| First Author | Chen J | Year | 2007 |
| Journal | Biochim Biophys Acta | Volume | 1772 |
| Issue | 5 | Pages | 570-9 |
| PubMed ID | 17382524 | Mgi Jnum | J:121642 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:3710891 | Doi | 10.1016/j.bbadis.2007.01.014 |
| Citation | Chen J, et al. (2007) The 16 kDa subunit of vacuolar H+-ATPase is a novel sarcoglycan-interacting protein. Biochim Biophys Acta 1772(5):570-9 |
| abstractText | The sarcoglycan complex in muscle consists of alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-sarcoglycan and is part of the larger dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (DGC), which is essential for maintaining muscle membrane integrity. Mutations in any of the four sarcoglycans cause limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD). In this report, we have identified a novel interaction between delta-sarcoglycan and the 16 kDa subunit c (16K) of vacuolar H(+)-ATPase. Co-expression studies in heterologous cell system revealed that 16K interacts specifically with delta-sarcoglycan and the highly related gamma-sarcoglycan through the transmembrane domains. In cultured C2C12 myotubes, 16K forms a complex with sarcoglycans at the plasma membrane. Loss of sarcoglycans in the sarcoglycan-deficient BIO14.6 hamster destabilizes the DGC and alters the localization of 16K at the sarcolemma. In addition, the steady state level of beta(1)-integrin is increased. Recent studies have shown that 16K also interacts directly with beta(1)-integrin and our data demonstrated that sarcoglycans, 16K and beta(1)-integrin were immunoprecipitated together in C2C12 myotubes. Since sarcoglycans have been proposed to participate in bi-directional signaling with integrins, our findings suggest that 16K might mediate the communication between sarcoglycans and integrins and play an important role in the pathogenesis of muscular dystrophy. |
