| 2002 |
The PTB domain of ARH/LDLRAP1 binds directly to the NPVY internalization sequence in the cytoplasmic tail of the LDL receptor in a sequence-specific manner; mutations in NPVY that impair LDLR internalization also abolish ARH binding. ARH also binds purified clathrin (Kd ~44 nM) via a canonical clathrin-box sequence (LLDLE) mapping to the clathrin heavy chain N-terminal domain, and binds the beta2-adaptin subunit of AP-2 via a conserved 20-aa C-terminal region. |
Pull-down assays, in vitro binding, mutagenesis of LDLR internalization motif and beta2-adaptin appendage domain |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
12221107
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| 2002 |
ARH/LDLRAP1 binds directly to soluble clathrin trimers and to the independently folded appendage domain of the beta-adaptin subunit of clathrin adaptors; ARH also binds phosphoinositides. At steady state, ARH colocalizes with endocytic proteins in HeLa cells, and the LDL receptor traffics through peripheral ARH-positive sites before delivery to early endosomes. |
Pull-down, colocalization by fluorescence microscopy, phosphoinositide binding assay |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
High |
12451172
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| 2005 |
In polarized hepatocytes (WIF-B cells) and in Arh−/− mouse livers rescued with recombinant ARH, the intact FDNPVY sequence in the LDLR tail is required for ARH-associated receptor clustering into clathrin-coated pits. The PTB domain of ARH plus either the clathrin-box or the AP-2 binding region are both required for LDLR clustering and LDL internalization, establishing that ARH must simultaneously contact LDLR and either clathrin or AP-2. |
Mutagenesis of ARH domains, cell-based LDLR clustering assay in WIF-B polarized hepatocytes, in vivo adenoviral rescue in Arh−/− mice, quantitative immunofluorescence |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
16179341
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| 2004 |
In ARH-deficient lymphocytes, LDLRs accumulate predominantly on the plasma membrane outside clathrin-coated pits (>27-fold excess), yet the number of LDLRs within coated pits is similar to normal cells. ARH is required not only for LDLR internalization but also for efficient LDL binding and for stabilizing LDL–LDLR association within invaginating pits. |
Electron microscopy quantification of LDLR distribution, biochemical binding assays in ARH−/− vs. normal lymphocytes |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
15166224
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| 2003 |
ARH/LDLRAP1 binds the first FXNPXY motif of megalin (an endocytic receptor of the LDL receptor superfamily) as shown by yeast two-hybrid, pull-down, and co-immunoprecipitation. ARH colocalizes with megalin in clathrin-coated pits and in recycling endosomes. Expression of ARH in MDCK cells enhances megalin-mediated uptake of 125I-lactoferrin, and ARH escorts megalin sequentially through clathrin-coated pits, early endosomes, and tubular recycling endosomes back to the cell surface. |
Yeast two-hybrid, pull-down, co-immunoprecipitation, fluorescence colocalization, 125I-lactoferrin uptake assay, nocodazole perturbation |
Molecular biology of the cell |
High |
14528014
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| 2005 |
In HepG2 hepatocytes, ARH is recruited to the basolateral membrane upon LDLR-mediated endocytosis activation (not merely LDL binding). RNAi-mediated depletion of ARH (>70%) caused ~80% reduction in LDL internalization. ARH co-distributes with LDLR on the basolateral surface and associates with other endocytic machinery proteins. |
RNA interference, quantitative immunofluorescence, immunofluorescence colocalization in polarized HepG2 cells |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
16129683
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| 2006 |
In HeLa cells and fibroblasts, ARH is dispensable for LDL uptake when Dab2 is present; when Dab2 is absent, ARH can mediate LDLR endocytosis but requires AP-2. Dab2 efficiently clusters LDLRs into coated pits, whereas ARH may accelerate later steps in cooperation with AP-2. ARH action requires AP-2 in the absence of Dab2. |
siRNA knockdown of Dab2 and ARH individually and in combination, LDL uptake assays, LDLR coated-pit clustering analysis in HeLa cells and fibroblasts |
Journal of cell science |
High |
16984970
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| 2008 |
