The Journal of Immunology, Vol 144, Issue 6 2242-2252, Copyright © 1990 by American Association of Immunologists

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Interactions between a lymphoma membrane-associated guanosine 5'- triphosphate-binding protein and the cytoskeleton during receptor patching and capping

LY Bourguignon, G Walker and HS Huang
Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Miami, FL 33101.

In this study we have used several complementary techniques to isolate and characterize a lymphoma membrane-associated 41-kDa protein that shares a number of structural and functional similarities with the alpha i subunit of the guanosine 5'-triphosphate (GTP)-binding protein (e.g., Gi alpha-like protein). In addition, using permeabilized lymphoma cells, we have found that: 1) GTP or GTP-tau-S augments, and pertussis toxin inhibits, phospholipase C (PLC) activity and receptor capping; and 2) the addition of lymphoma 41-kDa Gi alpha-like protein stimulates PLC activity and receptor patching/capping, and reverses the inhibitory effect of pertussis toxin on both activity and receptor patching/capping. Additional cytochemical and biochemical data indicate that the lymphoma 41-kDa protein is closely associated with several cytoskeletal proteins (e.g., actin, myosin, and fodrin) all of which colocalize under receptor cap structures. Furthermore, both the 41-kDa- mediated phospholipase C activity and receptor patching/capping are inhibited by cytochalasin D (a microfilament disrupting drug) and W-7 drug (a calmodulin inhibitor). Together, these data provide strong evidence for a functional association between the lymphoma membrane cytoskeleton and the 41-kDa (Gi alpha-like) protein. Specifically, this association appears to be required for the activation of phospholipase C that results in inositol triphosphate production, subsequent internal Ca2+ release, and finally surface receptor patching and capping.

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