Morgana and melusin: two fairies chaperoning signal transduction

Cell Cycle. 2011 Nov 1;10(21):3678-83. doi: 10.4161/cc.10.21.18202. Epub 2011 Nov 1.

Abstract

Chaperones and scaffold proteins are key elements involved in controlling the assembly of molecular complexes required for coordinated signal transduction. Here we describe morgana and melusin, two phylogenetically conserved chaperones that cooperate with Hsp90 and regulate signal transduction in important physiopathological processes. While morgana is ubiquitously expressed, melusin expression is restricted to striated muscles. Despite high sequence homology, the two chaperones have distinct functions. Morgana controls genomic stability by regulating the centrosome cycle via ROCKII kinase. Melusin, however, organizes ERK signal transduction in cardiomyocytes and regulates cardiac compensatory hypertrophy in response to different stress stimuli.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carrier Proteins / chemistry
  • Carrier Proteins / genetics
  • Carrier Proteins / physiology*
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins / chemistry
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins / genetics
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins / physiology*
  • Evolution, Molecular
  • Gene Duplication
  • Mice
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Chaperones / chemistry
  • Molecular Chaperones / physiology*
  • Muscle Proteins / chemistry
  • Muscle Proteins / genetics
  • Muscle Proteins / physiology*
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Signal Transduction*

Substances

  • Carrier Proteins
  • Chp-1 protein, mouse
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins
  • Itgb1bp2 protein, mouse
  • Molecular Chaperones
  • Muscle Proteins