Abstract
Polypyrimidine tract-binding protein (PTB) is involved in pre-mRNA splicing and internal ribosomal entry site (IRES)-dependent translation. In order to identify cellular protein(s) interacting with PTB, we performed a yeast two-hybrid screening. Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein L (hnRNP L) was identified as a PTB-binding protein. The interaction between PTB and hnRNP L was confirmed in an in vitro binding assay. Both PTB and hnRNP L were found to localize in the nucleoplasm, excepting the nucleoli, in HeLa cells by the green fluorescent protein (GFP)-fused protein detection method. The N-terminal half of PTB (aa 1-329) and most of hnRNP L (aa 141-558) is required for the interaction between PTB and hnRNP L.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 401-406 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 425 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1998 Apr 3 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Heterogenous nuclear ribonucleoprotein L
- Polypyrimidine tract-binding protein
- Protein-protein interaction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Structural Biology
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Cell Biology