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Address correspondence to Ben Margolis, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Michigan Medical Center, 4570 MSRB II, Box 0650, 1150 W. Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0650. Tel.: (734) 764-3567. Fax: (734) 763-9323. E-mail: bmargoli{at}umich.edu
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Key Words: Maguk; PDZ domain; Discs Lost; Stardust; Crumbs
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Mammalian homologues of these proteins have been described and are referred to as mLin-2CASK, mLin-7VeliMals, and mLin-10X11Mint-1 (Hata et al., 1996; Butz et al., 1998; Cohen et al., 1998; Okamoto and Sudhof, 1998; Borg et al., 1999; Irie et al., 1999; Jo et al., 1999). In mammalian brain, mLin-7 is bound to mLin-2, which is in turn bound to mLin-10 (Butz et al., 1998; Kaech et al., 1998; Borg et al., 1999). This complex likely plays a role in targeting N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptors in mammalian neurons (Jo et al., 1999). Recent work has suggested that mLin-10 also binds a kinesin, Kif17, explaining how complexes containing mLin-10mLin-7mLin-2 may target proteins in neurons (Setou et al., 2000).
Studies have also examined the mLin-2 and mLin-7 proteins in epithelial cells. In these cells, mLin-2 is bound to mLin-7, but there appears to be no Lin-10 homologue in this complex (Borg et al., 1998). Work has shown that mLin-7 plays a role in the retention of the betaineGABA transporter-1 at the basolateral surface and binds ß-catenin in renal epithelial cells (Perego et al., 1999, 2000). We have also shown that mLin-7 and its binding partners play a role in endocytic trafficking (Straight et al., 2001). Further data has shown that mLin-2 is not the only partner for mLin-7 in cells. Several Maguk proteins have been identified as mLin-7 binding partners, including novel proteins that we call proteins associated with Lin-7 (Pals; Kamberov et al., 2000). Additional Maguk binding partners for mLin-7 have also been reported (Butz et al., 1998; Tseng et al., 2001). Our group has extensively studied the interactions of mLin-7 with these different Maguk proteins and identified a domain, the L27 domain, that mediates these interactions (Doerks et al., 2000). Lin-7 contains a single L27 domain, whereas this domain is duplicated in the mLin-7 binding Maguk proteins. We term these two domains L27N and L27C, formerly referred to as L27A and L27B, respectively (Doerks et al., 2000). The COOH-terminal L27 domain (L27C), which lies between the NH2-terminal L27 domain (L27N) and the PDZ domain, binds the L27 domain of mLin-7. The function and binding partners of the L27N domains remain unclear. In this paper, we describe an important function for the L27N domain in the targeting of the Pals1 protein and the assembly of an evolutionarily conserved complex at tight junctions.
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The Pals1 L27N domain is a proteinprotein interaction domain
Previous work had shown that the L27C domain of Pals1 is necessary for Pals1 to bind mLin-7 (Kamberov et al., 2000). However, our data indicate that the L27N domains of all the Pals family members do not bind mLin-7 and do not appear to be involved in homo- or heterodimerization with other L27 domains (Lee et al., 2002). Accordingly, we purified and radiolabeled a glutathione S-transferase (GST) fusion protein of the Pals1 L27N domain and performed Far Western blotting to look for a possible binding partner that might mediate the targeting of Pals1 to tight junctions. The Far Western probe bound to a protein of 200 kD in tissues and cell lines including rat brain, mouse brain, MDCK, and 293 cells (Fig. 4 A). AntimLin-7 and anti-Myc antibodies could coimmunoprecipitate the 200-kD protein in MDCK and 293 cells expressing Myc-Pals1 (Fig. 4 B), suggesting that this 200-kD protein is in a complex with Pals1 and mLin-7.
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Identification of a novel 200-kD protein interacting with the L27N domain of Pals1
To identify the 200-kD protein, we performed large scale coimmunoprecipitations using lysates derived from MDCK cell lines expressing Myc-Pals1 and Myc-Pals1 missing the U1 and L27N domains. The precipitated proteins were resolved electrophoretically and visualized by silver staining (Fig. 5 A) and colloidal Coomassie staining. We could identify a 200-kD protein that was present in the Myc-Pals1 immunoprecipitates but absent from the Myc-Pals1
(U1 + L27N) immunoprecipitates. We excised this band from the Coomassie-stained gel and determined its identity by MSMS sequence analysis. The peptide sequences obtained matched those found in a PDZ protein identified previously as a human homologue of the Drosophila protein INAD (hINADL) Table I and Philipp and Flockerzi, 1997). Additional peptide sequences corresponding to PDZ domains not found in hINADL (PDZ domain protein 3' variant 4 [Table I]) were also identified. Using the peptide sequences and EST database, we cloned the cDNA encoding the full-length Pals1 binding partner into mammalian expression vectors.
