A zyxin head-tail interaction regulates zyxin-VASP complex formation |
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Authors: | James D Moody Marc PA Ascione |
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Institution: | Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 574 WIDB, Provo, UT 84602, USA |
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Abstract: | Zyxin is an adhesion protein that regulates actin assembly by binding to VASP family members through N-terminal proline-rich motifs. Evidence suggests that zyxin’s C-terminal LIM domains function as a negative regulator of zyxin-VASP complexes. Zyxin LIM domains access to binding partners is negatively regulated by an unknown mechanism. One possibility is that zyxin LIM domains mediate a head-tail interaction, blocking interactions with other proteins. Such a mechanism might prevent both zyxin-VASP complexes activity and LIM domain access. In this report, the effect of LIM domains on zyxin-VASP complex assembly is defined. We find that zyxin LIM domains associate with zyxin’s VASP binding sites, preventing zyxin from binding to PKA-phosphorylated VASP. Unphosphorylated VASP overcomes the head-tail interaction, a result of a direct interaction with the LIM domain region. Zyxin, like a growing number of actin regulators, is controlled by intramolecular interactions. |
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Keywords: | Actin Zyxin VASP |
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