Association of synapse-associated protein 90/ postsynaptic density-95-associated protein (SAPAP) with neurofilaments.
BACKGROUND: Synapse-associated protein (SAP) 90/Postsynaptic density (PSD)-95-associated protein (SAPAP) (also called Guanylate kinase-associated protein/hDLG-associated protein) interacts with the guanylate kinase domains of PSD-95 and synaptic scaffolding molecule (S-SCAM) via the middle region containing 5 repeats of 14 amino acids. SAPAP also binds the recently identified proteins, nArgBP2 and synamon (also called Shank 1a), via the proline-rich region and the C-terminus, respectively. SAPAP is highly enriched in the Triton X-100-insoluble PSD fraction, and recruits PSD-95 into the Triton X-100-insoluble fraction in transfected cells. We have further characterized here the Triton X-100-insolubility of SAPAP and tried to identify the Triton X-100-insoluble structures which SAPAP interacts with. RESULTS: N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptors were recruited into the Triton X-100-insoluble fraction with PSD-95 by SAPAP. The N-terminal region of SAPAP was Triton X-100-insoluble, whereas the middle and C-terminal regions were Triton X-100-soluble. We identified proteins interacting with 35S-methionine-labelled SAPAP in the overlay assay, determined their amino acid sequences, and found them to be neurofilaments. SAPAP interacted with neurofilaments via the N-terminal region, was co-immunoprecipitated with neurofilaments from the rat brain, and co-localized with neurofilaments in transfected cells. CONCLUSION: SAPAP associates with neurofilaments via the N-terminal region and may link various components of the PSD to neurofilaments.[1]References
- Association of synapse-associated protein 90/ postsynaptic density-95-associated protein (SAPAP) with neurofilaments. Hirao, K., Hata, Y., Deguchi, M., Yao, I., Ogura, M., Rokukawa, C., Kawabe, H., Mizoguchi, A., Takai, Y. Genes Cells (2000) [Pubmed]
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