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Ezrin mediates tethering of the γ-aminobutyric acid transporter GAT1 to actin filaments via a C-terminal PDZ-interacting domain

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Imoukhuede, P.I., Moss, Fraser J., Michael, Darren J., Chow, Robert H., Lester, Henry A.·2009·Biophysical Journal

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A high density of neurotransmitter transporters on axons and presynaptic boutons is required for the efficient clearance of neurotransmitters from the synapse. Therefore, regulators of transporter trafficking (insertion, retrieval, and confinement) can play an important role in maintaining the transporter density necessary for effective function. We determined the interactions that confine GAT1 at the membrane by investigating the lateral mobility of GAT1-yellow fluorescent protein-8 (YFP8) expressed in neuroblastoma 2a cells. Through fluorescence recovery after photobleaching, we found that a significant fraction ( approximately 50%) of membrane-localized GAT1 is immobile on the time scale investigated ( approximately 150 s). The mobility of the transporter can be increased by depolymerizing actin or by interrupting the GAT1 postsynaptic density 95/Discs large/zona occludens 1 (PDZ)-interacting domain. Microtubule depolymerization, in contrast, does not affect GAT1 membrane mobility. We also identified ezrin as a major GAT1 adaptor to actin. Förster resonance energy transfer suggests that GAT1-YFP8 and cyan fluorescent (CFP) tagged ezrin (ezrin-CFP) exist within a complex that has a Förster resonance energy transfer efficiency of 19% +/- 2%. This interaction can be diminished by disrupting the actin cytoskeleton. In addition, the disruption of actin results in a >3-fold increase in gamma-aminobutyric acid uptake, apparently via a mechanism distinct from the PDZ-interacting protein. Our data reveal that actin confines GAT1 to the plasma membrane via ezrin, and this interaction is mediated through the PDZ-interacting domain of GAT1.

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  • Under the transient transfection conditions used in Neuro-2a cells, membrane protein expression levels have not reached maximum, rendering the optical assays sensitive to mutations or pharmacological agents.

    “Previous studies using both fluorescent gamma amino butyric acid transporters and fluorescent nAChRs established that, under the conditions used, membrane protein expression levels have not reached maximum (Drenan et al., 2008; Imoukhuede et al., 2009; Moss et al., 2009; Son et al., 2009).”

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Authors
Imoukhuede, P. I., Moss, F. J., Michael, D. J., Chow, R. H., & Lester, H. A.
Affiliations
  • California Institute of Technology (US)
  • University of Southern California (US)
Corresponding author
Lester, Henry A.
Venue
Biophysical Journal
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-04
Volume
96
Issue
7
Pages
2949-2960
ISSN
0006-3495 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2132505087
Cited by
29
References
64
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FWCI
0.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Biophysical Journal (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • California Institute of Technology
  • National Institutes of Health (DA-09121, DK-60623, NS-11756)
  • American Heart Association
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular transport and secretion
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
Keywords
ezrin, GABA transporter 1, actin cytoskeleton, membrane tethering, postsynaptic density, neurotransmitter uptake, actin depolymerization
MeSH terms
Ezrin, Actins, Animals, Biological Transport, Cytoskeletal Proteins, Cytoskeleton, gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Gene Expression Regulation, Membrane Proteins, Actin Cytoskeleton, Microtubules, Movement, Cell Line, Tumor, GABA Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins, Mice, PDZ Domains

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