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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 276, Issue 25, 22565-22572, June 22, 2001
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From the E-cadherin is a major adherens junction
protein of epithelial cells, with a central role in cell-cell adhesion
and cell polarity. Newly synthesized E-cadherin is targeted to the
basolateral cell surface. We analyzed targeting information in the
cytoplasmic tail of E-cadherin by utilizing chimeras of E-cadherin
fused to the ectodomain of the interleukin-2
Institute for Molecular Bioscience, the
§ Department of Biochemistry, and the
Department of
Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Queensland, Brisbane,
Queensland 4072, Australia and the ¶ Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021
(IL-2
) receptor
expressed in Madin-Darby canine kidney and LLC-PK1
epithelial cells. Chimeras containing the full-length or
membrane-proximal half of the E-cadherin cytoplasmic tail were
correctly targeted to the basolateral domain. Sequence analysis of the
membrane-proximal tail region revealed the presence of a highly
conserved dileucine motif, which was analyzed as a putative targeting
signal by mutagenesis. Elimination of this motif resulted in the loss
of Tac/E-cadherin basolateral localization, pinpointing this dileucine
signal as being both necessary and sufficient for basolateral targeting
of E-cadherin. Truncation mutants unable to bind
-catenin were
correctly targeted, showing, contrary to current understanding, that
-catenin is not required for basolateral trafficking. Our results
also provide evidence that dileucine-mediated targeting is maintained
in LLC-PK1 cells despite the altered polarity of
basolateral proteins with tyrosine-based signals in this cell line.
These results provide the first direct insights into how E-cadherin is
targeted to the basolateral membrane.

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r.teasdale@imb.uq.edu.au.
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