
pmid: 30197081
Many disease-causing missense mutations affect intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) of proteins, but the molecular mechanism of their pathogenicity is enigmatic. Here, we employ a peptide-based proteomic screen to investigate the impact of mutations in IDRs on protein-protein interactions. We find that mutations in disordered cytosolic regions of three transmembrane proteins (GLUT1, ITPR1, and CACNA1H) lead to an increased clathrin binding. All three mutations create dileucine motifs known to mediate clathrin-dependent trafficking. Follow-up experiments on GLUT1 (SLC2A1), the glucose transporter causative of GLUT1 deficiency syndrome, revealed that the mutated protein mislocalizes to intracellular compartments. Mutant GLUT1 interacts with adaptor proteins (APs) in vitro, and knocking down AP-2 reverts the cellular mislocalization and restores glucose transport. A systematic analysis of other known disease-causing variants revealed a significant and specific overrepresentation of gained dileucine motifs in structurally disordered cytosolic domains of transmembrane proteins. Thus, several mutations in disordered regions appear to cause "dileucineopathies."
Cancer Research, Cytoplasm, Monosaccharide Transport Proteins, Amino Acid Motifs, Calcium Channels, T-Type, Mice, Leucine, Animals, Humans, Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors, Amino Acid Sequence, Glucose Transporter Type 1, Binding Sites, Membrane Proteins, Clathrin, Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, Mutation, Technology Platforms, Function and Dysfunction of the Nervous System, Peptides, Carbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn Errors, Protein Binding
Cancer Research, Cytoplasm, Monosaccharide Transport Proteins, Amino Acid Motifs, Calcium Channels, T-Type, Mice, Leucine, Animals, Humans, Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors, Amino Acid Sequence, Glucose Transporter Type 1, Binding Sites, Membrane Proteins, Clathrin, Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, Mutation, Technology Platforms, Function and Dysfunction of the Nervous System, Peptides, Carbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn Errors, Protein Binding
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