TY - JOUR
T1 - Identification of IQGAP as a putative target for the small GTPases, Cdc42 and Rac1
AU - Kuroda, Shinya
AU - Fukata, Masaki
AU - Kobayashi, Kenta
AU - Nakafuku, Masato
AU - Nomura, Nobuo
AU - Iwamatsu, Akihiro
AU - Kaibuchi, Kozo
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Cdc42 and Rac1 have been implicated in the regulation of various cell functions such as cell morphology, polarity, and cell proliferation. We have partially purified a Cdc42- and Rac1-associated protein with molecular mass of about 170 kDa (p170) from bovine brain cytosol. This protein interacted with guanosine 5'-(3-O-thio)triphosphate (GTPγS).glutathione S-transferase (GST)-Cdc42 and GTPγS-GST-Rac1 but not with the GDP-GST-Cdc42, GDP-GST- Rac1, or GTPγS-GST-RhoA). We identified p170 as an IQGAP, which is originally identified as a putative Ras GTPase-activating protein. Recombinant IQGAP specifically interacted with GTPγS-Cdc42 and GTPγS-Rac1. The C-terminal fragment of IQGAP was responsible for their interactions. IQGAP was specifically immunoprecipitated with dominant-active Cdc42(val)/12 or Rac1(val)/12 from the COS7 cells expressing Cdc42(val)/12 or Rac1(val)/1, respectively. Immunofluorescence analysis revealed that IQGAP was accumulated at insulin- or Rac1-induced membrane ruffling areas. This accumulation of IQGAP was blocked by the microinjection of the dominant-negative Rac1(Asn)/17 or Cdc42(Asn)/17. Moreover, IQGAP was accumulated at the cell-cell junction in MDCK cells, where α-catenin and ZO-1 were localized. These results suggest that IQGAP is a novel target molecule for Cdc42 and Rac1.
AB - Cdc42 and Rac1 have been implicated in the regulation of various cell functions such as cell morphology, polarity, and cell proliferation. We have partially purified a Cdc42- and Rac1-associated protein with molecular mass of about 170 kDa (p170) from bovine brain cytosol. This protein interacted with guanosine 5'-(3-O-thio)triphosphate (GTPγS).glutathione S-transferase (GST)-Cdc42 and GTPγS-GST-Rac1 but not with the GDP-GST-Cdc42, GDP-GST- Rac1, or GTPγS-GST-RhoA). We identified p170 as an IQGAP, which is originally identified as a putative Ras GTPase-activating protein. Recombinant IQGAP specifically interacted with GTPγS-Cdc42 and GTPγS-Rac1. The C-terminal fragment of IQGAP was responsible for their interactions. IQGAP was specifically immunoprecipitated with dominant-active Cdc42(val)/12 or Rac1(val)/12 from the COS7 cells expressing Cdc42(val)/12 or Rac1(val)/1, respectively. Immunofluorescence analysis revealed that IQGAP was accumulated at insulin- or Rac1-induced membrane ruffling areas. This accumulation of IQGAP was blocked by the microinjection of the dominant-negative Rac1(Asn)/17 or Cdc42(Asn)/17. Moreover, IQGAP was accumulated at the cell-cell junction in MDCK cells, where α-catenin and ZO-1 were localized. These results suggest that IQGAP is a novel target molecule for Cdc42 and Rac1.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.271.38.23363
DO - 10.1074/jbc.271.38.23363
M3 - Article
C2 - 8798539
AN - SCOPUS:0029813867
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 271
SP - 23363
EP - 23367
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 38
ER -