Annotated protein:Connector enhancer of kinase suppressor of ras 2 (Connector enhancer of KSR 2) (CNK homolog protein 2) (CNK2) (Membrane-associated guanylate kinase-interacting protein) (Maguin). Gene symbol: CNKSR2. Taxonomy: Rattus norvegicus (Rat). Uniprot ID: Q9Z1T4
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SynGO gene info:SynGO data @ CNKSR2
Ontology domain:Cellular Component
SynGO term:extrinsic component of postsynaptic density membrane (GO:0099147)
Synapse type(s):hippocampus, glutamatergic
Annotated paper:Yao I, et al. "MAGUIN, a novel neuronal membrane-associated guanylate kinase-interacting protein" J Biol Chem. 1999 Apr 23;274(17):11889-96 PMID:10207009
Figure(s):Fig.3, 5, 7, 8, 10
Annotation description:Fig.3: "Interaction of MAGUIN-1 with S-SCAM."
- "...interaction of S-SCAM with the C-terminal region of MAGUIN-1. The extract of COS cells expressing S-SCAM was incubated with either GST-MAGUIN-12 (the C-terminal construct of MAGUIN-1) ..."

Fig.5: "Interaction of MAGUIN-1 with PSD-95/SAP90"
- "...coimmunoprecipitation of MAGUIN-1 with PSD-95/SAP90. The Triton X-100 extract of the rat crude synaptosomal fraction ..."

Fig.7: "Subcellular localization of MAGUINs"
- "...In the subcellular fractionation of rat brain, MAGUINs were detected mainly in the synaptic plasma membrane (SPM) and PSD fractions (Fig.7 A)..."
- "In rat hippocampal neurons, MAGUINs were distributed in the cell body and the neurites and colocalized with NMDAR1 (Fig. 7 B)."
Note: NMDARs are predominantly located in the PSD.

Fig.8: "Membrane association of MAGUINs in CHO cells."
- "The PH domain is known to interact with the phospholipid membrane...these findings suggest that MAGUIN-1 associates with the plasma membrane through the region containing the PH domain and the C-terminal stretch of the PH domain..."

Fig.10: "Recruitment of PSD-95/SAP90 and S-SCAM into the Triton X-100-insoluble fraction by MAGUIN-1"
- "A and B). MAGUIN-1 and -2 were distributed in the Triton X-100-insoluble fraction (Fig. 9 A and data not shown). PSD-95/SAP90 and S-SCAM were recruited into the Triton X-100-insoluble fraction, when coexpressed with MAGUIN-1 (Fig. 10, C and D). In contrast, PSD-95/SAP90 and S-SCAM remained in the Triton X-100-soluble fraction, when coexpressed with MAGUIN-2 (data not shown)."
Evidence tracking, Biological System:Cultured neurons
Non-neuronal tissue
Evidence tracking, Protein Targeting:Over-expression
Antibody (detection)
Evidence tracking, Experiment Assay:Confocal
Western blot
Biochemical fractionation (generic)
IP + WB/MSMS
Y2H
Annotator(s):Pim van Nierop (ORCID:0000-0003-0593-3443)
Guus Smit (ORCID:0000-0002-2286-1587)
Matthijs Verhage (ORCID:0000-0002-2514-0216)
Lab:Department of Functional Genomics, Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Additional literature:Shows co-localization of MAGUIN-1; Cnksr2 with PSD-95 (confocal). @ PMID:12390249
SynGO annotation ID:3118
Dataset release (version):20231201
View annotation as GO-CAM model:Gene Ontology