NMDA受体亚单位NR2D与MOCA相互作用的鉴定

目的:寻找N-甲基-D-天冬氨酸(N-methyl-D-aspartate,NMDA)受体亚单位NR2D的结合蛋白,为探讨NR2D在视网膜兴奋性毒性损伤中的作用提供依据。方法:构建了包含NR2D细胞内C末端的cDNA片段为诱饵质粒,应用酵母双杂交技术筛选小鼠脑cDNA文库,并用免疫共沉淀实验进一步验证NR2D与其结合蛋白之间的相互作用,免疫荧光显微镜观察NR2D和目的蛋白在视网膜中的共表达。结果:酵母双杂交筛选到细胞黏附修饰因子(modifier of cell adhesion,MOCA)为NR2D可能的相互作用蛋白,两者在视网膜有共定位。结论:MOCA能特异结合谷氨酸受体NR2D,这为进一步研究谷氨酸的兴奋性毒性参与视网膜退行性变的机制奠定了实验基础。

Interaction of NR2D subunit of NMDA receptor with MOCA

AIM: To identify the potential proteins interacting with NR2D subunit of NMDA receptor by yeast two-hybrid screening and to investigate the role of NR2D in excitotoxicity of the retina.METHODS: The Clontech GAL4 yeast two-hybrid system was used to screen the mouse brain cDNA library, and the bait plasmid containing C-terminus of NR2D was constructed. Physical interaction between 2 proteins was verified by co-immunoprecipitation assay. The subcellular localization of 2 proteins in the mouse retina was observed under microscope with immunofluorescence.RESULTS: Modifier of cell adhesion (MOCA) was identified as a new protein interacting with NR2D. MOCA and NR2D were co-expressed in the mouse retina. CONCLUSION: MOCA specifically interacts with NR2D, which provides the experimental basis for identifying the role of glutamate excitotoxicity in the retina neurodegeneration.