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1 Integrin Cytoplasmic Domain-associated
Protein, Binds to a Conserved and Functionally
Important NPXY Sequence Motif of
1 Integrin
Department of Medicine, and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, Los Angeles,
California 90095
The cytoplasmic domains of integrins are essential for cell adhesion. We report identification of a
novel protein, ICAP-1 (integrin cytoplasmic domain-
associated protein-1), which binds to the
1 integrin cytoplasmic domain. The interaction between ICAP-1
and
1 integrins is highly specific, as demonstrated by
the lack of interaction between ICAP-1 and the cytoplasmic domains of other
integrins, and requires a
conserved and functionally important NPXY sequence
motif found in the COOH-terminal region of the
1 integrin cytoplasmic domain. Mutational studies reveal that Asn and Tyr of the NPXY motif and a Val residue
located NH2-terminal to this motif are critical for the
ICAP-1 binding. Two isoforms of ICAP-1, a 200-amino
acid protein (ICAP-1
) and a shorter 150-amino acid
protein (ICAP-1
), derived from alternatively spliced
mRNA, are expressed in most cells. ICAP-1
is a phosphoprotein and the extent of its phosphorylation is regulated by the cell-matrix interaction. First, an enhancement of ICAP-1
phosphorylation is observed when
cells were plated on fibronectin-coated but not on nonspecific poly-L-lysine-coated surface. Second, the expression of a constitutively activated RhoA protein that
disrupts the cell-matrix interaction results in dephosphorylation of ICAP-1
. The regulation of ICAP-1
phosphorylation by the cell-matrix interaction suggests an important role of ICAP-1 during integrin-dependent
cell adhesion.
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