IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROTEIN INTERACTOME OF MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY KINASE-RELATED CDC42-BINDING KINASE BETA (MRCKβ)
2021 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesisAlternative title
IDENTIFIERING AV PROTEIN INTERAKTOMEN HOS MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY KINASE-RELATED CDC42-BINDING KINASE BETA (MRCKβ) (Swedish)
Abstract [en]
MRCKβ (Cdc42bpb) is a downstream effector of the Rho GTPase CDC42. The information known about the MRCK proteins is limited. This project aimed to gain a better understanding of MRCKβ´s function by identifying potential interactors for MRCKβ. It is known that MRCK regulates the lamellar actomyosin dynamics and interacts with other proteins to promote F-actin stability, circumferential actin bundle formation, and dendritic outgrowth. The MRCK proteins seem to be necessary for mesenchymal cell migration, in a process independent on the similar ROCK proteins. Those interactions are all connected to the cytoskeleton and cell migration. This project utilized a proximity-labeling method called BioID to identify potential interactors for MRCKβ in a HEK239FT cell line. During this project 26 potential interactors were identified by the BioID experiment. Out of the 26 potential interactors, A, B, and C were selected for further analysis by co-immunoprecipitation. Protein A was identified as a possible interactor for MRCKβ by co-immunoprecipitation, while the CoIP could not confirm a direct interaction between B or C and MRCKβ.
Abstract [sv]
MRCKβ är ett protein som agerar nedanför Rho GTaset Cdc42. Den tillgängliga informationen kring MRCK proteinerna är begränsad. Målet med detta projekt var att få en bättre förståelse av MRCKβ och dess funktion genom att identifiera proteiner MRCKβ eventuellt interagerar med. Det är sedan tidigare känt att MRCKβ reglerar den lamellära aktomyosin dynamiken, samt interagerar med andra proteiner vilket främjar F-aktin stabilitet, bildning av perifera aktinbuntar samt mesenkymal cellmigration där det senare är oberoende av de strukturellt lika ROCK proteinerna. Samtliga beskrivna interaktioner och mekanismer är kopplade till cytoskelettet och cellmigration. Under projektet användes en metod kallad BioID som biotinylerar proteiner i anslutning i mikromiljön för att identifiera potentiella interaktioner för MRCKβ i cellinjen HEK293FT. Projektet identifierade 26 möjliga interaktioner genom BioID experimentet. Av de 26 proteinerna valdes A, B och C för vidare analys med co-immunoprecipitation. En möjlig interaktion identifierades mellan MRCKβ och A genom co-immunoprecipitation, medan ingen direkt interaktion mellan MRCKβ och B eller C bekräftades.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021.
Series
TRITA-CBH-GRU ; 2021:208
Keywords [en]
Cdc42bpb, MRCKB, BioID, MRCK
Keywords [sv]
Cdc42bpb, MRCKB, BioID, MRCK
National Category
Medical Biotechnology (with a focus on Cell Biology (including Stem Cell Biology), Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry or Biopharmacy)
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-302127OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-302127DiVA, id: diva2:1595081
External cooperation
Karolinska institutet
Subject / course
Biotechnology
Educational program
Master of Science - Medical Biotechnology
Supervisors
Examiners
2021-12-152021-09-172022-06-25