ARH/LDLRAP1 associates with centrosomal proteins (gamma-tubulin, GPC2, GPC3) and motor proteins (dynein heavy and intermediate chains). ARH co-fractionates with gamma-tubulin on isolated centrosomes. During mitosis, ARH sequentially localizes to the nuclear membrane, kinetochores, spindle poles, and midbody. Arh−/− MEFs show absent or smaller centrosomes and exhibit slower growth and prolonged cytokinesis. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, subcellular fractionation of isolated centrosomes, immunofluorescence during mitosis, siRNA knockdown in Rat-1 fibroblasts, Arh−/− MEF phenotype analysis |
Molecular biology of the cell |
Medium |
18417616
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| 2009 |
ARH/LDLRAP1 binds directly to ROMK (renal outer medullary potassium channel) via a variant endocytic signal YxNPxFV in ROMK's cytoplasmic domain and recruits ROMK to clathrin-coated pits. ARH knockdown decreased basal ROMK endocytosis in COS-7 cells. In mouse kidney, ARH co-immunoprecipitates and colocalizes with ROMK in the distal nephron; ARH protein abundance is modulated inversely by dietary potassium relative to ROMK levels; Arh−/− mice show altered ROMK response to potassium intake. |
Direct binding assay, co-immunoprecipitation, siRNA knockdown, endocytosis assay in COS-7 cells, co-localization in kidney sections, Arh−/− mouse model with dietary potassium challenge |
The Journal of clinical investigation |
High |
19841541
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| 2010 |
ARH/LDLRAP1 binds both FXNPXF signals in the cytosolic domain of amnionless (AMN), the membrane-anchoring subunit of the cubam receptor complex (cubilin–amnionless). Yeast two-hybrid combined with sequential mutagenesis showed that both signals are functionally redundant and each can direct cubam endocytosis through ARH or Dab2. |
Yeast two-hybrid, sequential mutagenesis of AMN FXNPXF motifs, expression of AMN mutant panel in cells |
Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark) |
Medium |
20088845
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| 2011 |
ARH cooperates with the epithelial-specific adaptor AP-1B in basolateral exocytosis of LDLR from recycling endosomes. ARH and AP-1B co-localize in recycling endosomes. Knockdown of ARH in polarized epithelial cells causes apical missorting of LDLR-CT27 (a truncated LDLR encoding only the FxNPxY motif). A mutation in ARH designed to disrupt its interaction with AP-1B specifically blocks exocytosis of LDLR-CT27. |
siRNA knockdown, mutagenesis of ARH–AP-1B interface, immunofluorescence colocalization in polarized MDCK cells, LDLR mis-sorting assay |
The Journal of cell biology |
High |
21444685
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| 2011 |
ARH protein is phosphorylated during G2/M phase by a roscovitine-sensitive kinase (likely cdc2/CDK1) at Ser14 (identified by mass spectrometry). ARH localizes to mitotic microtubules, lamin B1 on the nuclear envelope, and clathrin heavy chain on mitotic spindles. Cells lacking ARH show disfigured nuclei and defective mitotic spindles and undergo premature senescence (elevated p16, γ-H2AX foci). The W22X ARH mutant (which produces protein starting at Met46, lacking Ser14) shows the most severe mitotic defects. |
Mass spectrometry identification of phosphorylation site, roscovitine kinase inhibitor treatment, immunofluorescence localization to mitotic structures, siRNA knockdown in IMR90 cells, analysis of ARH−/− patient fibroblasts |
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology |
Medium |
21778424
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| 2013 |
Nitric oxide S-nitrosylates ARH at cysteines C199 and C286; these modifications are required for ARH to associate with the AP-2 component of clathrin-coated pits and to support LDL uptake. Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase impairs ARH-supported LDL uptake but does not affect dab2-supported LDL uptake or VLDL remnant uptake, demonstrating specificity for the ARH pathway. |
S-nitrosylation assay identifying C199 and C286, NOS inhibitor treatment, mutagenesis of Cys residues, LDL uptake assay, AP-2 co-immunoprecipitation |
Journal of lipid research |
High |
23564733
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| 2014 |
ARH and Dab2 each participate in LDLR endocytosis but not in NPC1L1 endocytosis: ARH and Dab2 do not bind NPC1L1 and are not required for NPC1L1 internalization. Conversely, Numb (which mediates NPC1L1 endocytosis) does not interact with the LDLR C-terminus and is dispensable for LDL uptake, establishing that ARH/Dab2 selectively regulate the LDLR pathway. |
