides, is not involved in the interaction. We observed that UNC119A promotes the binding of KRAS to RASSF6, enhances the interaction between RASSF6 and MDM2, and induces apoptosis. Conversely, UNC119A silencing promoted soft-agar colony formation, migration, and invasiveness in KRAS-mutated cancer cells. We conclude that UNC119A promotes KRAS-mediated p53-dependent apoptosis via RASSF6 and may play a tumor-suppressive role in cells with KRAS mutations.
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- Takanobu Shimizu
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.,Center for Brain Integration Research, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan .,Center for Brain Integration Research, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Jean F, Pilgrim D. Coordinating the uncoordinated: UNC119 trafficking in cilia. Eur J Cell Biol 2017; 96:643-652. [PMID: 28935136 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2017.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Revised: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Constructing the distinct subcellular environment of the cilium relies in a large part upon intraflagellar transport (IFT) proteins, which traffic cargo both to and within the cilium. However, evidence from the last 10 years suggests that IFT alone is not sufficient to generate the ciliary environment. One essential factor is UNC119, which interacts with known IFT molecular switches to transport ciliary cargos. Despite its apparent importance in ciliary trafficking though, human UNC119 mutations have only rarely been associated with diseases commonly linked with ciliopathies. This review will outline the trafficking pathways required for constructing the cilium by highlighting UNC119's role and the complexities involved in ciliary trafficking. Finally, despite important roles for UNC119 in cilia, UNC119 proteins also interact with non-ciliary proteins to affect other cellular processes.
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Jaiswal M, Fansa EK, Kösling SK, Mejuch T, Waldmann H, Wittinghofer A. Novel Biochemical and Structural Insights into the Interaction of Myristoylated Cargo with Unc119 Protein and Their Release by Arl2/3. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:20766-78. [PMID: 27481943 PMCID: PMC5034065 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.741827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Revised: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Primary cilia are highly specialized small antenna-like cellular protrusions that extend from the cell surface of many eukaryotic cell types. The protein content inside cilia and cytoplasm is very different, but details of the sorting process are not understood for most ciliary proteins. Recently, we have shown that prenylated proteins are sorted according to their affinity to the carrier protein PDE6δ and the ability of Arl3 but not Arl2 to release high affinity cargo inside the cilia (Fansa, E. K., Kösling, S. K., Zent, E., Wittinghofer, A., and Ismail, S. (2016) Nat. Commun. 7, 11366). Here we address the question whether a similar principle governs the transport of myristoylated cargo by the carrier proteins Unc119a and Unc119b. We thus analyzed the binding strength of N-terminal myristoylated cargo peptides (GNAT1, NPHP3, Cystin1, RP2, and Src) to Unc119a and Unc119b proteins. The affinity between myristoylated cargo and carrier protein, Unc119, varies between subnanomolar and micromolar. Peptides derived from ciliary localizing proteins (GNAT1, NPHP3, and Cystin1) bind with high affinity to Unc119 proteins, whereas a peptide derived from a non-ciliary localizing protein (Src) has low affinity. The peptide with intermediate affinity (RP2) is localized at the ciliary transition zone as a gate keeper. We show that the low affinity peptides are released by both Arl2·GppNHp and Arl3·GppNHp, whereas the high affinity peptides are exclusively released by only Arl3·GppNHp. Determination of the x-ray structure of myristoylated NPHP3 peptide in complex with Unc119a reveals the molecular details of high affinity binding and suggests the importance of the residues at the +2 and +3 positions relative to the myristoylated glycine for high and low affinities. The mutational analysis of swapping the residues at the +2 and +3 positions between high and low affinity peptides results in reversing their affinities for Unc119a and leads to a partial mislocalization of a low affinity mutant of NPHP3.
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- the Department of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- the Department of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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Contribution of Crk adaptor proteins to host cell and bacteria interactions. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:372901. [PMID: 25506591 PMCID: PMC4260429 DOI: 10.1155/2014/372901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The Crk adaptor family of proteins comprises the alternatively spliced CrkI and CrkII isoforms, as well as the paralog Crk-like (CrkL) protein, which is encoded by a different gene. Initially thought to be involved in signaling during apoptosis and cell adhesion, this ubiquitously expressed family of proteins is now known to play essential roles in integrating signals from a wide range of stimuli. In this review, we describe the structure and function of the different Crk proteins. We then focus on the emerging roles of Crk adaptors during Enterobacteriaceae pathogenesis, with special emphasis on the important human pathogens Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia, and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli. Throughout, we remark on opportunities for future research into this intriguing family of proteins.
