RGD Reference Report - Interaction of Doc2 with tctex-1, a light chain of cytoplasmic dynein. Implication in dynein-dependent vesicle transport. - Rat Genome Database

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Interaction of Doc2 with tctex-1, a light chain of cytoplasmic dynein. Implication in dynein-dependent vesicle transport.

Authors: Nagano, F  Orita, S  Sasaki, T  Naito, A  Sakaguchi, G  Maeda, M  Watanabe, T  Kominami, E  Uchiyama, Y  Takai, Y 
Citation: Nagano F, etal., J Biol Chem 1998 Nov 13;273(46):30065-8.
RGD ID: 634245
Pubmed: PMID:9804756   (View Abstract at PubMed)

Doc2 has one Munc13-interacting domain at the N-terminal region and two C2-like domains interacting with Ca2+ and phospholipid at the C-terminal region. Doc2 consists of two isoforms, Doc2alpha and -beta. Doc2alpha is specifically expressed in neuronal cells and implicated in Ca2+-dependent neurotransmitter release, whereas Doc2beta is ubiquitously expressed and its function is unknown. We show here that both Doc2alpha and -beta interact with rat tctex-1, a light chain of cytoplasmic dynein, in both cell-free and intact cell systems. Overexpression of the N-terminal fragment of Doc2 containing the tctex-1-interacting domain induces changes in the intracellular localization of cation-independent mannose 6-phosphate receptor and its ligand, cathepsin D, which are transported from trans-Golgi network to late endosomes. Overexpression of the C-terminal fragment containing two C2-like domains shows the similar effect, but to a lesser extent, whereas overexpression of full-length Doc2 or the C-terminal fragment of rabphilin3 containing two C2-like domains does not show this effect. Because dynein is a minus-end-directed microtubule-based motor protein, these results suggest that Doc2, especially Doc2beta, plays a role in dynein-dependent intracellular vesicle transport.



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Gene Dynlt1 dynein light chain Tctex-type 1 Rattus norvegicus

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