Plakophilins -: hard work in the desmosome, recreation in the nucleus?

被引:56
作者
Schmidt, A [1 ]
Jäger, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Marburg, Sch Med, Inst Pathol, D-35033 Marburg, Germany
关键词
plakophilins; protein p0071; desmosomes; desmosomal proteins; nucleus; dual localization; armadillo-repeat proteins;
D O I
10.1016/j.ejcb.2004.12.020
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The linkage of the different types of cytoskeletal proteins to cell adhesion structures at the cytoplasmic membrane and the connection of these contact sites to corresponding sites of adjacent cells is a prerequisite for integrity and stability of cells and tissues. The structurally most prominent types of such cell-cell adhesion complexes are the desmosomes (maculae adhaerentes), which are found in all epithelia and certain non-epithelial tissues. As ail element of the cytoskeleton, intermediate filaments are connected to the adhesive desmosomal transmembrane proteins by the cytoplasmic desmosomal plaque proteins. At least three different types of proteins Lire found in the desmosomal plaque, one of which is represented by the plakophilins, a recently described sub-family of sequence-related armadillo-repeat proteins. Consisting : of three isoforms, plakophilins (plakophilin 1 to 3, PKP 1 to 3) are located in all desmosomes in a differentiation-dependent manner. While PKP 2 and PKP 3 are part of almost all desmosome-bearing cell types (PKP 2 except for differentiated cells of stratified epithelia and PKP 3 for hepatocytes and cardiomyocytes), PKP 1 is restricted to desmosomes of cells of stratified and complex epithelia. Besides the architectural function that plakophilins seem to fulfill in the desmosomes, at least PKP 1 and 2 are also localized in the nucleus independently of any differentiation-related processes and with an up to now enigmatic function in this compartment. In the following article we want to summarize the current knowledge concerning structure, function and regulation of the plakophilins that has been achieved during the last decade. (c) 2005 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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