Abstract
Polyglutamine tract-binding protein-1 (PQBP-1) is a nuclear protein that interacts with various proteins, including RNA polymerase II and the spliceosomal protein U5-15kD. PQBP-1 is known to be associated with X-linked mental retardation in which a frameshift mutation in the PQBP-1 gene occurs. In the present study, we demonstrate that PQBP-1 binds to U5-15kD via a continuous 23-residue segment within its C-terminal domain. Intriguingly, this segment is lost in the frameshift mutants of PQBP-1 associated with X-linked mental retardation. These findings suggest that the frameshift mutations in the PQBP-1 gene lead to expression of mutants lacking the ability to interact with U5-15kD.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1500-1507 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics |
Volume | 1804 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2010/07 |
Keywords
- PQBP-1
- Polyglutamine
- Protein structure
- U5-15kD
- Unstructured protein
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Analytical Chemistry
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology