title: Caveolin-3 directly interacts with the C-terminal tail of beta -dystroglycan. Identification of a central WW-like domain within caveolin family members.
abstract: Caveolin-3, the most recently recognized member of the caveolin gene family, is muscle-specific and is found in both cardiac and skeletal muscle, as well as smooth muscle cells. Several independent lines of evidence indicate that caveolin-3 is localized to the sarcolemma, where it associates with the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex. However, it remains unknown which component of the dystrophin complex interacts with caveolin-3. Here, we demonstrate that caveolin-3 directly interacts with beta-dystroglycan, an integral membrane component of the dystrophin complex. Our results indicate that caveolin-3 co-localizes, co-fractionates, and co-immunoprecipitates with a fusion protein containing the cytoplasmic tail of beta-dystroglycan. In addition, we show that a novel WW-like domain within caveolin-3 directly recognizes the extreme C terminus of beta-dystroglycan that contains a PPXY motif. As the WW domain of dystrophin recognizes the same site within beta-dystroglycan, we also demonstrate that caveolin-3 can effectively block the interaction of dystrophin with beta-dystroglycan. In this regard, interaction of caveolin-3 with beta-dystroglycan may competitively regulate the recruitment of dystrophin to the sarcolemma. We discuss the possible implications of our findings in the context of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Pharmacology and The Albert Einstein Cancer Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sotgia
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bedford
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Petrucci
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Macioce
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sargiacomo
authors.forename: F D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Bricarelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Minetti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sudol
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Lisanti
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D051244:Caveolin 3; D022461:Caveolins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D049030:Dystroglycans; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D011485:Protein Binding; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: C495548:Cav3 protein, mouse; D051244:Caveolin 3; D022461:Caveolins; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D049030:Dystroglycans