Purification and characterization of the protein complex formed by Microcephaly protein ASPM and Calmodulin
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1.1)Bio-X-Renji Hospital Research Center, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China;2.2)Key Laboratory for the Genetics of Developmental and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Bio-X Institutes, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200230, China

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31900858) and Shanghai Sailing Program (18YF1410600)

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    Autosomal recessive primary microcephaly is a neurodevelopmental disorder associated with reduced brain size and intellectual disability. ASPM (abnormal spindle-like microcephaly-associated) is the most common recessive microcephaly gene, but the underlying mechanism is poorly understood. Here, we show that calmodulin function as a vital regulator of ASPM by interacting with its IQ-region. The complex of ASPM IQ-region and apo_calmodulin was purified and biochemically characterized with a 1:8 stoichiometry by size exclusion chromatography coupled with multi-angle static light scattering (SEC-MALS) and circular dichroism spectroscopy (CD). Interestingly, the binding ratio of ASPM IQ-region with Ca2+_calmodulin changed to 1:7 in the presence of Ca2+. In addition, by comparing the CD spectra with and without Ca2+, the ASPM-Calmodulin complex showed Ca2+-dependent thermal stability change. Taken together these results suggested a Ca2+-induced regulation mechanism of ASPM-calmodulin interaction.

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CHANG Meng-Yuan, WEI Xiao-Xi, LU Qing. Purification and characterization of the protein complex formed by Microcephaly protein ASPM and Calmodulin[J]. Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics,2020,47(11):1199-1206

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  • Received:May 12,2020
  • Revised:June 16,2020
  • Accepted:June 18,2020
  • Online: March 04,2021
  • Published: November 20,2020