Sema4c, a transmembrane semaphorin, interacts with a post-synaptic density protein, PSD-95

J Biol Chem. 2001 Mar 23;276(12):9174-81. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M009051200. Epub 2000 Dec 27.

Abstract

Semaphorins are known to act as chemorepulsive molecules that guide axons during neural development. Sema4C, a group 4 semaphorin, is a transmembrane semaphorin of unknown function. The cytoplasmic domain of Sema4C contains a proline-rich region that may interact with some signaling proteins. In this study, we demonstrate that Sema4C is enriched in the adult mouse brain and associated with PSD-95 isoforms containing PDZ (PSD-95/DLG/ZO-1) domains, such as PSD-95/SAP90, PSD-93/chapsin110, and SAP97/DLG-1, which are concentrated in the post-synaptic density of the brain. In the neocortex, S4C is enriched in the synaptic vesicle fraction and Triton X-100 insoluble post-synaptic density fraction. Immunostaining for Sema4C overlaps that for PSD-95 in superficial layers I-IV of the neocortex. In neocortical culture, S4C is colocalized with PSD-95 in neurons, with a dot-like pattern along the neurites. Sema4C thus may function in the cortical neurons as a bi-directional transmembrane ligand through interacting with PSD-95.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Binding Sites
  • Cerebral Cortex / metabolism
  • DNA Primers
  • Disks Large Homolog 4 Protein
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Guanylate Kinases
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Membrane Proteins / genetics
  • Membrane Proteins / metabolism*
  • Mice
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / metabolism*
  • Protein Binding
  • Rats
  • Semaphorins*
  • Subcellular Fractions / metabolism
  • Two-Hybrid System Techniques

Substances

  • DNA Primers
  • Disks Large Homolog 4 Protein
  • Dlg4 protein, mouse
  • Dlg4 protein, rat
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Mpp2 protein, rat
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins
  • Sema4c protein, mouse
  • Semaphorins
  • postsynaptic density proteins
  • Dlg2 protein, mouse
  • Guanylate Kinases