PROTEIN DIFFERENCES IN TAU-MUTANT HAMSTERS - CANDIDATE CLOCK PROTEINS

被引：4

作者：

JOY, JE ^{[1
]}

JOHNSON, GS ^{[1
]}

LAZAR, T ^{[1
]}

RALPH, MR ^{[1
]}

HOCHSTRASSER, AC ^{[1
]}

MENAKER, M ^{[1
]}

MERRIL, CR ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV VIRGINIA,DEPT BIOL,CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA 22901

来源：

MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH | 1992年 / 15卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

TAU-MUTANT HAMSTER; CIRCADIAN PACEMAKER; PROTEIN; 2-DIMENSIONAL ELECTROPHORESIS;

D O I：

10.1016/0169-328X(92)90144-Z

中图分类号：

Q189 [神经科学];

学科分类号：

071006 ;

摘要：

In the tau mutant hamster, the period of the circadian rhythm is shortened from about 24 h to about 22 h in heterozygotes and to about 20 h in homozygotes. Understanding the biochemical basis of the period changes in the tau mutant may elucidate the regulation of the vertebrate pacemaker. Using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, we have found two sets of proteins that differ between the different genotypes. P33tau (about 33 kDa; pI 6.5) was found in all gels from wild type and heterozygous animals, but was absent in gels from all except one of the homozygous mutant animals. P32tau (about 32 kDa; pI 4.8) was a chain of spots, which showed a striking difference in pattern between gels from wild type animals and from mutant animals. P33tau was greatly enriched in soluble cellular fractions. whereas P32tau was found only in insoluble fractions, These differences between P33tau and P32tau were apparent in gels from both SCN and cortical tissue, suggesting that both proteins are distributed throughout the brain. These proteins should be useful as new tools to explore the biochemistry of circadian pacemakers.

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