
pmid: 11779179
Two mammalian phospholipase D (PLD) isozymes (PLD1 and PLD2) have been reported. In this study, we differentially tagged these isozymes with enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP-rPLD1 and EGFP-rPLD2) or Xpress peptide epitope (Xpress-rPLD1 and Xpress-rPLD2) to examine the association between these isozymes. Overexpressed EGFP-rPLD1 coimmunoprecipitated with Xpress-rPLD1 using anti-Xpress antibody. However, the coimmunoprecipitation was independent of the activity of rPLD1. Xpress-rPLD2 also bound to EGFP-rPLD1 although the binding was less efficient than observed with Xpress-rPLD1. The association between rPLD2 and rPLD1 was confirmed by coimmunoprecipitation of EGFP-rPLD2 with Xpress-rPLD1. EGFP-rPLD2 also bound to Xpress-rPLD2 as shown by coimmunoprecipitation. Immunofluorescence staining of COS-7 cells coexpressing EGFP-rPLDs and Xpress-rPLDs showed that the PLD isozymes colocalized in the perinuclear and plasma membrane regions, suggesting that they could associate in a cellular setting. These results suggest that rPLD1 and rPLD2 can exist as homodimers and can form heterodimers.
Transfection, Precipitin Tests, Microscopy, Fluorescence, COS Cells, Phospholipase D, Animals, Protein Isoforms, Dimerization, Cells, Cultured, Plasmids, Protein Binding
Transfection, Precipitin Tests, Microscopy, Fluorescence, COS Cells, Phospholipase D, Animals, Protein Isoforms, Dimerization, Cells, Cultured, Plasmids, Protein Binding
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