Triton-soluble phosphovariants of the high molecular weight neurofilament subunit from NB2a/d1 cells are assembly-competent. Implications for normal and abnormal neurofilament assembly.
Triton-soluble phosphovariants of the high molecular weight neurofilament subunit from NB2a/d1 cells are assembly-competent. Implications for normal and abnormal neurofilament assembly.
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来自 NB2a/d1 细胞的高分子量神经丝亚基的 Triton 可溶性磷酸变体具有组装能力。
DOI:
10.1016/0014-5793(94)80304-8
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发表时间:
1994
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影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Shea,TB
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作者:
Shea,TB
NB2a/dl cells incorporate neurofilaments (NFs) containing extensively phosphorylated high (NF‐H) molecular weight subunits into the Tritoninsoluble cytoskeleton of axonal neurites elaborated during differentiation with dibutyryl cAMP. However, immunocytochemical and biochemical analyses demonstrate the constitutive expression and extensive phosphorylation of a sizeable pool of (200 kDa) NF‐H. We examined by cell‐free analyses whether or not this Triton‐soluble NF‐H pool was assembly‐competent in cell‐free analyses. Triton‐soluble fractions from35S‐radiolabeled NB2a/dl cells were incubated with dissociated mouse CNS Triton‐insoluble cytoskeletons that had been dissociated by treatment with 6 M urea. Following overnight dialysis to remove urea, low‐speed centrifugation to sediment Triton‐insoluble cytoskeletons resulted in the co‐sedimentation of radiolabeled NF‐H, indicating that Triton‐soluble NF‐H was capable of association with Triton‐insoluble structures. Triton‐soluble, extensively phosphorylated NF‐H from NB2a/dl cells was also capable of co‐assembling with purified NF‐L. Following high‐speed centrifugation (100,000 × g for 1 h) to sediment any oligomeric assemblies, the Triton‐soluble fraction from NB2a/dl cells was mixed with purified NF‐L that had been solubilized by 6 M urea. Following overnight dialysis to remove urea, high‐speed centrifugation sedimented both NF‐L and Triton‐soluble NF‐H from NB2a/dl cells, demonstrating that Triton‐soluble NF‐H variants are assembly‐competent. These data suggest that NF‐H variants represent precursors for NF assembly, and indicate that their assembly within NB2a/dl cells must be under temporal and spatial regulation.