title: Identification of Rab GTPase-activating protein-like protein (RabGAPLP) as a novel Alix/AIP1-interacting protein.
abstract: Alix/AIP1 is a multifunctional adaptor protein involved in endocytosis, cell adhesion, and cell death. By yeast two-hybrid screening we identified a novel Alix/AIP1-interacting protein named Rab GTPase-activating protein-like protein (RabGAPLP). Interaction between Alix and RabGAPLP was confirmed by pull-down assays using fusion proteins of either glutathione-S-transferase (GST) or chitin-binding domain (CBD) and lysates of cultured mammalian cells expressing the respective proteins. Partial colocalization of FLAG-tagged RabGAPLP and green fluorescent protein (GFP)-fused Alix was observed at cell edges and filopodia-like structures by fluorescence confocal laser scanning microscopic analysis. The identity of RabGAPLP to merlin-associated protein (MAP), one of the interacting partners of neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) tumor suppressor gene product (merlin), implies cross-talk of membrane traffic and cell adhesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Molecular Biosciences, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.
authors.forename: Fumitaka
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ichioka
authors.forename: Mio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horii
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katoh
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Terasawa
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maki
mesh_terms: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D002460:Cell Line; D056827:Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport; D020690:GTPase-Activating Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D056827:Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport; D020690:GTPase-Activating Proteins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; C117020:PDCD6IP protein, human; C119053:RABGAP1 protein, human