Caveolin-3 directly interacts with the C-terminal tail of beta -dystroglycan. Identification of a central WW-like domain within caveolin family members |
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Authors: | Sotgia F Lee J K Das K Bedford M Petrucci T C Macioce P Sargiacomo M Bricarelli F D Minetti C Sudol M Lisanti M P |
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Institution: | Department of Molecular Pharmacology and The Albert Einstein Cancer Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA. |
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Abstract: | Caveolin-3, the most recently recognized member of the caveolin gene family, is muscle-specific and is found in both cardiac and skeletal muscle, as well as smooth muscle cells. Several independent lines of evidence indicate that caveolin-3 is localized to the sarcolemma, where it associates with the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex. However, it remains unknown which component of the dystrophin complex interacts with caveolin-3. Here, we demonstrate that caveolin-3 directly interacts with beta-dystroglycan, an integral membrane component of the dystrophin complex. Our results indicate that caveolin-3 co-localizes, co-fractionates, and co-immunoprecipitates with a fusion protein containing the cytoplasmic tail of beta-dystroglycan. In addition, we show that a novel WW-like domain within caveolin-3 directly recognizes the extreme C terminus of beta-dystroglycan that contains a PPXY motif. As the WW domain of dystrophin recognizes the same site within beta-dystroglycan, we also demonstrate that caveolin-3 can effectively block the interaction of dystrophin with beta-dystroglycan. In this regard, interaction of caveolin-3 with beta-dystroglycan may competitively regulate the recruitment of dystrophin to the sarcolemma. We discuss the possible implications of our findings in the context of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. |
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