title: Syntenin, a PDZ protein that binds syndecan cytoplasmic domains.
abstract: The syndecans are transmembrane proteoglycans that place structurally heterogeneous heparan sulfate chains at the cell surface and a highly conserved polypeptide in the cytoplasm. Their versatile heparan sulfate moieties support various processes of molecular recognition, signaling, and trafficking. Here we report the identification of a protein that binds to the cytoplasmic domains of the syndecans in yeast two-hybrid screens, surface plasmon resonance experiments, and ligand-overlay assays. This protein, syntenin, contains a tandem repeat of PDZ domains that reacts with the FYA C-terminal amino acid sequence of the syndecans. Recombinant enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP)-syntenin fusion proteins decorate the plasmamembrane and intracellular vesicles, where they colocalize and cosegregate with syndecans. Cells that overexpress eGFP-syntenin show numerous cell surface extensions, suggesting effects of syntenin on cytoskeleton-membrane organization. We propose that syntenin may function as an adaptor that couples syndecans to cytoskeletal proteins or cytosolic downstream signal-effectors.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Glycobiology and Developmental Genetics, Center for Human Genetics, University of Leuven, and Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Grootjans
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reekmans
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smets
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Degeest
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dürr
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D016466:CHO Cells; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D006224:Cricetinae; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D051379:Mice; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011485:Protein Binding; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D053669:Syndecan-2; D053676:Syntenins
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011509:Proteoglycans; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C508245:SDC2 protein, human; C109621:SDCBP protein, human; C508246:Sdc2 protein, mouse; D053676:Syntenins; D053669:Syndecan-2