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