Mechanisms of MAGUK-mediated cellular junctional complex organization.

Mechanisms of MAGUK-mediated cellular junctional complex organization.

Curr Opin Struct Biol. 2017 Sep 13;48:6-15

Authors: Ye F, Zeng M, Zhang M

Abstract
Membrane-associated guanylate kinases (MAGUKs) are a family of scaffold proteins that are enriched in cellular junctions and essential for tissue development and homeostasis. Mutations of MAGUKs are linked to many human diseases including cancers, psychiatric disorders, and intellectual disabilities. MAGUKs share a common PDZ-SH3-GK tandem domain organization at the C-terminal end. In this review, we summarize the mechanistic basis governing target recognition and regulations of this binding by the PDZ-SH3-GK tandem of various MAGUKs. We also discuss recent discoveries showing unique folding features of MAGUK PDZ-SH3-GK tandems that facilitate ligand-induced oligomerization of MAGUKs and phase transition of MAGUK-assembled synaptic signaling complexes.

PMID: 28917202 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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