1993 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE BC-1 RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN PARTICLE PRESENT IN DENDRITE OF NEURON.
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04680174
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
物質生物化学
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| Research Institution | NIHON UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
ANZAI Kaijiro NIHON UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, 薬学部, 助教授 (30114359)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1992 – 1993
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| Keywords | Repetitive Sequence / Low Molecular Mass RNA / Neuron / Dendritic RNA / Protein Synthesis / RNA Transport / Ribonucleoprotein Particle / DNA- and RNA-Binding Protein |
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| Research Abstract |
BC-1 RNA is a brain-specific small RNA transcript of identifier sequences present in the somas and dendrites of neurons. We recently reported that the RNA is complexed with a protein(s) to form a 10S ribonucleoprotein particle. We demonstrate that this10S BC-1 ribonucleoprotein particle contains a DNA-binding protein(s)(Bp-1 protein) capable of interacting with a region between split promoter sequences for RNA polymerase III within the identifier sequences. The region has short inverted repeats : aperfect octanucleotide repeat and an imperfect heptanucleotide repeat, each of which contains a GCAAG/CTTGC motif. We also demonstrate that the binding of this protein either to the array of pentamer motifs or to BC-1 RNA is mutually exclusive. The mol-ecular masses of photocross-linking adducts of Bp-1 protein to a 32P-labeled GCAAG/CTTGC motif-specific probe were estimated to be about 31 and 36 kDa, indicating that two species of Bp-1 proteins may be present in the brain.
We also demonstrate an accumulation of Bp-1 protein in the nucleus of brain cells from mouse fetus and newborns that precedes the postnatal increase in BC-1 RNA.Cyt-oplasmic Bp-1 protein present in a complex with BC-1 RNA increases postnatally with a concomitant decrease in nuclear Bp-1 protein. These observations suggest that Bp-1 protein may play a role(s) in the synthesis and nuclear export of BC-1 RNA.
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[Publications] Kobayashi, S., Higashi, N.Suzuki, K., Goto, S., Yumoto, K., Anzai, K.: "The 10S BC-1 ribonucleoprotein particle contains identifier sequence-binding proteins that interact with an array of GCAAG/CTTGC motifs between split promoter sequences for RNA polymerase III." J.Biol.Chemistry. 267. 18291-18297 (1992)
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[Publications] Kobayashi, S., Tokuno, T., Suzuki, K., Hihashi, N., Goto, S., Anzai, K.: "Developmental change in subcellular location of Bp-1 protein with an ability to interact with both identifier sequence and its brain-specific transcript, BC-1 RNA." Biochem.Biophys.Res.Commun.189. 53-58 (1992)
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