PDZ domain-containing protein 8

Definition:

Molecular tethering protein that connects endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria membranes. PDZD8-dependent endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria membrane tethering is essential for endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria Ca(2+) transfer. In neurons, involved in the regulation of dendritic Ca(2+) dynamics by regulating mitochondrial Ca(2+) uptake in neurons. Plays an indirect role in the regulation of cell morphology and cytoskeletal organization. May inhibit herpes simplex virus 1 infection at an early stage.

References:

[1]. Yusuke Hirabayashi, et al. ER-mitochondria tethering by PDZD8 regulates Ca2+ dynamics in mammalian neurons. Science. 2017 Nov 3;358(6363):623-630. [Content Brief]

[2]. Siau Wei Bai, et al. Identification and characterization of a set of conserved and new regulators of cytoskeletal organization, cell morphology and migration. BMC Biol. 2011 Aug 11;9:54. [Content Brief]

[3]. Matthew S Henning, et al. PDZD8 is a novel moesin-interacting cytoskeletal regulatory protein that suppresses infection by herpes simplex virus type 1. Virology. 2011 Jul 5;415(2):114-21. [Content Brief]

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