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Human Crumbs exists in a ternary complex with Pals1 and PATJ at tight junctions
In Drosophila, Discs Lost has been reported to bind the COOH terminus of Crumbs. A recent study has linked a human Crumbs homologue, CRB1, to a visual disorder, Retinitis Pigmentosa. Drosophila Crumbs (CRB) contains a signal peptide and a transmembrane segment; however, CRB1 was reported to lack the transmembrane segment (den Hollander et al., 1999). Consequently, the authors proposed that CRB1 was a secreted protein. However, they raised the possibility that their CRB1 cDNA sequence may have been incomplete at the 3' end. To resolve this issue, we searched the human EST database for ESTs encoding the last EGF-like domain of CRB1. We identified an EST obtained from a dendritic oligodendroglioma (sequence data available from GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ under accession no. BG912191), which encoded for the last three extracellular EGF-like domains, a single C-type lectin domain, a transmembrane segment, and a 37 amino acid tail that was 62% identical to that of CRB (Fig. 8, A and B). Therefore, it seemed likely that a longer CRB1 cDNA existed and that it encoded for an integral membrane protein. Based on this notion, we amplified this full-length cDNA by PCR and cloned it into mammalian expression vectors. When full-length Myc-CRB1 (Fig. 8 A) was expressed in MDCK cells, it was observed to colocalize with Pals1 and ZO-1 at tight junctions (Fig. 8 C). We could also demonstrate that the ability of CRB1 to target to tight junctions correlated with its ability to exist in a ternary complex with endogenous PATJ and Pals1 (Fig. 8 D). We find that CRB1 may not be only expressed in neuronal tissues, since we can detect CRB1 DNA fragments using template cDNA derived from epithelial tissues such as kidney and colon (Fig. S1 available at http://www.jcb.org/cgi/content/full/jcb.200109010/DC1). It is also important to note that there are several other isoforms of Crumbs identified in the human genome that have similar transmembrane segments and COOH termini as CRB1 (Tepass et al., 2001).
To determine if the CRB and CRB1 COOH termini could bind PATJ and/or Pals1, we performed GST pulldown assays using GST fused to the tails of CRB and CRB1 (GST-CRB and GST-CRB1, respectively). Both were able to coprecipitate Myc-Pals1 and hemagglutinin (HA)-PATJ expressed in 293 cells (Fig. 8 E). When GST-CRB and GST-CRB1 were incubated with HA-PATJ and Myc-Pals1 missing its PDZ domain, a significantly lower amount of HA-PATJ was precipitated. Based on this result, the possibility still remains that GST-CRB and GST-CRB1 interact directly with PATJ. Alternatively, this result could be explained by the presence of endogenous Pals1 in the 293 lysate mediating the indirect interaction between GST-CRB and GST-CRB1 and HA-PATJ. To distinguish between these two possibilities, the GST fusion proteins were incubated with Myc-Pals1 and HA-PATJ missing its MRE domain. HA-PATJMRE should not be able to bind either Myc-Pals1 or endogenous Pals1 in the 293 lysate. Both fusion proteins were able to bind Myc-Pals1 but not HA-PATJ
MRE (Fig. 8 E). This suggests that in mammalian epithelia Pals1 serves as an adaptor protein, mediating the indirect interaction between CRB1 and PATJ.
The CRB1Pals1PATJ complex is evolutionarily conserved in invertebrates
Next, we searched the Drosophila genome for an ortholog of Pals1. We were able to identify a putative Maguk protein, CG1617, that was highly related to Pals1. To determine if Drosophila Crumbs could bind the PDZ domain of CG1617, we performed GST-CRB pulldown assays in the presence of CG1617 fragments (Fig. 9 A). GST-CRB was able to bind CG1617 in a PDZ-dependent fashion; in contrast, GST-CRB failed to bind full-length Discs Lost (Fig. 9 B).
