Title |
The LFA-1-associated Molecule PTA-1 (CD226) on T Cells Forms a Dynamic Molecular Complex with Protein 4.1G and Human Discs Large*
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Published in |
Journal of Biological Chemistry, May 2004
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DOI | 10.1074/jbc.m401040200 |
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Authors |
Kylie J. Ralston, Samantha L. Hird, Xinhai Zhang, Judith L. Scott, Boquan Jin, Rick F. Thorne, Michael C. Berndt, Andrew W. Boyd, Gordon F. Burns |
Abstract |
Clustering of the T cell integrin, LFA-1, at specialized regions of intercellular contact initiates integrin-mediated adhesion and downstream signaling, events that are necessary for a successful immunological response. But how clustering is achieved and sustained is not known. Here we establish that an LFA-1-associated molecule, PTA-1, is localized to membrane rafts and binds the carboxyl-terminal domain of isoforms of the actin-binding protein 4.1G. Protein 4.1 is known to associate with the membrane-associated guanylate kinase homologue, human discs large. We show that the carboxyl-terminal peptide of PTA-1 also can bind human discs large and that the presence or absence of this peptide greatly influences binding between PTA-1 and different isoforms of 4.1G. T cell stimulation with phorbol ester or PTA-1 cross-linking induces PTA-1 and 4.1G to associate tightly with the cytoskeleton, and the PTA-1 from such activated cells now can bind to the amino-terminal region of 4.1G. We propose that these dynamic associations provide the structural basis for a regulated molecular adhesive complex that serves to cluster and transport LFA-1 and associated molecules. |
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