title: Peptide binding consensus of the NHE-RF-PDZ1 domain matches the C-terminal sequence of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR).
abstract: The Na+-H+ exchanger regulatory factor (NHE-RF) is a cytoplasmic phosphoprotein that was first found to be involved in protein kinase A mediated regulation of ion transport. NHE-RF contains two distinct protein interaction PDZ domains: NHE-RF-PDZ1 and NHE-RF-PDZ2. However, their binding partners are currently unknown. Because PDZ domains usually bind to specific short linear C-terminal sequences, we have carried out affinity selection of random peptides for specific sequences that interact with the NHE-RF PDZ domains and found that NHE-RF-PDZ1 is capable of binding to the CFTR C-terminus. The specific and tight association suggests a potential regulatory role of NHE-RF in cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Raab
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Schatz
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Guggino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011487:Protein Conformation; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D017923:Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D019476:Insect Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D017923:Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers; C092747:cno protein, Drosophila; C093376:sodium-hydrogen exchanger regulatory factor; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator