title: The neuronal EF-hand Ca(2+)-binding protein VILIP: interaction with cell membrane and actin-based cytoskeleton.
abstract: VILIP is a member of the visinin/recoverin family of neuronal EF-hand Ca(2+)-binding proteins. Cell fractionation revealed cytoplasmic, membrane- and cytoskeleton-associated pools of VILIP. The association with the cytoskeletal protein fraction is Ca(2+)-dependent and may be mediated by direct interaction with actin. This is concluded from the observations that (i) Ca(2+)-loaded recombinant VILIP binds actin in an overlay assay; (ii) in the presence of Ca(2+), beta-actin co-immunoprecipitates with native VILIP from brain extracts, and (iii) actin and VILIP are co-localized in PC12 cells stably transfected with VILIP cDNA. The interaction of VILIP with the cortical cytoskeleton through actin may facilitate a Ca(2+)-dependent recruitment of VILIP to the cell membrane.
authors.affiliation: Federal Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lenz
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Braunewell
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Weise
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nedlina-Chittka
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Gundelfinger
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D002645:Chickens; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051596:Neurocalcin; D016716:PC12 Cells; D011485:Protein Binding; D051381:Rats; D044169:Receptors, Calcium-Sensing; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000378:metabolism; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D051596:Neurocalcin; D044169:Receptors, Calcium-Sensing; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C496690:Vsnl1 protein, rat