The binding of clathrin-coated vesicles, clathrin triskelions, and free clathrin light chains to calmodulin-Sepharose was compared. When isolated from bovine brain, all three components bound to calmodulin-Sepharose in the presence of calcium and could be eluted by its removal. In contrast, coated vesicles and triskelions isolated from bovine adrenal gland did not bind to calmodulin-Sepharose, although the free light chains from adrenal gland bound as effectively as those from brain. As distinct isoforms of the clathrin light chains are expressed by brain and adrenal gland, these results implicate the clathrin light chains as the calmodulin-binding component of coated vesicles and triskelions. Furthermore, the insertion sequences found in the neuron-specific isoforms, although not necessary for the binding of free clathrin light chains to calmodulin, must facilitate the interaction of heavy chain-associated light chains with calmodulin. Recombinant mutants of LCa, with deletions spanning the entire sequence, were tested for binding to calmodulin-Sepharose. Those mutants retaining structural integrity, as assessed by the binding of a panel of monoclonal antibodies, exhibited varying amounts of calmodulin binding activity. However, deletion of the carboxyl-terminal 20 residues abolished calmodulin interaction. Thus, the carboxyl terminus of LCa appears to constitute a calmodulin-binding site. Peptides corresponding to the carboxyl terminus of LCa or LCb inhibited the interaction of the light chains with calmodulin, suggesting that this region forms the calmodulin-binding site of both LCa and LCb. The carboxyl-terminal peptides of LCa and LCb inhibited the interaction of light chains with calmodulin 10-fold less effectively than a calmodulin-binding peptide derived from smooth muscle myosin light chain kinase, but much more effectively than a calmodulin-binding peptide derived from adenylate cyclase. This comparison places the clathrin light chain-calmodulin interaction within the physiological range seen for other calmodulin-binding proteins.

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