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Minus end-directed motor KIFC3 suppresses E-cadherin degradation by recruiting USP47 to adherens junctions.

Molecular biology of the cell (2014-09-26)
Kyoko Sako-Kubota, Nobutoshi Tanaka, Shigenori Nagae, Wenxiang Meng, Masatoshi Takeichi
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The adherens junction (AJ) plays a crucial role in maintaining cell-cell adhesion in epithelial tissues. Previous studies show that KIFC3, a minus end-directed kinesin motor, moves into AJs via microtubules that grow from clusters of CAMSAP3 (also known as Nezha), a protein that binds microtubule minus ends. The function of junction-associated KIFC3, however, remains to be elucidated. Here we find that KIFC3 binds the ubiquitin-specific protease USP47, a protease that removes ubiquitin chains from substrates and hence inhibits proteasome-mediated proteolysis, and recruits it to AJs. Depletion of KIFC3 or USP47 promotes cleavage of E-cadherin at a juxtamembrane region of the cytoplasmic domain, resulting in the production of a 90-kDa fragment and the internalization of E-cadherin. This cleavage depends on the E3 ubiquitin protein ligase Hakai and is inhibited by proteasome inhibitors. E-cadherin ubiquitination consistently increases after depletion of KIFC3 or USP47. These findings suggest that KIFC3 suppresses the ubiquitination and resultant degradation of E-cadherin by recruiting USP47 to AJs, a process that may be involved in maintaining stable cell-cell adhesion in epithelial sheets.

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Anti-KIFC3 antibody produced in rabbit, Prestige Antibodies® Powered by Atlas Antibodies, affinity isolated antibody, buffered aqueous glycerol solution