Identification of the invariant chain (CD74) as an angiotensin AGTR1-interacting protein.
Little is known about the protein-protein interactions that regulate the trafficking of the angiotensin II type I receptor (AGTR1) through the biosynthetic pathway. The membrane-proximal region of the cytoplasmic tail of the AGTR1 has been identified by site-directed mutagenesis studies as an essential site for normal AGTR1 folding and surface expression. Based on yeast two-hybrid screening of a human kidney cDNA library with the AGTR1 carboxyl-terminal tail as a bait, we identified the invariant chain (CD74) as a novel interacting protein. This association was confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation and co-localization studies. The binding site for CD74 on the AGTR1 carboxyl-terminal tail was localized to a site previously identified as important for the exit of the AGTR1 from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and conserved in many G protein-coupled receptors. Transient co-expression of CD74 with the AGTR1 in CHO-K1 cells consistently reduced the AGTR1 density at the cell surface. Furthermore, the interaction of CD74 with the carboxyl-terminal tail of the AGTR1 caused its retention in the ER and promoted its proteasomal degradation. These observations indicate that CD74 and the AGTR1 become associated in the early biosynthetic pathway, and that CD74 is a negative regulator of AGTR1 expression.
Szaszák
Márta
M
Endocrinology and Reproduction Research Branch, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4510, USA.
Chen
Hung-Dar
HD
Chen
Hao-Chia
HC
Baukal
Albert
A
Hunyady
László
L
Catt
Kevin J
KJ
D000818:Animals; D000944:Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D016466:CHO Cells; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D047468:Immunoprecipitation; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000502:physiology; D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014162:Transfection; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
D000944:Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1; C045084:invariant chain