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K Takahashi1, T Sasaki, Y Takai
1Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan.
Abstract:
Rab3A small GTP-binding protein and its putative target protein, named Rabphilin-3A, are implicated in neurotransmitter release. We have investigated here the function of the lipid modifications of Rab3A (Mr approximately 25,000) in its interaction with Rabphilin-3A (Mr approximately 80,000). Lipid-modified GTP-Rab3A dimerized and lipid-unmodified one monomerized. Lipid-modified GTP-Rab3A (Mr approximately 50,000) formed a heterotetramer (Mr approximately 210,000) with two Rabphilin-3A molecules, whereas lipid-unmodified GTP-Rab3A formed a heterodimer (Mr approximately 105,000) with one Rabphilin-3A molecule. These results indicate that two lipid-modified GTP-Rab3A molecules form a heterotetramer with two Rabphilin-3A molecules.
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