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A new mode of SAM domain mediated oligomerization observed in the CASKIN2 neuronal scaffolding protein

Overview of attention for article published in Cell Communication and Signaling, August 2016
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Title
A new mode of SAM domain mediated oligomerization observed in the CASKIN2 neuronal scaffolding protein
Published in
Cell Communication and Signaling, August 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12964-016-0140-3
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Ekaterina Smirnova, Jamie J. Kwan, Ryan Siu, Xin Gao, Georg Zoidl, Borries Demeler, Vivian Saridakis, Logan W. Donaldson

Abstract

CASKIN2 is a homolog of CASKIN1, a scaffolding protein that participates in a signaling network with CASK (calcium/calmodulin-dependent serine kinase). Despite a high level of homology between CASKIN2 and CASKIN1, CASKIN2 cannot bind CASK due to the absence of a CASK Interaction Domain and consequently, may have evolved undiscovered structural and functional distinctions. We demonstrate that the crystal structure of the Sterile Alpha Motif (SAM) domain tandem (SAM1-SAM2) oligomer from CASKIN2 is different than CASKIN1, with the minimal repeating unit being a dimer, rather than a monomer. Analytical ultracentrifugation sedimentation velocity methods revealed differences in monomer/dimer equilibria across a range of concentrations and ionic strengths for the wild type CASKIN2 SAM tandem and a structure-directed double mutant that could not oligomerize. Further distinguishing CASKIN2 from CASKIN1, EGFP-tagged SAM tandem proteins expressed in Neuro2a cells produced punctae that were distinct both in shape and size. This study illustrates a new way in which neuronal SAM domains can assemble into large macromolecular assemblies that might concentrate and amplify synaptic responses.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 8 40%
Student > Bachelor 4 20%
Researcher 2 10%
Student > Master 2 10%
Unknown 4 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 8 40%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 20%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 10%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 1 5%
Physics and Astronomy 1 5%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 4 20%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 August 2016.
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