title: The Shank family of postsynaptic density proteins interacts with and promotes synaptic accumulation of the beta PIX guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Rac1 and Cdc42.
abstract: The Shank/ProSAP family of multidomain proteins is known to play an important role in organizing synaptic multiprotein complexes. Here we report a novel interaction between Shank and beta PIX, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for the Rac1 and Cdc42 small GTPases. This interaction is mediated by the PDZ domain of Shank and the C-terminal leucine zipper domain and the PDZ domain-binding motif at the extreme C terminus of beta PIX. Shank colocalizes with beta PIX at excitatory synaptic sites in cultured neurons. In brain, Shank forms a complex with beta PIX and beta PIX-associated signaling molecules including p21-associated kinase (PAK), an effector kinase of Rac1/Cdc42. Importantly, overexpression of Shank in cultured neurons promotes synaptic accumulation of beta PIX and PAK. Considering the involvement of Rac1 and PAK in spine dynamics, these results suggest that Shank recruits beta PIX and PAK to spines for the regulation of postsynaptic structure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Eunhye
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Moonseok
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Na
authors.forename: Jeonghoon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Seho
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jae-Ran
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jiyoung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Dongeun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Morgan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.forename: Eunjoon
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000196:embryology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D015870:Gene Expression; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000235:genetics; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D020662:Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology; D016350:Leucine Zippers; D008164:Luminescent Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D009154:Mutation; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D064067:Rho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors; D013569:Synapses / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D014162:Transfection; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques; D020764:cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D054462:p21-Activated Kinases; D020830:rac1 GTP-Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C576606:ARHGEF7 protein, human; D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D020662:Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors; D008164:Luminescent Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D064067:Rho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors; C492357:SHANK3 protein, human; C120531:Shank1 protein, rat; C485686:Shank2 protein, rat; C120532:Shank3 protein, rat; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D054462:p21-Activated Kinases; D020764:cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein; D020830:rac1 GTP-Binding Protein