Citation

  • Authors: Garcia-Palmero, I., Villalobo, A.
  • Year: 2012
  • Journal: FEBS Lett 586 1533-9
  • Applications: in vitro / DNA / jetPEI
  • Cell types:
    1. Name: C6
      Description: Rat glioma cells
    2. Name: HEK-293
      Description: Human embryonic kidney Fibroblast
      Known as: HEK293, 293

Abstract

We describe in this report the presence of a nuclear localization signal (NLS) overlapping the calmodulin-binding domain (CaM-BD) of the growth factor receptor bound protein 7 (Grb7). We show that deletion of the CaM-BD of Grb7 prevents its nuclear localization, and that its Src homology 2 (SH2) domain might participate as well in the translocation process. Also, treating cells with the CaM antagonist N-(6-aminohexyl)-5-chloro-1-naphthalenesulfonamide (W-7) enhances the presence of Grb7 in the nucleus. We propose that CaM inhibits the translocation of Grb7 to the nucleus after binding to its CaM-BD and therefore occluding its overlapping NLS.

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