A new light chain for myosin-7 [Cell Biology]
Recent research has revealed that an adhesion complex based on cadherins and the motor protein myosin-7b (MYO7B) links the tips of intestinal microvilli. Choi et al. now report that a largely uncharacterized protein known as calmodulin-like protein 4 (CALML4) is a component of this adhesion complex and functions as a light chain for myosin-7b. Because the intermicrovillar adhesion complex is homologous to the myosin-7a (MYO7A)-based Usher syndrome complex and Choi et al. also report that CALML4 can bind to myosin-7a, this work also has important implications for research on myosin-7a and hereditary deaf-blindness.
Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - Category: Chemistry Authors: Maryna Kapustina, Richard E. Cheney Tags: Editors ' Picks Highlights Source Type: research
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