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Homophilic cell adhesion mediated by classical cadherins is important for many developmental processes. Proteins that interact with the cytoplasmic domain of cadherin, in particular the catenins, are thought to regulate the strength and possibly the dynamics of adhesion. beta-catenin links cadherin to the actin cytoskeleton via alpha-catenin. The role of p120/delta-catenin proteins in regulating cadherin function is less clear. Both beta-catenin and p120/delta-catenin are conserved in Drosophila. Here, we address the importance of cadherin-catenin interactions in vivo, using mutant variants of Drosophila epithelial cadherin (DE-cadherin) that are selectively defective in p120ctn (DE-cadherin-AAA) or beta-catenin-armadillo (DE-cadherin-Delta beta) interactions. We have analyzed the ability of these proteins to substitute for endogenous DE-cadherin activity in multiple cadherin-dependent processes during Drosophila development and oogenesis; epithelial integrity, follicle cell sorting, oocyte positioning, as well as the dynamic adhesion required for border cell migration. As expected, DE-cadherin-Delta beta did not substitute for DE-cadherin in these processes, although it retained some residual activity. Surprisingly, DE-cadherin-AAA was able to substitute for the wild-type protein in all contexts with no detectable perturbations. Thus, interaction with p120/delta-catenin does not appear to be required for DE-cadherin function in vivo.
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PMID:Binding site for p120/delta-catenin is not required for Drosophila E-cadherin function in vivo. 1255 56

In response to proteasome inhibition, the transcription factor Nrf1 facilitates de novo synthesis of proteasomes by inducing proteasome subunit (PSM) genes [1,2]. Previously, we showed that activation of the p120 form of Nrf1, a membrane-bound protein in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) with the bulk of its polypeptide in the lumen, involves its retrotranslocation into the cytosol in a manner that depends on the AAA-ATPase p97/VCP [3]. This is followed by proteolytic processing and mobilization of the transcriptionally active p110 form of Nrf1 to the nucleus. A subsequent study suggested that site-specific proteolytic processing of Nrf1 by the proteasome yields an active 75 kDa fragment [4]. We show here that under conditions where all three active sites of the proteasome are completely blocked, p120 Nrf1 can still be proteolytically cleaved to the p110 form, which is translocated to the nucleus to activate transcription of PSM genes. Thus, our results indicate that a proteasome-independent pathway can promote the release of active p110 Nrf1 from the ER membrane.
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PMID:Nrf1 can be processed and activated in a proteasome-independent manner. 2767 98