THE DISTRIBUTION OF TAU AND HMW MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS IN DIFFERENT CELL-TYPES
THE DISTRIBUTION OF TAU AND HMW MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS IN DIFFERENT CELL-TYPES
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DOI:
10.1016/0014-4827(80)90439-5
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
KALNINS, VI
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作者:
CONNOLLY, JA;KALNINS, VI
To investigate the distribution of the tau and HMW [high molecular weight] microtubule-associated proteins (MAPS) and their relationship to microtubules in vivo, a wide variety of avian and mammalian cell types were examined by immunofluorescence with antisera to these 2 proteins. Anti-HMW serum stains cytoplasmic microtubules in all mammalian cell types so far examined. Anti-tau serum did not stain cytoplasmic microtubules in rat glial cells or in pig kidney cells. In rat neurons, mouse and pig fibroblasts and mouse neuroblastoma N2A-A4 and N-115 cells, the staining of microtubules with both sera was similar. Anti-HMW serum did not stain primary cilia or cilia on isolated pig and chicken tracheal epithelial cells, whereas anti-tau serum did stain these ciliary microtubules. Some types of microtubules may be associated with only the tau or the HMW protein, whereas others may be associated with both tau and HMW protein. With respect to avian cells, anti-HMW serum did not stain microtubules in any of the 3 cell types examined, whereas the anti-tau serum stained them in 2 cell types. Double diffusion tests indicated that anti-pig tau serum will precipitate both pig brain tau and tau protein isolated from chick brain, whereas anti-HMW serum will precipitate only pig brain and not chick brain HMW protein. Tau protein apparently is antigenically similar in both avian and mammalian cells, whereas the HMW protein from these 2 sources is antigenically distinct.