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1995 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Structure and Function of A Novel Nuclear Matrix Protein : N/MAX

Research Project

Project/Area Number 06454075
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 応用微生物学・応用生物化学
Research InstitutionNAGOYA UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

KITAGAWA Yasuo  NAGOYA UNIVERSITY,BIOSCIENCE CENTER,PROFESSOR, 生物分子応答研究センター, 教授 (50101168)

Project Period (FY) 1994 – 1995
KeywordsDNA binding protein / nuclear matrix protein / chromatin / matrin 3 / RNA binding motif / hnRNPs / zinc finger-like sequence / snRNPs
Research Abstract

cDNA clones encoding a DNA binding protein (hN/MAX) of more than 1870 amino acide were isolated from cDNA libraries of various human cells. N/MAX is a novel nuclear matrix protein which preferentially binds to cytidine clusters in either strand of double stranded DNA.The domain essential for DNA binding was located near C-terminal of N/MAX.Indirect immunofluorescence microscopy with an antibody against N/MAX showed stain of internal fibrogranular structure but not necleolus of HeLa cell nucleus. This stain was excluded from condensed chromatin appeared during M-phase. Western blot analysis showed a 250 kDa protein enriched in nuclear matrix fraction. N/MAX shares three types of domains (MH1, MH2 and MH3) with rat matrin 3. MH1 is a 43 amino acid sequence at N-terminal of both nuclear matrix proteins. MH2 is ca, 70 amino acid sequence repeated twice and three times in matrin 3 and N/MAX,respectively. This domain has high homology to RNA binding motif found in hnRNP I/L.MH3 is a 60 amino acid sequence located at the C-terminus of both proteins. M/MAX has an arginine and serine rich (RS) domain at N-terminal side of MH1 repeats. Close to the domain essential for DNA binding, there are nine times repeated suquences with consensus of LVTVDEVIEEEDL.This domain can bind to calcium and the DNA binding abillity of N/MAX was affected by calcium at concentration range less than 0.1 mM.cDNA clones of mouse equivalent (mN/MAX) showed high homology to hN/MAX and a 75 amino acid sequence extending to N-terminal side of RS domain was perfectly conserved. This domain had a zinc fingerlike sequence. Mouse cDNA clones suggested the pressence of more than two types of N/MAX mRNAs probably produced by alternative splicing of the N/MAX gene.

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  • [Publications] Inagaki,H.,Matsushima,Ohshima,M.Kitagawa,Y.: "Interferon suppresses mitochondrial gene transcription by cleploting mitochondrial transcription Socks A(mt TEA)" Biochem.Biophys.Res.Commun.219,(印刷中). (1996)

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  • [Publications] Inagaki,H.,Matsushima,Y.,Ohshima,M.Nakamura,K.,Kadowaki,T.Kitagawa,Y.: "A lomge DNA・binding nacleoplasmic protein with multiple domein" J Biol.Chem.217,(印刷中). (1996)

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  • [Publications] Ujita,M.,Shinamura,T.,Ito,K.Kitagawa,Y.Kimata,K.: "Expression and binding activity of the carboxyl-terminal protein of the care protein of PG-M:A large chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan" J Biol.Chem.269. 2074-2080 (1994)

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  • [Publications] 北川泰雄: "表裏極性培養による医薬生産" 学術日報. 48. 1224 (1995)

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  • [Publications] 北川泰雄,新美友章,熊谷知乃,岡野正樹: "α-ヘリックス鎖間会合の特異性と互換性-ラミニン異型体の形成機構" 生物物理. 35. 63-69 (1995)

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  • [Publications] 北川泰雄,稲垣英利,松島雄一,大島幹子: "新しい核マトリックス蛋白質:N/MAX" 生体の科学. 45. 252-258 (1994)

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  • [Publications] 北川泰雄他25名: "細胞外マトリックス-臨床医学への応用-" メディカルレビュー社, 356 (1996)

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  • [Publications] 北川泰雄他20名: "細胞外マトリックス" 愛智出版, 260 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Inagaki, H., Matsushima, Y., Nakamura, K., OPhshima, M., Kadowaki, T., and Kitagawa, Y.: "A Large DNA Binding Nuclear Protein with RNA recognition Motif and SR Domain." Journal of Biological Chemistry. (in press). (1996)

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  • [Publications] Matsushima, Y., Ohshima, M., Sonoda, M., and Kitagawa, Y.: "A Nobel Family of Nuclear Proteins with RNA recognition Motif and RS Domain" Biochim.Biophys.Res.Commun.(in press). (1996)

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