Since the inception of the fluid mosaic model, cell membranes have come to be recognized as heterogeneous structures composed of discrete protein and lipid domains of various dimensions and biological functions. The structural and biological properties of membrane domains are represented by CDM (cholesterol-dependent membrane) domains, frequently referred to as membrane ‘rafts’. Biological functions attributed to CDMs include signal transduction. In T-cells, CDMs function in the regulation of the Src family kinase Lck (p56lck) by sequestering Lck from its activator CD45. Despite evidence of discrete CDM domains with specific functions, the mechanism by which they form and are maintained within a fluid and dynamic lipid bilayer is not completely understood. In the present chapter, we discuss recent advances showing that the actomyosin cytoskeleton has an integral role in the formation of CDM domains. Using Lck as a model, we also discuss recent findings regarding cytoskeleton-dependent CDM domain functions in protein regulation.
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Membrane–cytoskeleton interactions in cholesterol-dependent domain formation
Jennifer N. Byrum;
Jennifer N. Byrum
*Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, U.S.A
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William Rodgers
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*Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, U.S.A
†Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, U.S.A
‡Department of Pathology, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, OK, U.S.A
1To whom correspondence should be addressed (email william-rodgers@ouhsc.edu).
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
Online ISSN: 1744-1358
Print ISSN: 0071-1365
© The Authors Journal compilation © 2015 Biochemical Society
2015
Essays Biochem (2015) 57: 177–187.
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Ingela Parmryd, Jennifer N. Byrum, William Rodgers; Membrane–cytoskeleton interactions in cholesterol-dependent domain formation. Essays Biochem 15 February 2015; 57 177–187. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/bse0570177
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