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The Drosophila PATJ ortholog, Discs Lost, has been reported to play a crucial role in cell polarity (Bhat et al., 1999). Epithelial cells lacking Discs Lost mislocalize basolateral proteins to the apical surface, and absence of Discs Lost leads to loss of imaginal discs and larval lethality. Discs Lost exists in a complex with the apical polarity determinant, Crumbs. Crumbs is also crucial for cell polarity, since loss of Crumbs results in the inability to form zonula adherens from spot adherens junctions during embryogenesis (Knust et al., 1993). Overexpression of Crumbs or just its transmembrane and intracellular COOH-terminal segments results in the expansion of the apical surface, disruption of the zonula adherens, and induction of multilayered epithelia (Wodarz et al., 1995). Thus, Crumbs and its associated proteins may have an important role in the demarcation of the apical surface and the localization of the adherens junction. Since PATJ is related to Discs Lost, we wondered if PATJ was in a complex with CRB1. It has been suggested that the first PDZ domain of Discs Lost interacts with the extreme COOH terminus of Drosophila Crumbs (Bhat et al., 1999). Based on this, we predicted that the second PDZ domain of PATJ (Fig. 5 B) would interact directly with the CRB1 tail. Surprisingly, we found that the CRB1 tail did not interact directly with any of the 10 PDZ domains of PATJ but rather with the single PDZ domain of Pals1. Thus, we find that CRB1 interacts with the Pals1 PDZ domain, whereas in turn Pals1 interacts with PATJ via its L27N domain (Fig. 10). Similarly we could not find a direct interaction between the Drosophila Crumbs tail and Discs Lost. Instead, the Crumbs tail was observed to bind the Drosophila Pals1 homologue, CG1617 (Fig. 9 B).
Interestingly, CG1617 maps to the exact region on Drosophila chromosome X as Stardust, a gene known to genetically interact with Crumbs (Tepass and Knust, 1993; Grawe et al., 1996; Muller and Wieschaus, 1996). Deletion of either Stardust or Crumbs results in very similar phenotypes, including polarity defects and failure to form a proper zonula adherens. The Stardust gene product has been recently reported to be a Maguk protein (Bachmann et al., 2001; Hong et al., 2001). The core Maguk region of Stardust, including the L27 domain, PDZ, SH3, and GUK, is encoded by CG1617. These reports also find that Drosophila Crumbs can bind Stardust similar to our data demonstrating the association between Pals1CG1617 and Crumbs. In Stardust mutants, both Discs Lost and Crumbs are mislocalized, indicating that these proteins likely cooperate to function in polarity determination. However, in these studies it was not clear how this genetic interaction might occur at the biochemical level. Previous reports collectively suggest that Discs Lost and Stardust might compete for binding to the Crumbs tail (Bhat et al., 1999; Klebes and Knust, 2000). However, our data indicate that like Pals1, Stardust acts to nucleate a heterotrimeric complex containing Discs Lost and Crumbs (Fig. 10).
This notion fits well with the previous observations that Crumbs stability at the apical membrane is dependent on both Stardust and Discs Lost (Tepass and Knust, 1993; Hong et al., 2001). In turn, the recruitment of Discs Lost to the subapical complex (SAC; also known as the marginal zone) is dependent on Crumbs and Stardust (Bhat et al., 1999; Bachmann et al., 2001; Hong et al., 2001; Tepass et al., 2001). In the initial cellularization of blastoderm epithelia in Drosophila, Crumbs and Stardust are found at the apical surface, whereas Discs Lost sits at the lateral furrow where intercellular junctions are beginning to develop. As junctions mature, Discs Lost is recruited to the SAC where it colocalizes with Crumbs and Stardust. This process appears to be crucial for proper conversion of spot adherens junctions into zonula adherens. In the Stardust mutant, Discs Lost starts in the correct region on the lateral furrow but fails to be recruited to the SAC (Bachmann et al., 2001). Based on our biochemical data, it could be proposed that the interactions of Stardust and Discs Lost via their respective L27 and MRE domains allow the proteins to interact at the SAC.
