title: The neural cell adhesion molecule is associated with major components of the cytoskeleton.
abstract: The neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily. Two of the three major isoforms (NCAM 140 and NCAM 180) are transmembrane glycoproteins, which differ in their intracellular domains. The present study is concerned with the identification of novel intracellular binding partners of NCAM. We expressed and purified both cytoplasmic domains of NCAM. Using ligand affinity chromatography followed by peptide mass fingerprinting, we could identify several novel binding partners of the cytoplasmic domains of NCAM 140 and 180. We present data that alpha- and beta-tubulin as well as alpha-actinin 1 are associated with both NCAM 140 and 180. In contrast, beta-actin, tropomyosin, microtubuli-associated protein MAP 1A, and rhoA-binding kinase-alpha preferentially bind to NCAM 180. Furthermore, we demonstrate that inhibition of rhoA-binding kinase-alpha stimulates neurite outgrowth independently from NCAM.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Molekularbiologie und Biochemie, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany.
authors.forename: Bettina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Büttner
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kannicht
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Reutter
authors.forename: Rüdiger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Horstkorte
mesh_terms: D000185:Actinin / Q000378:metabolism; D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D002845:Chromatography; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000378:metabolism; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015151:Immunoblotting; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008024:Ligands; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D019006:Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism; D016716:PC12 Cells; D011485:Protein Binding; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D014335:Tropomyosin / Q000378:metabolism; D014357:Trypsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D054460:rho-Associated Kinases
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D006023:Glycoproteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008024:Ligands; C490546:Map1a protein, rat; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D019006:Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D014335:Tropomyosin; D000185:Actinin; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D054460:rho-Associated Kinases; D014357:Trypsin