First Author | De Andrea M | Year | 2002 |
Journal | J Interferon Cytokine Res | Volume | 22 |
Issue | 11 | Pages | 1113-21 |
PubMed ID | 12513910 | Mgi Jnum | J:196277 |
Mgi Id | MGI:5487541 | Doi | 10.1089/10799900260442539 |
Citation | De Andrea M, et al. (2002) The mouse interferon-inducible gene Ifi204 product interacts with the Tpr protein, a component of the nuclear pore complex. J Interferon Cytokine Res 22(11):1113-21 |
abstractText | We have used yeast two-hybrid screening to isolate cDNA-encoding proteins interacting with the protein encoded by the interferon (IFN)-inducible gene Ifi204. Four independent overlapping clones were isolated from an NIH3T3 cDNA library. The largest clone encoded a protein (1203 amino acids in length) sharing 94% identity with the C-terminal portion of the human translocated promoter region (Tpr) protein. Northern blot analysis revealed a 7.5-kilobase mRNA present in both mouse and human cell lines. In addition, in vivo interaction was demonstrated by coimmunoprecipitation experiments. Anti-Tpr polyclonal monospecific antibodies (Ab) used for immunofluorescence staining labeled the nuclear envelope (NE) in a punctate pattern characteristic of nucleoporins and also yielded staining throughout the nuclear interior. The intranuclear Tpr occurred in apparently discrete foci. When superimposed on optical sections obtained with anti-p204 Abs, these colocalized, with the sole exception of the nucleolar compartment stained by the anti-p204 Abs only. Although the specific function of Tpr is not defined, it appears to mediate p204 translocation from the cytoplasmic to the nuclear compartment following IFN treatment. |