Binding assays (pull-down), siRNA knockdown of ARH, Dab2, and Numb individually, LDL and cholesterol uptake assays in hepatocyte and intestinal cell models |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
25331956
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| 2016 |
Combined deletion of both Arh and Dab2 in mice produces profound hypercholesterolemia equivalent to ldlr knockout, whereas single deletion of Dab2 only slightly affects serum cholesterol. In the liver, Dab2 is expressed in sinusoid endothelial cells (not hepatocytes); in the absence of Arh, Dab2 in liver endothelial cells regulates HMG-CoA reductase levels in hepatocytes. ARH and Dab2 together account for the majority of LDLR adaptor function in cholesterol homeostasis. |
Double-knockout mouse model (arh−/−;dab2−/−), serum cholesterol measurement, HMG-CoA reductase Western blotting, cell-type-specific expression analysis |
Journal of lipid research |
High |
27005486
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| 2007 |
ARH protein is expressed in neurons throughout the mouse brain (cerebellum, brainstem, olfactory bulb, hippocampus, cortex). Yeast two-hybrid screening identified ARH interactions with LRP1, LRP8, amyloid precursor-like protein 1, and GABA receptor-associated protein-like 1; interactions with LRP1 and GABARAPL1 were confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation from transfected HEK293 cells. ARH mRNA is present in axons of primary sympathetic neurons. |
Yeast two-hybrid screen, co-immunoprecipitation from transfected HEK293 cells, RT-PCR and in situ hybridization for axonal mRNA |
Journal of neurochemistry |
Medium |
17727637
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| 2008 |
PCSK9-mediated LDLR degradation is partially independent of ARH function: the gain-of-function mutant PCSK9-D374Y reduced cell-surface LDLR by ~35% even in ARH-negative lymphocytes (compared to ~70% in normal lymphocytes), indicating an ARH-independent pathway for PCSK9 activity. |
FACS measurement of cell-surface LDLR in ARH-deficient vs. normal lymphocytes treated with conditioned medium containing PCSK9 variants |
Atherosclerosis |
Medium |
19081568
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| 2022 |
Deletion of LDLRAP1 in mice (Western diet) causes hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerotic plaque formation. Even on chow diet, LDLRAP1−/− mice are insulin-resistant. LDLRAP1 is highly expressed in visceral adipose tissue; LDLRAP1−/− adipocytes are larger, have reduced glucose uptake and reduced AKT phosphorylation, and increased CD36 expression, with hypoxic visceral adipose tissue showing dysregulated lipid storage gene signatures. |
LDLRAP1−/− mouse model, high-fat diet challenge, plaque burden quantification, insulin tolerance test, glucose uptake assay, AKT phosphorylation Western blot, CD36 expression, calorimetry, gene expression analysis of adipose tissue |
The American journal of pathology |
Medium |
35460615
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| 2025 |
ARH directly associates with the large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel-α (BKα) via NPXY motifs in BKα's cytoplasmic domain (confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation). In ARH-KO mice, both ROMK and BKα protein levels are significantly higher in the renal cortex, and under potassium-deficient conditions ARH-KO mice show impaired downregulation of apical ROMK and BKα, establishing ARH-dependent endocytosis of both channels in the distal nephron. Sex-specific compensatory mechanisms (NCC upregulation in females; reduced ENaC cleavage and BK auxiliary subunits in males) maintain potassium balance in ARH-KO mice. |
Co-immunoprecipitation of ARH and BKα, immunoblotting of renal cortex from ARH-KO vs. WT mice, dietary potassium challenge, apical channel localization analysis |
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology |
High |
41138214
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| 2026 |
LDLRAP1 is identified as the primary cellular target of nitrodiphenyl-ether covalent inhibitors that block coronavirus HCoV-OC43 infection. Chemical proteomic profiling (AIBPP, competitive ABPP, LC-MS/MS) showed selective covalent modification at C119 of LDLRAP1, disrupting the LDLR–LDLRAP1 protein–protein interaction; loss of this interaction correlated with antiviral efficacy. |
Activity- and inactivity-based proteome profiling (AIBPP), competitive ABPP, LC-MS/MS, fluorescence polarization assay, covalent probe with alkyne tag |
Journal of medicinal chemistry |
Medium |
41734033
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