Affinity between TBC1D4 (AS160) phosphotyrosine-binding domain and insulin-regulated aminopeptidase cytoplasmic domain measured by isothermal titration calorimetry

BMB Rep. 2012 Jun;45(6):360-4. doi: 10.5483/bmbrep.2012.45.6.030.

Abstract

Uptake of circulating glucose into the cells happens via the insulin- mediated signalling pathway, which translocates the glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) vesicles from the intracellular compartment to the plasma membrane. RabㆍGTPases are involved in this vesicle trafficking, where RabㆍGTPase-activating proteins (RabGAP) enhance the GTP to GDP hydrolysis. TBC1D4 (AS160) and TBC1D1 are functional RabGAPs in the adipocytes and the skeletonal myocytes, respectively. These proteins contain two phosphotyrosine-binding domains (PTBs) at the amino-terminus of the catalytic RabGAP domain. The second PTB has been shown to interact with the cytoplasmic region of the insulin-regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP) of the GLUT4 vesicle. In this study, we quantitatively measured the ∼μM affinity (KD) between TBC1D4 PTB and IRAP using isothermal titration calorimetry, and further showed that IRAP residues 1-49 are the major region mediating this interaction. We also demonstrated that the IRAP residues 1-15 are necessary but not sufficient for the PTB interaction.

MeSH terms

  • Calorimetry*
  • Cystinyl Aminopeptidase / chemistry
  • Cystinyl Aminopeptidase / metabolism
  • GTPase-Activating Proteins / chemistry
  • GTPase-Activating Proteins / metabolism*
  • Glucose Transporter Type 4 / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Insulin / metabolism
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • GTPase-Activating Proteins
  • Glucose Transporter Type 4
  • Insulin
  • TBC1D4 protein, human
  • Cystinyl Aminopeptidase
  • leucyl-cystinyl aminopeptidase