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SUBMITTER: Cai T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2542476 | biostudies-other | 2008 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Cai Ting T Wang Haojie H Chen Yiliang Y Liu Lijun L Gunning William T WT Quintas Luis Eduardo M LE Xie Zi-Jian ZJ
The Journal of cell biology 20080915 6
Here, we show that the Na/K-ATPase interacts with caveolin-1 (Cav1) and regulates Cav1 trafficking. Graded knockdown of Na/K-ATPase decreases the plasma membrane pool of Cav1, which results in a significant reduction in the number of caveolae on the cell surface. These effects are independent of the pumping function of Na/K-ATPase, and instead depend on interaction between Na/K-ATPase and Cav1 mediated by an N-terminal caveolin-binding motif within the ATPase alpha1 subunit. Moreover, knockdown ...[more]