title: Identification of novel cellular proteins that bind to the LC8 dynein light chain using a pepscan technique.
abstract: Dynein is a minus end-directed microtubule motor that serves multiple cellular functions. We have performed a fine mapping of the 8 kDa dynein light chain (LC8) binding sites throughout the development of a library of consecutive synthetic dodecapeptides covering the amino acid sequences of the various proteins known to interact with this dynein member according to the yeast two hybrid system. Two different consensus sequences were identified: GIQVD present in nNOS, in DNA cytosine methyl transferase and also in GKAP, where it is present twice in the protein sequence. The other LC8 binding motif is KSTQT, present in Bim, dynein heavy chain, Kid-1, protein 4 and also in swallow. Interestingly, this KSTQT motif is also present in several viruses known to associate with microtubules during retrograde transport from the plasma membrane to the nucleus during viral infection.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. nacho@bbm1.ucm.es
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Crespo
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yélamos
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roncal
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Albar
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Ortiz de Montellano
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gavilanes
mesh_terms: D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D056445:Cytoplasmic Dyneins; D004398:Dyneins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D052248:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I; D010449:Peptide Mapping; D011485:Protein Binding; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; C496320:NOS1 protein, human; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D052248:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I; C427758:DYNLL1 protein, human; D056445:Cytoplasmic Dyneins; D004398:Dyneins