A novel protease-activated receptor-1 interactor, Bicaudal D1, regulates G protein signaling and internalization

J Biol Chem. 2010 Apr 9;285(15):11402-10. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110.105403. Epub 2010 Feb 17.

Abstract

Protease-activated receptor-1 (PAR1) is a G protein-coupled receptor that plays critical roles in cancer, angiogenesis, inflammation, and thrombosis. Proteolytic cleavage of the extracellular domain of PAR1 generates a tethered ligand that activates PAR1 in an unusual intramolecular mode. The signal emanating from the irreversibly cleaved PAR1 is terminated by G protein uncoupling and internalization; however, the mechanisms of PAR1 signal shut off still remain unclear. Using a yeast two-hybrid screen, we identified Bicaudal D1 (BicD1) as a direct interactor with the C-terminal cytoplasmic domain of PAR1. BICD was originally identified as an essential developmental gene associated with mRNA and Golgi-endoplasmic reticulum transport. We discovered a novel function of BicD1 in the modulation of G protein signaling, cell proliferation, and endocytosis downstream of PAR1. BicD1 and its C-terminal CC3 domain inhibited PAR1 signaling to G(q)-phospholipase C-beta through coiled-coil interactions with the cytoplasmic 8th helix of PAR1. Unexpectedly, BicD1 was also found to be a potent suppressor of PAR1-driven proliferation of breast carcinoma cells. The growth-suppressing effects of BicD1 required the ability to interact with the 8th helix of PAR1. Silencing of BicD1 expression impaired endocytosis of PAR1, and BicD1 co-localized with PAR1 and tubulin, implicating BicD1 as an important adapter protein involved in the transport of PAR1 from the plasma membrane to endosomal vesicles. Together, these findings provide a link between PAR1 signal termination and internalization through the non-G protein effector, BicD1.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / metabolism*
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Breast Neoplasms / metabolism
  • COS Cells
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Cytoplasm / metabolism
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins / metabolism*
  • Female
  • GTP-Binding Proteins / chemistry*
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Rats
  • Receptors, Proteinase-Activated / metabolism*
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • BICD1 protein, human
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins
  • Receptors, Proteinase-Activated
  • GTP-Binding Proteins