Title |
Heterochromatin protein HP1Hsβ(p25β) and its localization with centromeres in mitosis
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Published in |
Chromosoma, June 1997
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DOI | 10.1007/s004120050219 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Kiyoshi Furuta, Edward K. L. Chan, Kendo Kiyosawa, Georg Reimer, Christoph Luderschmidt, Eng M. Tan |
Abstract |
Some autoimmune sera containing anticentromere autoantibodies also recognize a doublet of Mr 23 000 (p23) and 25 000 (p25) in addition to CENP (centromere protein)-A (Mr 19 000), -B (Mr 80 000), and -C (Mr 140 000). A p25 antigen (HP1(Hsalpha)) has been shown to be a human homolog of Drosophila HP1 (heterochromatin protein 1). We have isolated a cDNA clone encoding another form of p25 (HP1(Hsbeta ) or p25beta) from a lambdaZap HepG2 library using human autoimmune serum. The deduced amino acid sequence of the clone contained a conserved chromodomain (chromatin modifier domain) in the N-terminal region and a heterochromatin binding domain in the C-terminal region. In immunofluorescence experiments, only affinity purified antibodies reactive with the C-terminal (amino acids 70-185) domain showed nucleoplasmic and heterochromatin staining, whereas N-terminal (amino acids 1-115) specific antibodies were nonreactive. In metaphase chromosome spreads, the C-terminal domain antibody was also localized to the centromeric regions of chromosomes. Association with centromeres was most prominent at anaphase and changed to a more generalized association with whole chromosomes in telophase. The cooccurrence of autoantibodies to centromere proteins and HP1 in certain autoimmune diseases might be a reflection of coordinated immune responses to these closely associated sets of proteins. |
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