title: The role of the pleckstrin homology domain in membrane targeting and activation of phospholipase Cbeta(1).
abstract: Current studies involve an investigation of the role of the pleckstrin homology (PH) domain in membrane targeting and activation of phospholipase Cbeta(1) (PLCbeta(1)). Here we report studies on the membrane localization of the isolated PH domain from the amino terminus of PLCbeta(1) (PLCbeta(1)-PH) using fluorescence microscopy of a green fluorescent protein fusion protein. Whereas PLCbeta(1)-PH does not localize to the plasma membrane in serum-starved cells, it undergoes a rapid but transient migration to the plasma membrane upon stimulation of cells with serum or lysophosphatidic acid (LPA). Regulation of the plasma membrane localization of PLCbeta(1)-PH by phosphoinositides was also investigated. PLCbeta(1)-PH was found to bind phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate most strongly, whereas other phosphoinositides were bound with lower affinity. The plasma membrane localization of PLCbeta(1)-PH induced by serum and LPA was blocked by wortmannin pretreatment and by LY294002. In parallel, activation of PLCbeta by LPA was inhibited by wortmannin, by LY294002, or by the overexpression of PLCbeta(1)-PH. Microinjection of betagamma subunits of G proteins in serum-starved cells induced the translocation of PLCbeta(1)-PH to the plasma membrane. These results demonstrate that a cooperative mechanism involving phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate and the Gbetagamma subunit regulates the plasma membrane localization and activation of PLCbeta(1)-PH.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Physiopathology of Cell Signalling, Department of Cell Biology and Oncology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri," Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, 66030 Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Razzini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brancaccio
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lemmon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guarnieri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Falasca
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000730:Androstadienes / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D019556:COS Cells; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology*; D002867:Chromones / Q000494:pharmacology; D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000032:analysis; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000494:pharmacology; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008164:Luminescent Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D051379:Mice; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D009025:Morpholines / Q000494:pharmacology; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism*; D054799:Phospholipase C beta; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D051381:Rats; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D014162:Transfection; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000077191:Wortmannin; D018909:src Homology Domains
chemical_list: D000730:Androstadienes; D002867:Chromones; D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D006133:Growth Substances; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008164:Luminescent Proteins; D009025:Morpholines; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; C085911:2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D054799:Phospholipase C beta; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D000077191:Wortmannin