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Lee Y, Chung S, Baek IK, Lee TH, Paik SY, Lee J. UNC119a bridges the transmission of Fyn signals to Rab11, leading to the completion of cytokinesis. Cell Cycle 2013; 12:1303-15. [PMID: 23535298 PMCID: PMC3674094 DOI: 10.4161/cc.24404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Src family kinases (SFKs) regulate the completion of cytokinesis through signal transduction pathways that lead to the Rab11-dependent phosphorylation of ERK and its localization to the midbody of cytokinetic cells. We find that UNC119a, a known activator of SFKs, plays essential roles in this signaling pathway. UNC119a localizes to the centrosome in interphase cells and begins to translocate from the spindle pole to the spindle midzone after the onset of mitosis; it then localizes to the intercellular bridge in telophase cells and to the midbody in cytokinetic cells. We show that the midbody localization of UNC119a is dependent on Rab11, and that knocking down UNC119a inhibits the Rab11-dependent phosphorylation and midbody localization of ERK and cytokinesis. Moreover, we demonstrate that UNC119a interacts with a Src family kinase, Fyn and is required for the activation of this kinase. These results suggest that UNC119a plays a key role in the Fyn signal transduction pathway, which regulates the completion of cytokinesis via Rab11.
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- YuKyung Lee
- Department of Systems Biology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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Constantine R, Zhang H, Gerstner CD, Frederick JM, Baehr W. Uncoordinated (UNC)119: coordinating the trafficking of myristoylated proteins. Vision Res 2012; 75:26-32. [PMID: 23000199 DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2012.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2012] [Revised: 08/16/2012] [Accepted: 08/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The mechanism by which myristoylated proteins are targeted to specific subcellular membrane compartments is poorly understood. Two novel acyl-binding proteins, UNC119A and UNC119B, have been shown recently to function as chaperones/co-factors in the transport of myristoylated G protein α-subunits and src-type tyrosine kinases. UNC119 polypeptides feature an immunoglobulin-like β-sandwich fold that forms a hydrophobic pocket capable of binding lauroyl (C12) and myristoyl (C14) side chains. UNC119A in rod photoreceptors facilitates the transfer of transducin α subunits (Tα) from inner segment to outer segment membranes by forming an intermediate diffusible UNC119-Tα complex. Similar complexes are formed in other sensory neurons, as the G proteins ODR-3 and GPA-13 in Caenorhabditis elegans unc-119 mutants traffic inappropriately. UNC119B knockdown in IMCD3 cells prevents trafficking ofmyristoylated nephrocystin-3 (NPHP3), a protein associated with nephronophthisis, to cilia. Further, UNC119A was shown to transport myristoylated src-type tyrosine kinases to cell membranes and to affect T-cell receptor (TCR) and interleukin-5 receptor (IL-5R) activities. These interactions establish UNC119 polypeptides as novel lipid-binding chaperones with specificity for a diverse subset of myristoylated proteins.
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- Ryan Constantine
- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Utah Health Science Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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A mutation in the human Uncoordinated 119 gene impairs TCR signaling and is associated with CD4 lymphopenia. Blood 2011; 119:1399-406. [PMID: 22184408 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-04-350686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Idiopathic CD4 lymphopenia (ICL) is an immunodeficiency disorder of unclear etiology. Here we describe a heterozygous dominant-negative missense mutation (codon 22 GGC→GTC; V22G) of the signaling adaptor protein Uncoordinated 119 (Unc119) in an ICL patient. The patient is a 32-year-old female with < 300 CD4 T cells/μL and with a history of recurrent sinusitis/otitis media, frequent episodes of shingles, a widespread fungal nail infection, fungal dermatitis, oral herpetic lesions, and bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia after 2 episodes of bacterial pneumonia. The patient's cells have reduced response to TCR stimulation, with impairment in both localization and enzymatic activation of the lymphocyte-specific kinase (Lck) resulting in decreased cell proliferation. Transduction of the mutant Unc119 but not wild-type Unc119 into normal T cells reproduces the signaling and proliferation defects. The mutation disrupts the Unc119-Lck interaction which is normally needed for stimulation of the Lck catalytic activity by TCR. The mutant protein also causes mislocalization of Lck to Rab11(+) perinuclear endosomes. The mutation is not present in 2 other patients with ICL, patients with secondary CD4 lymphopenia or 60 healthy subjects. The V22G mutation of Unc119 represents a novel genetic defect in ICL.
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Zhang H, Constantine R, Vorobiev S, Chen Y, Seetharaman J, Huang YJ, Xiao R, Montelione GT, Gerstner CD, Davis MW, Inana G, Whitby FG, Jorgensen EM, Hill CP, Tong L, Baehr W. UNC119 is required for G protein trafficking in sensory neurons. Nat Neurosci 2011; 14:874-80. [PMID: 21642972 DOI: 10.1038/nn.2835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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UNC119 is widely expressed among vertebrates and other phyla. We found that UNC119 recognized the acylated N terminus of the rod photoreceptor transducin α (Tα) subunit and Caenorhabditis elegans G proteins ODR-3 and GPA-13. The crystal structure of human UNC119 at 1.95-Å resolution revealed an immunoglobulin-like β-sandwich fold. Pulldowns and isothermal titration calorimetry revealed a tight interaction between UNC119 and acylated Gα peptides. The structure of co-crystals of UNC119 with an acylated Tα N-terminal peptide at 2.0 Å revealed that the lipid chain is buried deeply into UNC119's hydrophobic cavity. UNC119 bound Tα-GTP, inhibiting its GTPase activity, thereby providing a stable UNC119-Tα-GTP complex capable of diffusing from the inner segment back to the outer segment after light-induced translocation. UNC119 deletion in both mouse and C. elegans led to G protein mislocalization. Thus, UNC119 is a Gα subunit cofactor essential for G protein trafficking in sensory cilia.
