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Acta Physiologica 2007; Volume 189, Supplement 653
The 86th Annual Meeting of The German Physiological Society
3/25/2007-3/28/2007
Hannover, Germany
THE CALCIUM CHANNEL BETA-SUBUNIT PROMOTES ENDOCYTOSIS VIA DYNAMIN INTERACTION THROUGH ITS SH-3 DOMAIN
Abstract number: O19-7
Miranda Laferte1 E, Gonzalez Gutierrez1 G, Neely1 A, Hidalgo1 P
1Abteilung Neurophysiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Calcium entry through voltage?gated channels (VGCCs) initiates a variety of cellular processes. VGCCs are multi-protein complexes containing a pore-forming subunit (CaVa1) and a variable number of auxiliary subunits. The auxiliary b-subunit (CaVb) binds to the AID site, shared by all CaVa1, and strongly influences channel function. CaVb encompasses two protein- protein interaction domains: a Src homology 3 (CaVb-SH3) and a guanylate kinase (CaVb-GK) domain. While binding to AID occurs exclusively through CaVb-GK the functional significance of the SH-3 domain remains elusive. Here, we show that injection of isolated CaVb-SH3 domain into Xenopus oocytes expressing CaVa1 reduces the number of channels in the plasma membrane. Full length CaVb also downregulates VGCCs but only when lacking the AID site. Furthermore, CaVb-SH3 and the full length CaVb were found to interact in vitro with dynamin, a GTPase involved in receptor-mediated endocytosis and to internalize the distantly related Shaker potassium channel. Our study describes a novel interaction between CaVb and dynamin that is governed by the association state to CaVa1 and mediates membrane protein internalization.
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Acta Physiologica 2007; Volume 189, Supplement 653 :O19-7