Reduced expression of kinase-associated phosphatase in cortical dendrites of MAP2-deficient mice
Reduced expression of kinase-associated phosphatase in cortical dendrites of MAP2-deficient mice
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DOI:
10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.10.077
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发表时间:
2005-12-16
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Harada, A
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作者:
Iriuchijima, N;Sato-Harada, R;Harada, A
We previously demonstrated that cAMP-dependent protein kinase was reduced in the dendrites of MAP2-deficient mice. In this study, we compared the expression of yarious protein phosphatases (PPs) between wild-type and map2(-/-) dendrites. Kinase-associated phosphatase (KAP) was the only PP which showed difference between the two phenotypes: (1) the expression of KAP was reduced in map2(-/-)cortical dendrites, and (2) the amount of KAP bound to microtubules was reduced in map2(-/-) brains. We also demonstrated in cultured neuroblastoma cells that KAP is not only expressed in dividing cells, but also in the neurites of differentiated cells. Our findings propose that KAP, which has been reported to function in cell-cycle control, has an as yet uncovered role in regulating dendritic functions. We also propose MAP2-deficient mice as an ideal system for identifying protein phosphatases essential for dendritic functions. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.