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. 2001 Nov;12(11):3601–3617. doi: 10.1091/mbc.12.11.3601

Table 1.

Colocalization of acylated proteins and lipid raft constituents in COS-7 cells

Protein Membrane associating signalsa Cellular localizationb Colocalizationc with
Lipid raft associationd
Caveolin Cholesterol GMa
YesGFP myr+palm (3,5)e pm + endo g+ h+
Yes(C3S)GFP myr endo + ER + +
Yes(G2A)GFP none cyto, nuc
FynGFP myr+palm (3,6) pm + endo + +
oGFP myr+palm (3) pm + endo + +
LckGFP myr+palm (3,5) pm + endo + +
Src16GFP myr+pos pm + endo + +
GAP-43GFP palm+pos (3,4) pm + Golgi + (Golgi) + +
GFP none cyto, nuc
Caveolin PTM+palm pm/Golgi/ER/cytof + +g +g +
p62c-yes myr+palm pm + endof + +g NDh +
a

 Known cooperative signals responsible for membrane association. myr, myristoylation; pal, palmitoylation; pos, polybasic region; PTM, partial transmembrane domain. 

b

 As determined in this and a previous study (McCabe and Berthiaume, 1999). pm, plasma membrane; endo, endosomes; ER, endoplasmic reticulum; cyto, cytoplasm; Golgi, Golgi region. 

c

 Immunofluorescence using anti-GFP and anti-caveolin Abs. Cholesterol: free cholesterol as detected by filipin; GM1, ganglioside GM1 detection utilizing FITC-cholera toxin B subunit. 

d

 Lipid raft association as defined by 1% TX-100 and sodium carbonate sucrose gradient fractionation methods. 

e

 Numbers between parentheses refer to the position of palmitoylated cysteines. 

g

 Weak colocalization noted. 

h

 ND, Not determined.