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  • Title: Genetic analysis suggests a surface of PAT-4 (ILK) that interacts with UNC-112 (kindlin).
    Author: Qadota H, McPherson A, Corbitt R, Dackowski EK, Matsunaga Y, Oberhauser AF, Benian GM.
    Journal: G3 (Bethesda); 2022 Jul 06; 12(7):. PubMed ID: 35536217.
    Abstract:
    Integrin plays a crucial role in the attachment of cells to the extracellular matrix. Integrin recruits many proteins intracellularly, including a 4-protein complex (kindlin, ILK, PINCH, and parvin). Caenorhabditis elegans muscle provides an excellent model to study integrin adhesion complexes. In Caenorhabditis elegans, UNC-112 (kindlin) binds to the cytoplasmic tail of PAT-3 (β-integrin) and to PAT-4 (ILK). We previously reported that PAT-4 binding to UNC-112 is essential for the binding of UNC-112 to PAT-3. Although there are crystal structures for ILK and a kindlin, there is no co-crystal structure available. To understand the molecular interaction between PAT-4 and UNC-112, we took a genetic approach. First, using a yeast 2-hybrid method, we isolated mutant PAT-4 proteins that cannot bind to UNC-112 and then isolated suppressor mutant UNC-112 proteins that restore interaction with mutant PAT-4 proteins. Second, we demonstrated that these mutant PAT-4 proteins cannot localize to attachment structures in nematode muscle, but upon co-expression of an UNC-112 suppressor mutant protein, mutant PAT-4 proteins could localize to attachment structures. Third, overexpression of a PAT-4 mutant results in the disorganization of adhesion plaques at muscle cell boundaries and co-expression of the UNC-112 suppressor mutant protein alleviates this defect. Thus, we demonstrate that UNC-112 binding to PAT-4 is required for the localization and function of PAT-4 in integrin adhesion complexes in vivo. The missense mutations were mapped onto homology models of PAT-4 and UNC-112, and taking into account previously isolated mutations, we suggest a surface of PAT-4 that binds to UNC-112.
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