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Evidence for a molecular link between the tuberous sclerosis complex and the Crumbs complex.

In human, mutations in tuberous sclerosis complex protein 1 or 2 (TSC1/2 or hamartin/tuberin) cause tuberous sclerosis characterized by the occurrence of multiple hamartomas. On the other hand, mutations in the Crumbs homolog-1 (CRB1) gene cause retinal degeneration diseases including Leber congenital amaurosis and retinitis pigmentosa type 12. Here we report, using a two-hybrid assay, a direct molecular interaction between TSC2 C-terminal part and PDZ 2 and 3 of PATJ, a scaffold member of the Crumbs 3 (CRB 3) complex in human intestinal epithelial cells, Caco2. TSC2 interacts not only with PATJ, but also with the whole CRB 3 complex by GST-pull down assays. In addition, TSC2 co-immunoprecipitates and co-localizes partially with PATJ at the level of the tight junctions. Furthermore, depletion of PATJ from Caco2 cells induces an increase in mammalian Target Of Rapamycin Complex 1 (mTORC1) activity, which is totally inhibited by rapamycin. In contrast, in the same cells, inhibition of phosphoinositol-3 kinase ( PI-3K) by wortmannin does not abolish rpS6 phosphorylation. These functional data indicate that the Crumbs complex is a potential regulator of the mTORC1 pathway, cell metabolism and survival through a direct interaction with TSC1/2.[1]

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  1. Evidence for a molecular link between the tuberous sclerosis complex and the Crumbs complex. Massey-Harroche, D., Delgrossi, M.H., Lane-Guermonprez, L., Arsanto, J.P., Borg, J.P., Billaud, M., Le Bivic, A. Hum. Mol. Genet. (2007) [Pubmed]
 
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