In this study, PATJ, Pals1, and CRB1 were shown to localize to tight junctions. Some of our confocal microscopy data suggest that Pals1 and PATJ may colocalize to the upper aspect of tight junctions (unpublished data). In agreement, PATJ and its paralogue, MUPP1, have been shown to localize to the upper aspect of the tight junction by immunoelectron microscopy (Hamazaki et al., 2002; A. LeBivic, personal communication). In Drosophila, Discs Lost, Stardust, and Crumbs localize to the SAC, which lies just superior to the adherens junction (Klebes and Knust, 2000; Tanentzapf et al., 2000; Bachmann et al., 2001; Hong et al., 2001). In both situations, the proteins sit at the surface where the lateral membrane joins to the apical surface. This close conservation of localization suggests conserved function of this complex in epithelial function. Crumbs may serve as an apical polarity determinant by tethering the apical cytoskeleton to the tight junction via Pals1 and PATJ in mammalian cells. Maguk proteins, like Pals1, mLin-2Cask, and Stardust, have lysine-rich regions between the GUK and SH3 domains where actin binding members of the protein 4.1 superfamily might bind. This may allow Maguk proteins to control the cortical actin cytoskeleton and epithelial structure. This would be similar to the role that another Maguk, p55, plays in erythrocytes where it couples a transmembrane protein, glycophorin C, to the actin cytoskeleton via protein 4.1 (Marfatia et al., 1995; Nunomura et al., 2000). This complex is important for the proper maintenance of the cortical cytoskeleton in and the biconcave shape of red cells.
Another mechanism by which the Pals1 complex might control cell polarity is by the targeting of vesicles to the apical surface. Previously, we have demonstrated that the mLin-7containing complexes can control vesicle trafficking during endocytosis (Straight et al., 2001), and this has been suggested for other mammalian PDZ domain proteins (Cao et al., 1999). It has also been proposed that the Drosophila PDZ domain proteins, Scribble and Discs Large, might control vesicle trafficking via their interaction with the putative SNARE binding protein lethal giant larvae (Bilder et al., 2000). Similarly, the PATJPals1Crumbs complex might contribute to polarity by targeting vesicles to the tight junction and/or the apical surface. Thus, it seems likely that these PDZ proteins serve multiple roles, including the demarcation of surface boundaries necessary for cellular polarity and the proper targeting of other proteins in both vertebrates and invertebrates.
Although the expression of PATJ (1238) resulted in the absence of Pals1 from tight junctions, this dominant negative PATJ protein did not have a deleterious effect on the overall polarity of MDCK cells grown on filters. There are many possible explanations for this lack of effect. First, there may be redundant polarizing signals in MDCK cells that may negate the need for this complex in the polarity of cells grown on filters. Second, it may be possible that in mammalian cells this complex is necessary for the targeting of only a subset of polarity proteins rather than having global effects on cell polarization. It is interesting to note that in C. elegans, two Crumbs genes are known to exist; however, no obvious polarity defects were detected when antisense approaches were used to reduce expression of both genes (Bossinger et al., 2001). Similarly, it has been found in Drosophila that although Crumbs is necessary for normal polarity early in development, it may not be required at later developmental stages (Tepass et al., 2001). Further studies will be necessary to examine the exact role(s) of the Pals1 complex in mammalian cells. However, the high degree of evolutionary conservation in regard to the localization and interactions between these proteins suggests an important role of this complex in epithelial cell biology.
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To synthesize the Pals2_Pals1L27N chimeric construct, deletion mutagenesis was initially performed on the pEYFP-N1-Pals2 plasmid with a single primer, 5'-CGACCGAAATCGAAATGCAGGGTTTAAACGATTCAAAGTTAGAAGCTGTG-3', as described previously (Makarova et al., 2000). This replaces the DNA encoding the L27N domain of Pals2 with a PmeI site. The DNA encoding the L27N domain of Pals1 was amplified by PCR and inserted into the mutated pEYFP-N1-Pals2 construct. For control experiments, the Pals1 L27N domain was removed from the chimeric construct via the Pme1 sites, and the Pals2 L27N domain was reinserted.
Human kidney Quickclone cDNA (CLONTECH Laboratories, Inc.) was used to amplify the cDNA encoding PATJ. The sense primer, 5'-TTAATTCTCGAGCGATGCCTGAAAATCCTGCTAC-3', corresponding to the NH2 terminus of hINADL, and the antisense primer 5'-TTAATTGGTACCAGGAACTGGGAAACATTAG-3', corresponding to the 3' untranslated region of the PDZ domain protein 3' variant 4, was used in the PCR reaction. The 5.8-kb PCR product was cloned into pcDNA3.1(-)/HA (Straight et al., 2001). Sequencing of the plasmid insert revealed a 5.4-kb ORF. This construct encodes an 190-kD protein with an NH2-terminal triple HA epitope tag. The 5.4-kb ORF was subcloned into pEYFP-C1. PCR products encoding PATJ (145), PATJ (168), PATJ (1109), and PATJ (1238) were cloned into pGSTag. The DNA encoding PATJ (1238) was also subcloned into pRK5myc. The pGSTag-mLin-7 (192) construct has been described elsewhere (Borg et al., 1999).
