title: The actin-binding protein Filamin-A interacts with the metabotropic glutamate receptor type 7.
abstract: A yeast two-hybrid screen identified Filamin-A as a binding partner of the metabotropic glutamate receptor type 7b (mGluR7b) splice variant. In addition, Filamin-A interacted with mGluR4a, mGluR5a, mGluR5b, mGluR7a and mGluR8a. Domain mapping revealed that alternative splicing of mGluR4, mGluR7 and mGluR8 C-termini regulated the interaction. A conserved tyrosine within mGluR C-termini was identified to mediate the binding to Filamin-A. Protein interactions were verified in biochemical assays using recombinant and native proteins. Finally, co-expression of Filamin-A and mGluR7 splice variants was shown in brain regions. These findings suggest that Filamin-A may physically link metabotropic glutamate receptors to the actin cytoskeleton.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biochemie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Fahrstrasse 17, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany. ralf.enz@biochem.uni-erlangen.de
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Enz
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D002417:Cattle; D002460:Cell Line; D003285:Contractile Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D064448:Filamins; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009928:Organ Specificity; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000502:physiology; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
chemical_list: D003285:Contractile Proteins; D064448:Filamins; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C102719:metabotropic glutamate receptor 7