Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9410606 | Molecular Brain Research | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Reelin-stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation of the Dab1 adaptor protein is required during brain development for Reelin-dependent neuron positioning in the cerebral cortex and various other laminated regions. Dab1 contains an amino-terminal PTB/PI domain through which it can bind to Reelin receptors and membrane phosphoinositides. The relative contributions of these binding activities were unknown. Here, we identify a mutation in the PTB domain of Dab1 that inhibits membrane localization without inhibiting receptor binding. In neurons, this mutation reduces both basal and Reelin-stimulated Dab1 tyrosine phosphorylation. In contrast, a mutation that inhibits receptor binding reduces Reelin-stimulated but not basal tyrosine phosphorylation. These results support a model in which phospholipids recruit Dab1 to membranes but do not play a direct role in relaying the Reelin signal, while direct Dab1-receptor interaction is responsible for relaying the Reelin signal but not for membrane recruitment.
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Authors
Mei Xu, Lionel Arnaud, Jonathan A. Cooper,