RBL2P, A YEAST PROTEIN THAT BINDS TO BETA-TUBULIN AND PARTICIPATES IN MICROTUBULE FUNCTION IN-VIVO

被引:76
作者
ARCHER, JE [1 ]
VEGA, LR [1 ]
SOLOMON, F [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT,CTR CANC RES,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0092-8674(95)90431-X
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Genetic configurations resulting in high ratios of beta-tubulin to alpha-tubulin are toxic in S. cerevisiae, causing microtubule disassembly and cell death, We identified three non-tubulin yeast genes that, when overexpressed, rescue cells from excess beta-tubulin, One, RBL2, rescues beta-tubulin lethality as efficiently as does alpha-tubulin. Rbl2p binds to beta-tubulin in vivo, Deficiencies or excesses of either Rbl2p or alpha-tubulin affect microtubule-dependent functions in a parallel fashion, Rbl2p has functional homology with murine cofactor A, a protein important for in vitro assays of beta-tubulin folding. The results suggest that Rbl2p participates in microtubule morphogenesis but not in the assembled polymer.
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页码:425 / 434
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