Exclusion of exogenous phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate from neutrophil-polarizing pseudopodia: stabilization of the uropod and cell polarity.
AuthorsTian W, Laffafian I, Dewitt S, Hallett MB
JournalEMBO Rep
PubMed ID14528267
'Although there is accumulating evidence that the generation and localization of phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate (PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3)) have important functions in neutrophil polarization and chemotaxis, the mechanism of this linkage has yet to be established. Here, using exogenous fluorescent PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) introduced into the inner leaflet of the neutrophil plasma membrane by a cationic carrier, ... More
Cholesterol-dependent partitioning of PtdIns(4,5)P2 into membrane domains by the N-terminal fragment of NAP-22 (neuronal axonal myristoylated membrane protein of 22 kDa).
AuthorsEpand RM, Vuong P, Yip CM, Maekawa S, Epand RF
JournalBiochem J
PubMed ID14989697
A myristoylated peptide corresponding to the N-terminus of NAP-22 (neuronal axonal myristoylated membrane protein of 22 kDa) causes the quenching of the fluorescence of BODIPY-TMR-labelled PtdIns(4,5) P2 in bilayers of 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl phosphatidylcholine containing 40 mol% cholesterol and 0.1 mol% BODIPY-PtdIns(4,5)2. Both fluorescence spectroscopy and total internal reflectance fluorescence microscopy revealed ... More
Electrostatic sequestration of PIP2 on phospholipid membranes by basic/aromatic regions of proteins.
AuthorsGambhir A, Hangyás-Mihályné G, Zaitseva I, Cafiso DS, Wang J, Murray D, Pentyala SN, Smith SO, McLaughlin S
JournalBiophys J
PubMed ID15041659
The basic effector domain of myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate (MARCKS), a major protein kinase C substrate, binds electrostatically to acidic lipids on the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane; interaction with Ca2+/calmodulin or protein kinase C phosphorylation reverses this binding. Our working hypothesis is that the effector domain of ... More