刺诱导的周转和补丁和光滑的亚细胞局部化相反的变化
1European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany.
Cell
|August 31, 2000
概括
修补的蛋白质破坏稳定 滑化蛋白质没有刺信号. 刺结合去除了Patched并稳定了Smoothened,这表明Patched间接调节了Smoothened在动物发育中的活动.
科学领域:
- 发展生物学 发展生物学
- 细胞信号传递 细胞信号传递
- 分子生物学分子生物学
背景情况:
- 刺信号蛋白对于组织动物发育过程中的空间模式至关重要.
- 补丁 (PTC) 和光滑 (SMO) 是不可分割的膜蛋白,在刺通路中发挥关键作用.
- 现有的模型表明,PTC和SMO形成了由Hedgehog结合激活的预成型受体复合体.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究"修补"和"光滑"在"刺"信号中的作用.
- 挑战现有的预制受体复合体模型.
- 为了阐明由Patched.Smoothened活动的调节机制.
主要方法:
- 研究了修补和光滑蛋白质的相互作用和稳定性.
- 利用RNA介导干扰 (RNAi) 来耗尽修补水平.
- 观察到蛋白质的局部化,酸化和细胞表面的积累.
主要成果:
- 补丁破坏了稳定,在没有刺信号的情况下被光滑化.
- 刺结合导致Patched从细胞表面被移除.
- 刺结合诱导了光滑的酸化,稳定和细胞表面积累.
结论:
- 补丁破坏了平滑的稳定性,表明它具有动态的调节作用.
- 刺结合改变了修补和光滑的本地化和稳定性.
- 研究结果表明,Patched可能间接调节Smoothened活动,修改当前的信号模型.
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