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Interactions in the network of Usher syndrome type 1 proteins.

Abstract
Defects in myosin VIIa, harmonin (a PDZ domain protein), cadherin 23, protocadherin 15 and sans (a putative scaffolding protein), underlie five forms of Usher syndrome type I (USH1). Mouse mutants for all these proteins exhibit disorganization of their hair bundle, which is the mechanotransduction receptive structure of the inner ear sensory cells, the cochlear and vestibular hair cells. We have previously demonstrated that harmonin interacts with cadherin 23 and myosin VIIa. Here we address the extent of interactions between the five known USH1 proteins. We establish the previously suggested sans-harmonin interaction and find that sans also binds to myosin VIIa. We show that sans can form homomeric structures and that harmonin b can interact with all harmonin isoforms. We reveal that harmonin also binds to protocadherin 15. Molecular characterization of these interactions indicates that through its binding to four of the five USH1 proteins, the first PDZ domain (PDZ1) of harmonin plays a central role in this network. We localize sans in the apical region of cochlear and vestibular hair cell bodies underneath the cuticular plate. In contrast to the other four known USH1 proteins, no sans labeling was detected within the stereocilia. We propose that via its binding to myosin VIIa and/or harmonin, sans controls the hair bundle cohesion and proper development by regulating the traffic of USH1 proteins en route to the stereocilia.
AuthorsAvital Adato, Vincent Michel, Yoshiaki Kikkawa, Jan Reiners, Kumar N Alagramam, Dominique Weil, Hiromichi Yonekawa, Uwe Wolfrum, Aziz El-Amraoui, Christine Petit
JournalHuman molecular genetics (Hum Mol Genet) Vol. 14 Issue 3 Pg. 347-56 (Feb 01 2005) ISSN: 0964-6906 [Print] England
PMID15590703 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
Chemical References
  • CDH23 protein, human
  • CDHR15 protein, mouse
  • CDHR15, human
  • Cadherin Related Proteins
  • Cadherins
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Cdh23 protein, mouse
  • Cell Cycle Proteins
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins
  • MYO7A protein, human
  • Myo7a protein, mouse
  • Myosin VIIa
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins
  • Protein Precursors
  • Sans protein, mouse
  • Ush1c protein, mouse
  • Myosins
  • Dyneins
Topics
  • Animals
  • Cadherin Related Proteins
  • Cadherins (genetics, metabolism)
  • Carrier Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
  • Cell Cycle Proteins
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins
  • Dyneins (genetics, metabolism)
  • Hair Cells, Auditory (cytology, metabolism)
  • HeLa Cells
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural (genetics)
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mutation
  • Myosin VIIa
  • Myosins (genetics, metabolism)
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Precursors (genetics, metabolism)
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa (genetics)
  • Syndrome
  • Two-Hybrid System Techniques

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