Molecular cloning and characterization of rKAB1, which interacts with KARP-1, localizes in the nucleus and protects cells against oxidative death

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作者
Do, EJ [1 ]
Taira, E [1 ]
Irie, Y [1 ]
Gan, YH [1 ]
Tanaka, H [1 ]
Kuo, CH [1 ]
Miki, N [1 ]
机构
[1] Osaka Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pharmacol, Osaka 5650871, Japan
关键词
rKAB1; KARP-1; DNA-PK; oxidative death;
D O I
10.1023/A:1024157515342
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The Ku autoantigen/KARP-1 (Ku86 autoantigen related protein-1) plays an important role in the double-strand break repair of mammalian DNA as a DNA-binding component of DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) complex. KARP-1 is differently transcribed from the human Ku86 autoantigen gene locus and it is implicated in the control of DNA-dependent protein kinase activity. We cloned rKAB1, a rat homolog of KAB1 (KARP-1 binding protein 1 of human) from a rat hippocampal cDNA library. rKAB1 mRNA was specifically expressed in the brain and the thymus. EGFP-tagged rKAB1 protein localized in cell nucleus and in the condensed chromosome during the mitotic cell division. We found that rKAB1 works as a protective protein against cell damage by oxidative stress.
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页数:7
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