Synectin, syndecan-4 cytoplasmic domain binding PDZ protein, inhibits cell migration.
Syndecan-4, a member of the syndecan gene family of proteoglycans, is an important regulator of bFGF signaling. In particular, bFGF-dependent regulation of cell growth and migration has been linked to syndecan-4 cytoplasmic domain-mediated interactions. Screening of a yeast two-hybrid library with a cytoplasmic domain of rat syndecan-4 identified a novel binding partner, here termed synectin. Synectin is highly homologous to semaphorin F binding protein semcap1, glucose 1 transporter binding protein glut1cbp, and RGS-GAIP/neuropilin-1 binding protein GIPC. Overexpression of synectin in ECV304 cells in culture led to a dose-dependent inhibition of migration while not affecting cell adhesion or growth rate. We conclude that synectin is involved in syndecan-4-dependent interactions and may play a role in the assembly of syndecan-4 signaling complex.
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Angiogenesis Research Center, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary / Q000235:genetics; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D053671:Syndecan-4; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011509:Proteoglycans; C508304:SDC4 protein, human; C508306:Sdc4 protein, mouse; C508307:Sdc4 protein, rat; D053671:Syndecan-4