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Synaptic protein UNC-13 interacts with an F-box protein that may target it for degradation by proteasomes

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Polinsky C. , Houston C. , Vado J. , Shaikh A. , Kohn R. E.

Acta Biochimica Polonica

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2006

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tom 53

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nr 1

145-148

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UNC-13 protein participates in regulating neurotransmitter release. In Drosophila melanogaster, proteasomal degradation controls UNC-13 levels at synapses. Function of the amino-terminal region of a 207 kDa form of Caenorhabditis elegans UNC-13 is unknown. Yeast two-hybrid and secondary yeast assays identified an F-box protein that interacts with this amino-terminal region. As F-box proteins bind proteins targeted for proteasomal degradation, this protein may participate in degrading a subset of UNC-13 proteins, suggesting that different forms of UNC-13 are regulated differently. Yeast assays also identified an exonuclease, a predicted splicing factor, and a protein with coiled-coil domains, indicating that UNC-13 may affect RNA function.

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Vps41, a protein involved in lysosomal trafficking, interacts with caspase-8

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Wang L. , Pan X. , He L. , Zhang R. , Chen W. , Zhang J. , Lu M. , Hua Z.-C.

Acta Biochimica Polonica

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2013

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tom 60

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nr 1

37-42

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Caspase-8 is a member of the cysteine-aspartic acid protease (caspase) family which plays a central role in apoptosis and development. We screened caspase-8 interacting proteins from mouse T-cell lymphoma and 7.5-day embryo cDNA libraries by yeast two-hybrid system and obtained eleven positive clones, including Vacuolar protein sorting 41 (Vps41), a protein involved in trafficking of proteins from the late Golgi to the vacuole. The interaction of Vps41 with caspase-8 was confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP) and co-localization studies in HEK293T cells. Co-IP experiments also showed that Vps41 binds to the p18 subunit of caspase-8 through its WD40 region and RING-finger motif. Furthermore, we found that overexpression of Vps41 promotes Fas-induced apoptosis in A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cells. The cleavage of caspase-3, a caspase-8 downstream effector, was increased when cells were transfected with Vps41-overexpressing plasmid. Together, these results suggest a novel interaction of caspase-8 with Vps41 and provide a potential role of Vps41 beyond lysosomal trafficking.

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Cannabinoid receptor activation inhibits cell cycle progression by modulating 14-3-3beta

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Jung H.-W. , Park I. , Ghil S.

Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters

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2014

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tom 19

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nr 3

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Cannabinoids display various pharmacological activities, including tumor regression, anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects. To investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the pharmacological effects of cannabinoids, we used a yeast two-hybrid system to screen a mouse brain cDNA library for proteins interacting with type 1 cannabinoid receptor (CB1R). Using the intracellular loop 3 of CB1R as bait, we identified 14-3-3β as an interacting partner of CB1R and confirmed their interaction using affinity-binding assays. 14-3-3β has been reported to induce a cell cycle delay at the G2/M phase. We tested the effects of cannabinoids on cell cycle progression in HeLa cells synchronized using a double-thymidine block-and-release protocol and found an increase in the population of G2/M phase cells. We further found that CB1R activation augmented the interaction of 14-3-3β with Wee1 and Cdc25B, and promoted phosphorylation of Cdc2 at Tyr-15. These results suggest that cannabinoids induce cell cycle delay at the G2/M phase by activating 14-3-3β.

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Synaptic protein UNC-13 interacts with an F-box protein that may target it for degradation by proteasomes

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Polinsky C. , Houston C. , Vado J. , Shaikh A. , Kohn R. E.

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2006

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tom 53

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nr 1

EN

UNC-13 protein participates in regulating neurotransmitter release. In Drosophila melanogaster, proteasomal degradation controls UNC-13 levels at synapses. Function of the amino-terminal region of a 207 kDa form of Caenorhabditis elegans UNC-13 is unknown. Yeast two-hybrid and secondary yeast assays identified an F-box protein that interacts with this amino-terminal region. As F-box proteins bind proteins targeted for proteasomal degradation, this protein may participate in degrading a subset of UNC-13 proteins, suggesting that different forms of UNC-13 are regulated differently. Yeast assays also identified an exonuclease, a predicted splicing factor, and a protein with coiled-coil domains, indicating that UNC-13 may affect RNA function.