[PDF][PDF] CRIPT, a novel postsynaptic protein that binds to the third PDZ domain of PSD-95/SAP90

M Niethammer, JG Valtschanoff, TM Kapoor… - Neuron, 1998 - cell.com
M Niethammer, JG Valtschanoff, TM Kapoor, DW Allison, RJ Weinberg, AM Craig, M Sheng
Neuron, 1998cell.com
The synaptic protein PSD-95/SAP90 binds to and clusters a variety of membrane proteins
via its two N-terminal PDZ domains. We report a novel protein, CRIPT, which is highly
conserved from mammals to plants and binds selectively to the third PDZ domain (PDZ3) of
PSD-95 via its C terminus. While conforming to the consensus PDZ-binding C-terminal
sequence (XS/TXV-COOH), residues at the-1 position and upstream of the last four amino
acids of CRIPT determine its specificity for PDZ3. In heterologous cells, CRIPT causes a …
Abstract
The synaptic protein PSD-95/SAP90 binds to and clusters a variety of membrane proteins via its two N-terminal PDZ domains. We report a novel protein, CRIPT, which is highly conserved from mammals to plants and binds selectively to the third PDZ domain (PDZ3) of PSD-95 via its C terminus. While conforming to the consensus PDZ-binding C-terminal sequence (X-S/T-X-V-COOH), residues at the -1 position and upstream of the last four amino acids of CRIPT determine its specificity for PDZ3. In heterologous cells, CRIPT causes a redistribution of PSD-95 to microtubules. In brain, CRIPT colocalizes with PSD-95 in the postsynaptic density and can be coimmunoprecipitated with PSD-95 and tubulin. These findings suggest that CRIPT may regulate PSD-95 interaction with a tubulin-based cytoskeleton in excitatory synapses.
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