WAVE2 serves a functional partner of IRSp53 by regulating its interaction with Rac - PubMed (original) (raw)

WAVE2 serves a functional partner of IRSp53 by regulating its interaction with Rac

Hiroaki Miki et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2002.

Abstract

We previously reported that IRSp53 binds both Rac and WAVE2, inducing formation of Rac/IRSp53/WAVE2 complex that is important for membrane ruffling. However, recent reports noted a specific interaction between IRSp53 and Cdc42 but not Rac, which led us to re-examine the binding of IRSp53 to Rac. Immunoprecipitation analysis and pull-down assay reveal that full-length IRSp53 binds Rac much less efficiently than the N-terminal fragment, which may be caused by intramolecular interaction. Interestingly, the intramolecular interaction is interrupted by the binding of WAVE2 and full-length IRSp53 associates with Rac in the presence of WAVE2. We also report that IRSp53 induces spreading and neurite formation of N1E-115 cells, which presumably reflect functional cooperation with Rac.

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