Human retina Marathon Ready cDNA (CLONTECH Laboratories, Inc.) was used to amplify the full-length CRB1. The CRB1 PCR product was cloned into the pGEM-T vector (Promega). The sequence encoding Crumbs lacking the signal peptide was amplified by PCR using the following primers: 5'-TATAATAAGCTTGAGCAGAAGCTGATCAGCGAGGAGGACCTGTTTTGCAATAAAAACAACACCAGGTGCC-3' (sense) and 5'-TAATTAGGATCCCATGCTCCTAAATCAGTCTCTCCATTGCAGG-3' (antisense). The underlined sequence in the sense primer encodes for the Myc epitope tag (EQKLISEEDL). The resulting PCR product was cloned into pSecTag2B. This vector already contains an immunoglobulin -chain signal peptide sequence, allowing for the expression of an NH2-terminal Myc-tagged Crumbs complete with transmembrane segment and the cytoplasmic 37 amino acid tail. Drosophila embryo Quickclone cDNA (CLONTECH Laboratories, Inc.) was used to PCR amplify the cDNA encoding Discs Lost and the PDZ domain containing fragments of CG1617. The PCR products were cloned into pRK5myc.
All constructs were verified by automated sequencing at the University of Michigan DNA Sequencing Core Facility.
Cell culture and transfection
Human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK293) and MDCK cells were grown in DME (Life Technologies, Inc.) containing 100 U/ml penicillin, 100 µg/ml streptomycin sulfate, 2 mM L-glutamine (Life Technologies, Inc.), and 10% FBS. HEK293 and MDCK cells were transfected using the Fugene 6 transfection reagent (Roche Molecular Biochemicals). 2 d after transfection, HEK293 cells were harvested in lysis buffer, and MDCK cells were selected under 600 µg/ml G418 (Life Technologies, Inc.) or 200 µg/ml zeocin (Invitrogen).
Antibodies
The anti-Myc monoclonal antibody (clone 9E10) was used for immunoprecipitation, immunostaining, and immunoblotting. The anti-HA monoclonal antibodies 3F10 and 12CA5 (Roche Molecular Biochemicals) were used for immunoprecipitation and immunoblot, respectively. Mouse monoclonal and rabbit polyclonal anti-EYFP antibodies (CLONTECH Laboratories, Inc.) were used for immunoblotting and immunoprecipitations, respectively. Mouse monoclonal and rabbit polyclonal antiZO-1 antibodies and rat antiuvomorulin/E-cadherin monoclonal antibodies were purchased from Zymed Laboratories and Sigma-Aldrich, respectively. Fluorochrome-conjugated secondary antibodies were purchased from Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories and Molecular Probes. For generation of anti-Pals1 antibodies, rabbits were immunized with a Pals1 peptide (NH2-LRLINKLDTEPQWVPSTWLR-COOH) coupled to keyhole limpet hemocyanin. Anti-Pals1 antibodies were purified using an Affigel 15 column (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.) previously coupled to the peptide. To obtain anti-PATJ antisera, rabbits were injected with GST-PATJ(1238).
Immunostaining of MDCK cells and confocal microscopy
MDCK cells, grown at confluence on Transwell membrane filters, were washed with PBS, fixed with 4% formaldehyde/PBS for 20 min, and permeabilized with either 0.1% Triton X-100/PBS or 1% SDS/PBS for 3 min. After blocking with goat serum, filters were incubated with primary antibodies diluted in 2% goat serum/PBS (mouse anti-Myc at 1:1,000, mouse antiZO-1 at 1:2,000, rabbit antiZO-1 at 1:500, rabbit anti-Pals1 at 1:1,000, and rat antiE-cadherin at 1:1,600) in a humidified chamber overnight at 30°C. After five washes with 2% goat serum/PBS, filters were incubated with secondary antibodies coupled to Alexa Fluor 488, 594, and/or 647 (diluted at 1:1,000 in 2% goat serum/PBS) for 2 h at 30°C. Filters were washed with 2% goat serum/PBS and mounted on slides with ProLong antifade reagent (Molecular Probes, Inc.). Confocal laser-scanning microscopy was performed at the Microscopy and Image-analysis Laboratory at the University of Michigan using a ZEISS LSM510 Axiovert 100M inverted confocal microscope.
