A novel protein MAJN binds to Jak3 and inhibits apoptosis induced by IL-2 deprival

被引:4
作者
Ji, HB [1 ]
Zhai, QW [1 ]
Zhu, JF [1 ]
Yan, MD [1 ]
Sun, LY [1 ]
Liu, XY [1 ]
Zheng, ZC [1 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Shanghai Inst Biochem, Shanghai 200031, Peoples R China
关键词
two-hybrid system; tyrosine-phosphorylation-modified two-hybrid system; interleukin-2 (IL-2); Jak3 N-terminal (JN); molecule associated with Jak3 N-terminal (MAJN); apoptosis;
D O I
10.1006/bbrc.2000.2413
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
To find a possible signal interacting with the Jak3 N-terminal, we screened the human peripheral blood cDNA library through both a two-hybrid system and a tyrosine-phosphorylation-modified two-hybrid system using: the N-terminal of Jak3 as bait. Results showed that one new homologue of myosin heavy chain, designated MAJN (molecule associated with Jak3 N-terminal), could bind to Jak3 in a tyrosine-phosphorylation-independent manner. The interaction between Jak3 and MAJN was further confirmed by immunoprecipitation in BAF-B03 beta cells. To investigate the function of MAJN, we have constructed the BAF-B03 beta/MAJN cell line that stably expresses MAJN and found that overexpression of MAJN can partially inhibit the apoptosis induced by interleukin-2 deprival. Further studies are needed to elucidate how MAJN executes its function to antagonize BAF-B03 beta cell death in the absence of IL-2. (C) 2000 Academic Press.
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