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  3. Identification of phostensin, a PP1 F-actin cytoskeleton targeting subunit

Identification of phostensin, a PP1 F-actin cytoskeleton targeting subunit

  • Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2007 May 11;356(3):594-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.03.026.
Shu-Chen Kao 1,  Chun-Yu Chen,  Shiu-Lan Wang,  Jaw-Ji Yang,  Wei-Chuan Hung,  Yi-Chen Chen,  Ning-Sheng Lai,  Hsin-Tzu Liu,  Hsien-lu Huang,  Hong-Chen Chen,  Ta-Hsien Lin,  Hsien-bin Huang
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Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Life Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
PMID: 17374523 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.03.026
Abstract

We have identified a novel protein, protein Phosphatase 1 F-actin Cytoskeleton targeting subunit (phostensin). This protein is encoded by KIAA1949 and was found to associate with protein Phosphatase 1 (PP1) in the yeast two-hybrid assay, co-immunoprecipitation, and GST pull-down assay. Northern blot analysis revealed that phostensin mRNA was predominantly distributed in leukocytes and spleen, and phostensin protein was present in crude extracts of human peripheral leukocytes. Immunofluorescence microscopic analysis revealed that the phostensin/PP1 complex was conspicuously localized with the actin Cytoskeleton at the cell periphery in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells. Taken together, our data shows that phostensin targets PP1 to F-actin Cytoskeleton. The phostensin/PP1 complex may play a vital role in modulation of actin rearrangements.

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