The identification of a second actin-binding region in spinophilin/neurabin II

Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 2004 May 19;124(2):105-13. doi: 10.1016/j.molbrainres.2003.12.020.

Abstract

Spinophilin/neurabin II is an actin-associated scaffolding protein enriched in the dendritic spines of neurons. Previously, the actin-binding domain (ABD) of spinophilin was localized to a domain between amino acids (aa) 1 and 154. In a mass spectrometry screen for spinophilin-binding proteins, we have identified an additional actin-binding region between aa 151 and 282. F-actin co-sedimentation and GST affinity chromotography experiments further substantiate this result. Phalloidin staining of Rat2 fibroblasts transiently expressing GFP-spinophilin deletion constructs indicates co-localization with a subset of actin. Regions of spinophilin that lack the revised ABD (aa 1-230) do not co-localize with phalloidin-labeled actin, suggesting that the actin-binding domain contributes to directing the subcellular distribution of spinophilin. Targeting experiments using primary hippocampal cultures indicate that only the first actin-binding site contributes to dendritic spine localization. The second ABD targets to spines inefficiently and thus may interact with and affect actin filaments in a different manner than the first ABD.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Actin Cytoskeleton / metabolism
  • Actins / metabolism*
  • Amino Acid Sequence / physiology
  • Animals
  • Binding Sites / physiology
  • Cell Compartmentation / physiology
  • Cell Line
  • Dendrites / metabolism*
  • Dendrites / ultrastructure
  • Hippocampus / cytology
  • Hippocampus / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Microfilament Proteins / chemistry*
  • Microfilament Proteins / metabolism*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / chemistry*
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / metabolism*
  • Protein Binding / physiology
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary / physiology
  • Rats
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid

Substances

  • Actins
  • Microfilament Proteins
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • neurabin