[PDF][PDF] Shank, a novel family of postsynaptic density proteins that binds to the NMDA receptor/PSD-95/GKAP complex and cortactin

S Naisbitt, E Kim, JC Tu, B Xiao, C Sala, J Valtschanoff… - Neuron, 1999 - cell.com
S Naisbitt, E Kim, JC Tu, B Xiao, C Sala, J Valtschanoff, RJ Weinberg, PF Worley, M Sheng
Neuron, 1999cell.com
NMDA receptors are linked to intracellular cytoskeletal and signaling molecules via the PSD-
95 protein complex. We report a novel family of postsynaptic density (PSD) proteins, termed
Shank, that binds via its PDZ domain to the C terminus of PSD-95-associated protein GKAP.
A ternary complex of Shank/GKAP/PSD-95 assembles in heterologous cells and can be
coimmunoprecipitated from rat brain. Synaptic localization of Shank in neurons is inhibited
by a GKAP splice variant that lacks the Shank-binding C terminus. In addition to its PDZ …
Abstract
NMDA receptors are linked to intracellular cytoskeletal and signaling molecules via the PSD-95 protein complex. We report a novel family of postsynaptic density (PSD) proteins, termed Shank, that binds via its PDZ domain to the C terminus of PSD-95-associated protein GKAP. A ternary complex of Shank/GKAP/PSD-95 assembles in heterologous cells and can be coimmunoprecipitated from rat brain. Synaptic localization of Shank in neurons is inhibited by a GKAP splice variant that lacks the Shank-binding C terminus. In addition to its PDZ domain, Shank contains a proline-rich region that binds to cortactin and a SAM domain that mediates multimerization. Shank may function as a scaffold protein in the PSD, potentially cross-linking NMDA receptor/PSD-95 complexes and coupling them to regulators of the actin cytoskeleton.
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