Immunostaining of rat kidney
Cryostat sections (7 µm) of 2% paraformaldehyde perfused fixed frozen rat kidney were treated with Retrieve-all 1 (Signet Labs) for 2 h at 90°C, cooled down to room temperature, and washed with PBS. Sections were permeabilized with 1% SDS/PBS, rinsed with PBS, and blocked using PBS supplemented with 10% goat serum and 10% rat serum. Subsequently, the sections were incubated with anti-Pals1 and mouse antiZO-1 antibodies. Sections were then washed twice with PBS and incubated with Cy3- and FITC-conjugated secondary antibodies. The sections were again washed with PBS, mounted, and photographed with a Nikon 807427 fluorescence microscope (Mager Scientific, Inc.) using the Metamorph imaging program (Universal Imaging Corp.).
Immunopurification of Pals1-associated proteins
Immunoblotting, immunoprecipitation, GST pulldown, and Far Western blotting experiments were performed as described previously (Stein et al., 1994; Kamberov et al., 2000). For the large scale purification of the Pals1 L27N binding partner, an anti-Myc immunoaffinity column was initially prepared. Essentially, anti-Myc antibody was bound to protein ASepharose beads. The beads were washed three times with cross-linking buffer (0.2 M sodium borate, pH 9.0). Antibodies were then cross-linked to the beads in cross-linking buffer supplemented with 20 mM dimethylpimelimidate.
MDCK stable cell lines expressing either Myc-Pals1 or Myc-Pals1(U1 + L27N) were each grown to confluency on 150 15-cm tissue culture dishes. Cells were harvested in 65 ml lysis buffer (50 mM Hepes, pH 7.5, 10% glycerol, 150 mM NaCl, 1% Triton X-100, 1.5 mM MgCl2, and 1 mM EGTA) supplemented with 1 mM PMSF, 10 µg/ml aprotinin, and 10 µg/ml leupeptin. The lysates were cleared by centrifugation at 16,000 g for 30 min at 4°C.
Cell lysates were preadsorbed with 1.0 ml protein ASepharose beads and subsequently incubated with 0.5 ml anti-Myc beads overnight at 4°C. The beads were transferred to a column, washed rapidly with 8 ml of ice-cold lysis buffer, and subsequently with 10 ml of 10 mM Tris, pH 7.4. Bound proteins were eluted with elution buffer (100 mM glycine, pH 2.5, and 10% ethylene glycol), dialyzed against 1x PBS, and concentrated using a Centricon-10 apparatus (Amicon). Proteins were resolved on 38% Tris-Acetate Novex gradient gels and visualized by silver staining or colloidal Coomassie blue staining (Invitrogen). The band corresponding to the Pals1 binding partner was excised, washed twice in 50% acetonitrile, and submitted to the Harvard Microchemistry Facility for MSMS sequence analysis.
Online supplemental materials
Fig. S1, showing PCR analysis of CRB1 expression in different human tissues, is available online at http://www.jcb.org/cgi/content/full/jcb.200109010/DC1. Portions of the human CRB1 cDNA were PCR amplified from different tissues using Marathon Ready Tissue cDNA pools from CLONTECH Laboratories, Inc. The results suggest that isoforms of CRB1 could be expressed outside the nervous system and retina.
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M.H. Roh and O. Makarova contributed equally to this work.
* Abbreviations used in this paper: GST, glutathione S-transferase; GUK, guanylate kinase; HA, hemagglutinin; Maguk, membrane-associated guanylate kinase; MRE, Maguk recruitment; MUPP, multiple PDZ protein; Pals, protein associated with Lin-7; PATJ, Pals1-associated tight junction; PDZ, PSD-95Disc LargeZO-1; SAC, subapical complex; SH, Src homology; U1, unknown 1; ZO, zona occludens.
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Michael H. Roh was supported by the Medical Scientist Training Program grant T32 GM07863 to the University of Michigan. This work was supported in part by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases grant DK58208. We are grateful to Thomas Komorowski, manager of the University of Michigan Diabetes Research Center Morphology and Image Analysis Core (National Institutes of Health grant 5-P60-DK20572), for his assistance with confocal microscopy.
Submitted: 5 September 2001
Revised: 26 January 2002
Accepted: 29 January 2002
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