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- Houbin Zhang
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Utah Health Science Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Ohshima S, Ohashi-Suzuki M, Miura Y, Yabu Y, Okada N, Ohta N, Suzuki T. TbUNC119 and its binding protein complex are essential for propagation, motility, and morphogenesis of Trypanosoma brucei procyclic form cells. PLoS One 2010; 5:e15577. [PMID: 21203515 PMCID: PMC3008729 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2010] [Accepted: 11/15/2010] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Flagellum-mediated motility of Trypanosoma brucei is considered to be essential for the parasite to complete stage development in the tsetse fly vector, while the mechanism by which flagellum-mediated motility is controlled are not fully understood. We thus compared T. brucei whole gene products (amino acid sequence) with Caenorhabditis elegans UNC (uncoordinated) proteins, in order to find uncharacterized motility-related T. brucei genes. Through in silico analysis, we found 88 gene products which were highly similar to C. elegans UNC proteins and categorized them as TbCEUN (T. brucei gene products which have high similarity to C. elegansUNC proteins). Approximately two thirds of the 88 TbCEUN gene products were kinesin-related molecules. A gene product highly similar to C. elegans UNC119 protein was designated as TbUNC119. RNAi-mediated depletion of TbUNC119 showed no apparent phenotype. However, knock-down analysis of both TbUNC119 and its binding protein (TbUNC119BP) which was found by yeast two-hybrid analysis showed characteristic phenotypes, including reduced motility, morphological change (extended cell shape), and cellular apoptosis. Based on the observed phenotypes, possible function of the TbUNC119 and TbUNC119BP is discussed.
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- Shigeru Ohshima
- Department of Core Laboratory, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
- Department of Molecular Parasitology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
- Department of Immunology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Parasitology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
- Department of Immunology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
- Division of Public Health, Department of International Health Development, Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Neurology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Parasitology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
- Division of Public Health, Department of International Health Development, Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Parasitology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
- Department of Immunology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
- Division of Public Health, Department of International Health Development, Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Gorska MM, Goplen N, Liang Q, Alam R. Uncoordinated 119 preferentially induces Th2 differentiation and promotes the development of asthma. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 184:4488-96. [PMID: 20220094 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0903115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The Th2 bias is a hallmark of allergic diseases. In this study, we show that the Th1 versus Th2 balance and the development of allergic asthma are strongly affected by the signaling protein uncoordinated 119 (Unc119). The expression of this adaptor protein is significantly increased in Th2 cells. Unc119 activates the Src family and inhibits the Abl family of tyrosine kinases. The activated Src family kinase Lck stimulates the activity of Itk and the expression of the transcription factor JunB. As a result, Unc119 promotes IL-4 production. Through inhibition of Abl kinases, Unc119 dampens IFN-gamma production. Using adoptive transfer of Unc119-knockdown CD4 T cells, we show a critical role for Unc119 in the development of eosinophilic inflammation of airways, mucus production, and bronchial hyperreactivity in a mouse model. Intriguingly, the expression of the Unc119 protein is enhanced in CD4 T cells from patients with asthma. We speculate that the heightened expression of Unc119 promotes Th2, inhibits Th1 differentiation, and contributes to the pathogenesis of asthma in humans.
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- Magdalena M Gorska
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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Karim Z, Vepachedu R, Gorska M, Alam R. UNC119 inhibits dynamin and dynamin-dependent endocytic processes. Cell Signal 2009; 22:128-37. [PMID: 19781630 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2009.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2009] [Accepted: 09/14/2009] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Unc119 is an adapter signaling molecule, which regulates activation of tyrosine kinases in T cells, eosinophils and fibroblasts. It plays an important role in the photoreceptor synapses of the retina. Recently, we have shown that it inhibits bacterial uptake through macropinocytosis. In this paper we demonstrate a role for Unc119 in clathrin- and caveolae-based endocytosis as well as macropinocytosis. Depletion of Unc119 in fibroblasts increases, whereas overexpression inhibits uptake of transferrin, FM4-64, albumin, viruses, and ligand-coated beads. Physiological stimuli that upregulate the expression of Unc119 also inhibits endocytosis. Unc119 has the opposite effect on cholera toxin B uptake, which represents a clathrin- and dynamin-independent endocytic process. Unc119 interacts with dynamin, a key effector molecule of many endocytic processes. More importantly, Unc119 inhibits the GTPase activity of dynamin. Binding of Unc119 to dynamin decreases the association with its binding partner amphiphysin, a known regulator of dynamin activation. Thus, Unc119 regulates various endocytic pathways through dynamin and sets a threshold point for vesicular trafficking.
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- Zunayet Karim
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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