Identification of the major synaptojanin-binding proteins in brain.
Synaptojanin is a nerve-terminal enriched inositol 5-phosphatase thought to function in synaptic vesicle endocytosis, in part through interactions with the Src homology 3 domain of amphiphysin. We have used synaptojanin purified from Sf9 cells after baculovirus mediated expression in overlay assays to identify two major synaptojanin-binding proteins in rat brain. The first, at 125 kDa, is amphiphysin. The second, at 40 kDa, is the major synaptojanin-binding protein detected, is highly enriched in brain, is concentrated in a soluble synaptic fraction, and co-immunoprecipitates with synaptojanin. The 40-kDa protein does not bind to a synaptojanin construct lacking the proline-rich C terminus, suggesting that its interaction with synaptojanin is mediated through an Src homology 3 domain. The 40-kDa synaptojanin-binding protein was partially purified from rat brain cytosol through a three-step procedure involving ammonium sulfate precipitation, sucrose density gradient centrifugation, and DEAE ion-exchange chromatography. Peptide sequence analysis identified the 40-kDa protein as SH3P4, a member of a novel family of Src homology 3 domain-containing proteins. These data suggest an important role for SH3P4 in synaptic vesicle endocytosis.[1]References
- Identification of the major synaptojanin-binding proteins in brain. de Heuvel, E., Bell, A.W., Ramjaun, A.R., Wong, K., Sossin, W.S., McPherson, P.S. J. Biol. Chem. (1997) [Pubmed]
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