Parkin-co-regulated gene (PACRG) product interacts with tubulin and microtubules
Parkin-co-regulated gene (PACRG) product interacts with tubulin and microtubules
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DOI:
10.1016/j.febslet.2008.02.081
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发表时间:
2008-04-30
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影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Ikeda, Takashi
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作者:
Ikeda, Takashi
Parkin-co-regulated gene (PACRG) is a gene that shares a bidirectional promoter with Parkinson's disease-related Parkin/Park2 gene. Recently, the PACRG gene product was implicated in the function of. agella. However, its exact function remains unknown. Here, I assessed the interaction between PACRG and tubulin. Co-sedimentation experiments revealed that PACRG directly binds to microtubules and alpha/beta-tubulin heterodimers with high affinity. Microscopic studies showed that PACRG bundles microtubules and forms branched aggregates with unpolymerized tubulin dimers. The amino acid sequence of the microtubule-binding region of PACRG is highly conserved among various organisms, suggesting that tubulin binding is a basic property of PACRG.Structured summary:MINT-6439731, MINT-6439753, MINT-6439768:PACRG ( genbank_protein_gi: 169219363), tubulin alpha (uniprotkb: P02550), tubulin beta ( uniprotkb: Q2XVP4) bind (MI: 0407) by cosedimentation ( MI: 0027)MINT-6439796:PACRG ( genbank_protein_gi: 169219363), tubulin alpha ( uniprotkb: P02550), tubulin beta ( uniprotkb: Q2XVP4) bind ( MI: 0407) by pull-down ( MI: 0096) (C) 2008 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.