Function of the DNA-terminal binding protein regognized by anti-Ku antibodies and its etiologic significance in collagen disease

PSS-PM重叠综合征患者的抗Ku自身抗体识别70kD/80kD蛋白(p70/p80)异二聚体，它选择性地与dsDNA末端区域结合。本项目研究了1)Ku抗原的基因组结构和表位区域的多态性，2)DNA与Ku抗原结合的结构，3)Ku抗原与DNA依赖蛋白激酶(DNA-PK)的相关性。用聚合酶链式反应(PCR)扩增p70(aa 545-609)和p80(aa 696-732)表位的基因组DNA，用单链构象多态(SSCP)方法检测其结构。尽管正常人和患者的基因组表位结构没有差异，但1例色素性干皮病患者和1例正常人显示了p70基因的多态结构。P70似乎至少由两个独立的基因编码。这些结果表明存在编码Ku抗原的基因家族。是额外…的DNA将抗Ku抗体与HeLa细胞Ku抗原的免疫沉淀物进一步亚克隆到M13载体上，并测定了它们的核苷酸序列。当检测到30个DNA克隆(平均长度为196bp)时，37个克隆和18个转铁蛋白受体元件样序列[ATT(G/T)(C/T)(A/T)T]和转铁蛋白受体元件样序列[GAAGTNA(C/G)]分别与特定的DNA序列和DNA末端结合。抗Ku抗体在等渗缓冲液中提取HeLa细胞作为抗原源时，除p70/p80外，还产生一350kD的蛋白。该蛋白是DNA-PK的催化亚基p350，因为抗Ku沉淀的350kD蛋白可被抗DNA-PK p350的高免兔血清识别。Ku和p350之间的结合需要dsDNA的存在，并被0.5M的氯化钠可逆地解离。DNA-PK的酶活性需要Ku和DNA同时存在，这些结果表明Ku抗原与p350结合形成DNA-PK全酶，并作为DNA-PK的活化亚单位。较少

Anti-Ku autoantibodies in patients with PSS-PM overlap syndrome recognize a 70kD/80kD protein (p70/p80) heterodimer which selectively binds to terminal region of dsDNA.I this project, I have investigated 1) genomic structure and polymorphism of epitope regions of the Ku antigen, 2) structure of DNA that binds to the Ku antigen, and 3) association between the Ku antigen and DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK).Structure of genomic DNAs that encode for epitopes of p70 (aa 545-609) and p80 (aa 696-732) was examined by single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) after those DNA regions were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Although there was no difference in genomic epitope structure between normals and patients, one patient with Xeroderma pigmentosum and one normal subject showed polymorphic structures of the p70 gene. p70 appeared to be ecoded by at least two independent genes. These results suggest a presence of a gene family encoding the Ku antigen.DNAs that were extra … More cted from immunoprecipitates between anti-Ku antobodies and the Ku antigen from HeLa cells were subcloned into M13 vector and their nucleotide sequences were determined. When 30 DNA clones were examined (mean length 196bp), the octamer-like sequence [ATTT (G/T) (C/T) (A/T) T] and the transferrin receptor element-like sequence [GAAGTNA (C/G)] appeared at 37 and 18 binds specific DNA sequences as well as DNA termini.Anti-Ku antibodies precipitated a 350kD protein besides of p70/p80, when HeLa cells were extracted in an isotonic buffer as antigen source. This protein was identified as the catalytic subunit p350 of DNA-PK,since the 350kD protein precipitated with anti-Ku was recognized by a hyperimmune rabbit serum to DNA-PK p350. Binding between the Ku and p350 required the presence of dsDNA and was dissociated reversibly by 0.5M NaCl. Enzymatic activity of DNA-PK required the presence of both Ku and DNA.These results indicate that the Ku antigen binds p350 to form the DNA-PK holoenzyme and acts as an activation subunit of DNA-PK. Less