Abstract
We have cloned the mouse PA28 proteasome activator cDNAs. Northern blot demonstrates high PA28 mRNA levels in liver, kidney and lung, mRNA levels are low in thymus, spleen and brain. In contrast, PA28 protein levels vary little between these tissues. Immunocytological analysis and cell fractionation experiments demonstrate that both subunits are almost equally distributed between the cytoplasm and the nucleus. Interestingly, PA28α spares nucleoli, while PA28β is strongly enhanced in the nucleolus. This indicates for the first time that the PA28α and PA28β subunits may serve nuclear functions which may be different from and independent of each other.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 27-34 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 413 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1997 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We like to thank Dr. L. Kühn (Düsseldorf) for the generous gift of antibody hPA28 and purified human PA28. This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Grant Kl 427/9-1.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Structural Biology
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Cell Biology