title: Internalization and molecular interactions of human CD21 receptor.
abstract: The human CD21 is a receptor for cleavage fragments of the third complement component and for Epstein-Barr virus. Previous mutational studies showed that the cytoplasmic domain of CD21 is absolutely required for internalization of either ligand. With the exception of CD19, CD81, Leu-13 and CD35 that can form a complex with CD21 at the cell surface, no other partner that interacts with the hCD21 transmembrane or the cytoplasmic domain was identified. We investigated the internalization capacity of hCD21 tail mutants in the absence of B cell receptor cross-linking by using stable murine B cell transfectants. We provide evidence that at least two internalization motifs are activated when hCD21 binds a monoclonal antibody. In order to identify the cellular proteins that interact with the hCD21 transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains, we combined a mutational mapping with a two-hybrid system approach both in yeast and in mammalian cells. We identified four novel partners that are involved in intracellular trafficking, sorting or cytoskeleton remodeling and we mapped the hCD21 transmembrane and tail subdomains they interact with. We discuss the potential physiological significance of these findings in the context of hCD21 internalization and intracellular trafficking.
authors.affiliation: CNRS UMR 6101, Groupe Instabilité Génétique et Régulation Transcriptionnelle, Faculté de Médecine, Limoges, France.
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tessier
authors.forename: Armelle
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cuvillier
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Glaudet
authors.forename: Ahmed Amine
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Khamlichi
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D004705:Endocytosis; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D011485:Protein Binding; D025941:Protein Interaction Mapping; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D017464:Receptors, Complement 3d / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques; D015003:Yeasts
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D017464:Receptors, Complement 3d