EphrinB1 interacts with the transcriptional co-repressor Groucho/xTLE4

BMB Rep. 2011 Mar;44(3):199-204. doi: 10.5483/BMBRep.2011.44.3.199.

Abstract

Ephrin signaling is involved in various morphogenetic events, such as axon guidance, hindbrain segmentation, and angiogenesis. We conducted a yeast two-hybrid screen using the intracellular domain (ICD) of EphrinB1 to gain biochemical insightinto the function of the EphrinB1 ICD. We identified the transcriptional co-repressor xTLE1/Groucho as an EphrinB1 interacting protein. Whole-mount in situ hybridization of Xenopus embryos confirmed the co-localization of EphrinB1 and a Xenopus counterpart to TLE1, xTLE4, during various stages of development. The EphrinB1/xTLE4 interaction was confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation experiments. Further characterization of the interaction revealed that the carboxy-terminal PDZ binding motif of EphrinB1 and the SP domain of xTLE4 are required for binding. Additionally, phosphorylation of EphrinB1 by a constitutively activated fibroblast growth factor receptor resulted in loss of the interaction, suggesting that the interaction is modulated by tyrosine phosphorylation of the EphrinB1 ICD.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Co-Repressor Proteins / genetics
  • Co-Repressor Proteins / metabolism*
  • Ephrin-B1 / genetics
  • Ephrin-B1 / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Oocytes / physiology
  • Protein Binding
  • Repressor Proteins / genetics
  • Repressor Proteins / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction / physiology
  • Two-Hybrid System Techniques
  • Xenopus Proteins / genetics
  • Xenopus Proteins / metabolism*
  • Xenopus laevis / anatomy & histology
  • Xenopus laevis / embryology
  • Xenopus laevis / genetics
  • Xenopus laevis / metabolism

Substances

  • Co-Repressor Proteins
  • Ephrin-B1
  • Repressor Proteins
  • TLE1 protein, human
  • TLE4 protein, Xenopus
  • Xenopus Proteins