title: Characterization of a novel Dp71 dystrophin-associated protein complex (DAPC) present in the nucleus of HeLa cells: members of the nuclear DAPC associate with the nuclear matrix.
abstract: Dystrophin is an essential component in the assembly and maintenance of the dystrophin-associated protein complex (DAPC), which includes members of the dystroglycan, syntrophin, sarcoglycan and dystrobrevin protein families. Distinctive complexes have been described in the cell membrane of different tissues and cultured cells. In this work, we report the identification and characterization of a novel DAPC present in the nuclei of HeLa cells, which contains dystrophin Dp71 as a key component. Using confocal microscopy and cell fractionation analyses, we found the presence of Dp71, beta-sarcoglycan, beta-dystroglycan, alpha- and beta-syntrophin, alpha1- and beta-dystrobrevin and nNOS in the nuclei of HeLa cells. Furthermore, we demonstrated by co-immunoprecipitation experiments that most of these proteins form a complex in the nuclear compartment. Next, we analyze the possible association of the nuclear DAPC with the nuclear matrix. We found the presence of Dp71, beta-dystroglycan, nNOS, beta-sarcoglycan, alpha/beta syntrophin, alpha1-dystrobrevin and beta-dystrobrevin in the nuclear matrix protein fractions and in situ nuclear matrix preparations from HeLa cells. Moreover, we found that Dp71, beta-dystroglycan and beta-dystrobrevin co-immunoprecipitated with the nuclear matrix proteins lamin B1 and actin. The association of members of the nuclear DAPC with the nuclear matrix indicates that they may work as scaffolding proteins involved in nuclear architecture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Avenida Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, Apartado Postal 14-740, C.P. 07000, México D.F., México.
authors.forename: Lizeth
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fuentes-Mera
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Muñoz
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: González-Ramírez
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: García-Sierra
authors.forename: Everardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mornet
authors.forename: Bulmaro
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cisneros
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016189:Dystrophin / Q000378:metabolism*; D049028:Dystrophin-Associated Protein Complex / Q000378:metabolism*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D034921:Lamin Type B / Q000378:metabolism; D015530:Nuclear Matrix / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000378:metabolism; D021381:Protein Transport; D013347:Subcellular Fractions
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D016189:Dystrophin; D049028:Dystrophin-Associated Protein Complex; D034921:Lamin Type B; D020033:Protein Isoforms; C085339:apo-dystrophin 1