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Disease-associated mutations in the p150(Glued) subunit destabilize the CAP-gly domain.

ABSTRACT: Point mutations within the CAP-gly domain of the p150(Glued) subunit of the dynactin complex have been identified in patients with distal spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (dSBMA) and Perry's syndrome. Herein, we show by CD and NMR experiments that each mutated CAP-gly domain is folded but less stable than the wild-type (WT) domain. We also demonstrate that the domains harboring these mutations bind to microtubules but fail to bind to EB1. These data indicate that these disease-associated, point mutations affect the stability of this domain and inhibit their interaction with EB1 but do not inhibit their interaction with microtubules.

SUBMITTER: Ahmed S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2938955 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Disease-associated mutations in the p150(Glued) subunit destabilize the CAP-gly domain.

Ahmed Shubbir S Sun Shangjin S Siglin Amanda E AE Polenova Tatyana T Williams John C JC

Biochemistry 20100601 25

Point mutations within the CAP-gly domain of the p150(Glued) subunit of the dynactin complex have been identified in patients with distal spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (dSBMA) and Perry's syndrome. Herein, we show by CD and NMR experiments that each mutated CAP-gly domain is folded but less stable than the wild-type (WT) domain. We also demonstrate that the domains harboring these mutations bind to microtubules but fail to bind to EB1. These data indicate that these disease-associated, point mu ...[more]

PMID: 20518521

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