MG53 Regulates Membrane Budding and Exocytosis in Muscle Cells
MG53 Regulates Membrane Budding and Exocytosis in Muscle Cells
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DOI:
10.1074/jbc.m808866200
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发表时间:
2009-01-30
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Ma, Jianjie
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作者:
Cai, Chuanxi;Masumiya, Haruko;Ma, Jianjie
Membrane recycling and remodeling contribute to multiple cellular functions, including cell fusion events during myogenesis. We have identified a tripartite motif (TRIM72) family member protein named MG53 and defined its role in mediating the dynamic process of membrane fusion and exocytosis in striated muscle. MG53 is a muscle-specific protein that contains a TRIM motif at the amino terminus and a SPRY motif at the carboxyl terminus. Live cell imaging of green fluorescent protein-MG53 fusion construct in cultured myoblasts showed that although MG53 contains no trans-membrane segment it is tightly associated with intracellular vesicles and sarcolemmal membrane. RNA interference-mediated knockdown of MG53 expression impeded myoblast differentiation, whereas overexpression of MG53 enhanced vesicle trafficking to and budding from sarcolemmal membrane. Co-expression studies indicated that MG53 activity is regulated by a functional interaction with caveolin-3. Our data reveal a new function for TRIM family proteins in regulating membrane trafficking and fusion in striated muscles.