title: Binding of Vac14 to neuronal nitric oxide synthase: Characterisation of a new internal PDZ-recognition motif.
abstract: PDZ domains mediate protein interactions primarily through either classical recognition of carboxyl-terminal motifs or PDZ/PDZ domain associations. Several studies have also described internal modes of PDZ recognition, most of which depend on beta-finger structures. Here, we describe a novel interaction between the PDZ domain of nNOS and Vac14, the activator of the PtdIns(3)P 5-kinase PIKfyve. Binding assays using various Vac14 deletion constructs revealed a beta-finger independent interaction that is based on a novel internal motif. Mutational analyses reveal essential residues within the motif allowing us to define a new type of PDZ domain interaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, 3801 University Street, Montreal, Que., Canada H3A 2B4.
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Lemaire
authors.forename: Peter S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: McPherson
mesh_terms: D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D052248:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C494631:VAC14 protein, human; D052248:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I